A balancing act: mechanisms by which the fetus avoids rejection by the maternal immune system

JC Warning, SA McCracken, JM Morris - Reproduction, 2011 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The main objectives of this study were to determine the influence of diets enriched in α-
linolenic, linoleic or oleic acid on the development and transcriptomic profile of embryos …

Paracrine and endocrine actions of interferon tau (IFNT)

TR Hansen, LDP Sinedino, TE Spencer - Reproduction, 2017 - rep.bioscientifica.com
This review focuses on the paracrine and endocrine actions of interferon tau (IFNT) during
pregnancy recognition and establishment in ruminants. Pregnancy recognition involves the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of progesterone and conceptus-derived factors in uterine biology during early pregnancy in ruminants

TE Spencer, N Forde, P Lonergan - Journal of dairy science, 2016 - Elsevier
This review integrates established and new information on the role of progesterone,
interferon tau (IFNT), and prostaglandins in uterine biology of ruminants. Establishment of …

Pre-hatching embryo-dependent and-independent programming of endometrial function in cattle

M Sponchiado, NS Gomes, PK Fontes, T Martins… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The bovine pre-implantation embryo secretes bioactive molecules from early development
stages, but effects on endometrial function are reported to start only after elongation. Here …

In vitro fertilization (IVF) in mammals: epigenetic and developmental alterations. Scientific and bioethical implications for IVF in humans

P Ventura-Juncá, I Irarrázaval, AJ Rolle, JI Gutiérrez… - Biological Research, 2015 - Springer
The advent of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in animals and humans implies an extraordinary
change in the environment where the beginning of a new organism takes place. In mammals …

Implantation and establishment of pregnancy in ruminants

TE Spencer, TR Hansen - Regulation of Implantation and Establishment of …, 2015 - Springer
The establishment of pregnancy in ruminants occurs during the peri-implantation period and
involves the suppression of the endometrial luteolytic mechanism to maintain progesterone …

Extracellular vesicles mediated early embryo–maternal interactions

A Bridi, F Perecin, JC Silveira - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Embryo–maternal crosstalk is an important event that involves many biological processes,
which must occur perfectly for pregnancy success. This complex communication starts from …

Proteomic analysis of uterine fluid during the pre-implantation period of pregnancy in cattle

N Forde, PA McGettigan, JP Mehta, L O'Hara… - …, 2014 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Gonadal sex differentiation proceeds by the interplay of various genes including the
transcription factors and secretory factors in a complex network. The sex-differentiating …

Role of progesterone in embryo development in cattle

P Lonergan, N Forde, T Spencer - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Progesterone (P4) from the corpus luteum is critical for the establishment and maintenance
of pregnancy and plays a major role in regulating endometrial secretions essential for …

Biology of preimplantation conceptus at the onset of elongation in dairy cows

ES Ribeiro, LF Greco, RS Bisinotto… - Biology of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The objectives of this study were to characterize changes in transcriptome of preimplantation
conceptuses at the onset of elongation and associated changes in uterine histotroph …