The inflammation paradox in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy: turning a foe into a friend

AR Chavan, OW Griffith, GP Wagner - Current opinion in genetics & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Inflammation plays a pivotal role in human pregnancy during implantation and
parturition.•Eutherian implantation evolved from an ancestral inflammatory reaction to the …

Development of Dog Immune System: From in Uterus to Elderly

M Pereira, A Valério-Bolas, C Saraiva-Marques… - Veterinary …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Immune system recognize and fight back foreign microorganisms and inner modifications
that lead to deficient cell and tissue functions. During a dog's life, the immune system needs …

Embryo implantation evolved from an ancestral inflammatory attachment reaction

OW Griffith, AR Chavan, S Protopapas… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular changes that support implantation in eutherian mammals are necessary to
establish pregnancy. In marsupials, pregnancy is relatively short, and although a placenta …

Interaction of the conceptus and endometrium to establish pregnancy in mammals: role of interleukin 1β

R Geisert, A Fazleabas, M Lucy, D Mathew - Cell and tissue research, 2012 - Springer
Implantation and the establishment of pregnancy in mammals involves an intricate interplay
of hormones, cytokines, growth factors, proteins, lipids, ions and the extracellular matrix …

Endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation in carnivores—commonalities and differences with other mammalian species

EE Paulson, P Comizzoli - Biology of reproduction, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation processes are a major point of pregnancy
failure in many mammalian species, including humans. Although reproductive biology in …

[HTML][HTML] Canine conceptus-maternal communication during maintenance and termination of pregnancy, including the role of species-specific decidualization

MP Kowalewski, MT Pereira, A Kazemian - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Among domestic animal species, the reproductive biology of the dog belongs to the most
peculiar. This includes the conceptus-maternal communication and endocrine mechanisms …

Canine endotheliochorial placenta: morpho-functional aspects

MP Kowalewski, A Kazemian, K Klisch, T Gysin… - … in Mammals: Tribute to …, 2021 - Springer
In the domestic dog, placentation arises from central implantation, passing through a
transitional, yet important stage of choriovitelline placenta (yolk sac placenta), on the way to …

Expression of genes involved in the embryo–maternal interaction in the early-pregnant canine uterus

E Kautz, A Gram, S Aslan, SS Ay, M Selcuk… - …, 2014 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The cellular mechanisms underlying normal and pathological endometrial bleeding are not
well understood, although abnormalities in the structure of endometrial blood vessels may …

Monitoring of canine pregnancy by considering Anti-Mullerian hormone, C-reactive protein, progesterone and complete blood count in pregnant and non-pregnant …

EC Evci, S Aslan, S Schaefer-Somi, O Ergene… - Theriogenology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we measured the serum concentration of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), C-
reactive protein (CRP), progesterone (P4), and the complete blood count (CBC) in pregnant …

Early embryonic development, assisted reproductive technologies, and pluripotent stem cell biology in domestic mammals

V Hall, K Hinrichs, G Lazzari, DH Betts, P Hyttel - The Veterinary Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Over many decades assisted reproductive technologies, including artificial insemination,
embryo transfer, in vitro production (IVP) of embryos, cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer …