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ArticleBiology of reproduction2020

Distinct follicular and luteal transcriptional profiles in engineered human ectocervical tissue dependent on menstrual cycle phase.

Kelly E McKinnon, Spiro Getsios, Teresa K Woodruff

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Article in Biology of reproduction, 2020. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. ECHOS enables spatial epigenome profiling at subcellular resolution.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kelly E McKinnonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Spiro GetsiosDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Teresa K WoodruffDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

CARCINOGENESIS TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009560 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1986 to 2026
$8.4M
Ex Vivo Female Reproductive Tract Integration In a 3D Microphysiologic SystemUH3TR001207 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI WOODRUFF, TERESA K · 2014 to 2016
$4.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UH3 TR001207NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009560
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate genomic pathways that may influence physiology and infectivity during the menstrual cycle, RNA sequence analysis was performed on patient-matched engineered ectocervical tissue after follicular and luteal phase (LP) hormone treatments. We developed distinct cellular, molecular, and biological profiles in ectocervical epithelium dependent on the menstrual cycle phase. Follicular phase hormones were associated with proliferation, transcription, and cell adhesion, while LP samples expressed genes involved in immune cell recruitment, inflammation, and protein modifications. Additionally, our analysis revealed mucins not previously reported in ectocervical tissue, which could play an important role in fertility and disease prevention. This study provides insight into the phenomenon of increased LP vulnerability to infection and identifies potential targets for future research.

Indexed as

Tissue EngineeringAdultCell AdhesionCell ProliferationCervix UteriCluster AnalysisEpitheliumFemaleFollicular PhaseGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHormonesHumansLuteal PhaseMenstrual CycleModels, AnatomicHormonesMucins3D modeldifferentiationectocervixfemale reproductive tracthormone actionmucins

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PMID32614039
PMCPMC7822709
OpenAlexW3017565561

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