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.
| Lingua originale | Inglese |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 991-996 |
| Numero di pagine | 6 |
| Rivista | Fertility and Sterility |
| Volume | 97 |
| DOI | |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 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