Abstract
To evaluate whether unacylated ghrelin and obestatin were able to influence human luteal cell function. The effect of these two ghrelin-related peptides on progesterone (P4), prostaglandin (PG) F(2α), PGE(2), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) release and on VEGF expression in isolated human steroidogenic cells has been investigated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 991-996 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
Volume | 97 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Acylation
- Adult
- Cells, Cultured
- Cobalt
- Dinoprost
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Ghrelin
- Humans
- Luteal Cells
- Progesterone
- RNA, Messenger
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A