[HTML][HTML] Role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human embryo implantation: clinical implications

X Guo, H Yi, TC Li, Y Wang, H Wang, X Chen - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a well-known angiogenic factor that plays a
critical role in various physiological and pathological processes. VEGF also contributes to …

[HTML][HTML] The role of interleukins in recurrent implantation failure: a comprehensive review of the literature

K Pantos, S Grigoriadis, E Maziotis, K Pistola… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is a multifactorial condition affecting 10–15% of in vitro
fertilization (IVF) couples. Data suggest that functional dysregulation of the endometrial …

[HTML][HTML] Development of deep learning algorithms for predicting blastocyst formation and quality by time-lapse monitoring

Q Liao, Q Zhang, X Feng, H Huang, H Xu… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Approaches to reliably predict the developmental potential of embryos and select suitable
embryos for blastocyst culture are needed. The development of time-lapse monitoring (TLM) …

[HTML][HTML] The role of thyroid function in female and male infertility: a narrative review

R Mazzilli, S Medenica, AM Di Tommaso… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose We herein aimed to review the new insights into the impact of impaired thyroid
function on male and female fertility, spacing from spontaneous pregnancy to ART, with the …

[HTML][HTML] Heat shock proteins and their role in pregnancy: redefining the function of “old rum in a new bottle”

B Jee, R Dhar, S Singh, S Karmakar - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pregnancy in humans is a multi-step complex physiological process comprising three
discrete events, decidualization, implantation and placentation. Its overall success depends …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional culture models of human endometrium for studying trophoblast-endometrium interaction during implantation

X Li, SP Kodithuwakku, RWS Chan… - Reproductive Biology …, 2022 - Springer
During implantation, a symphony of interaction between the trophoblast originated from the
trophectoderm of the implanting blastocyst and the endometrium leads to a successful …

Clinical consequences of defective decidualization

C Ticconi, N Di Simone, L Campagnolo, A Fazleabas - Tissue and Cell, 2021 - Elsevier
Decidualization is characterized by a series of genetic, metabolic, morphological,
biochemical, vascular and immune changes occurring in the endometrial stroma in …

Embryo-derive TNF promotes decidualization via fibroblast activation

ST Chen, WW Shi, YQ Lin, ZS Yang, Y Wang, MY Li… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Decidualization is a process in which endometrial stromal fibroblasts differentiate into
specialized secretory decidual cells and essential for the successful establishment of …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of infertility using endometrial organoids

K Nikolakopoulou, MY Turco - Reproduction, 2021 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Infertility is a common problem in modern societies with significant socio-psychological
implications for women. Therapeutic interventions are often needed which, depending on …

Electroacupuncture Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Rats with Thin Endometrium by Promoting the Expression of Pinopode‐Related Molecules

J Xi, J Cheng, C Jin, J Liu, Z Shen, L Xia… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A thin endometrium affects the success of assisted reproduction due to low endometrial
receptivity. Acupuncture improves endometrial receptivity and promotes the formation of …