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ArticleGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde2018

Wnt Signaling Pathway in Uterus of Normal and Seminal Vesicle Excised Mated Mice during Pre-implantation Window.

Zeinab Latifi, Amir Fattahi, Kobra Hamdi, Aliye Ghasemzadeh, Pouran Karimi, Hamid Reza Nejabati, Marefat Ghaffari Novin, Leila Roshangar, Mohammad Nouri

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Article in Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zeinab LatifiWomen's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Amir FattahiDepartment of Reproductive Biology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Kobra HamdiDepartment of Reproductive Biology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Aliye GhasemzadehDepartment of Reproductive Biology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Pouran KarimiNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hamid Reza NejabatiDepartment of Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Marefat Ghaffari NovinDepartment of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Leila RoshangarStem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad NouriWomen's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

introductionThe importance of seminal vesicle secretion and uterine Wnt signaling for uterus preparation and embryo implantation has been described. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this study, we evaluated the gene expression of Wnt ligands (Wnt4 and Wnt5a) and their corresponding receptors (Fzd2 and Fzd6) using qRT-PCR and active β-catenin protein levels using western blotting in the uterine tissue of female mice mated with intact and seminal vesicle-excised (SVX) males during the pre-implantation window. We evaluated the association between these factors and implantation rates and embryo spacing.

resultsmRNA expression of Wnt4 and Wnt5a and active β-catenin protein levels decreased from Day 1 to Day 4, but reached a peak on the fifth day of pregnancy. Fzd2 also reached its highest level on Day 5. Fzd6 expression showed a decreasing trend towards the day of implantation. Lack of seminal vesicle secretion decreased Wnt4 and Wnt5a expression on Days 1 and 5 and β-catenin levels on Day 5. There were almost no significant differences in expression levels of the Fzd2 and Fzd6 receptors between groups. There were positive and negative correlations, respectively, between implantation rates and embryo spacing and Wnt4, Wnt5a and active β-catenin in the control group, but such correlations were not observed in the SVX-mated mice.

conclusionsSignificant changes occurred in the expression of several Wnt signaling members and there was a significant association between Wnt signaling and embryo implantation. Seminal vesicle secretion affects Wnt signaling in mice and consequently also affects murine embryo implantation.

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decidualizationembryo implantationseminal fluidWnt signaling

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