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ReviewBiology of reproduction2021

In vitro models of the human endometrium: evolution and application for women's health.

Harriet C Fitzgerald, Danny J Schust, Thomas E Spencer

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Review in Biology of reproduction, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Harriet C FitzgeraldDivision of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Danny J SchustDivision of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Thomas E SpencerDivision of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.

Funding

Biological Role of Uterine Glands in PregnancyR01HD096266 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI SPENCER, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2022
$1.6M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD096266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus that undergoes complex regeneration and differentiation during the human menstrual cycle. The process of endometrial shedding, regeneration, and differentiation is driven by ovarian steroid hormones and prepares the endometrium and intrauterine environment for embryo implantation and pregnancy establishment. Endometrial glands and their secretions are essential for pregnancy establishment, and cross talk between the glandular epithelium and stromal cells appears vital for decidualization and placental development. Despite being crucial, the biology of the human endometrium during pregnancy establishment and most of pregnancy is incomplete, given the ethical and practical limitations of obtaining and studying endometrium from pregnant women. As such, in vitro models of the human endometrium are required to fill significant gaps in understanding endometrial biology. This review is focused on the evolution and development of in vitro three-dimensional models of the human endometrium and provides insight into the challenges and promises of those models to improve women's reproductive health.

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EndometriumFemaleHumansOrganoidsPregnancycell cultureendometriumhumanorganoids

Identifiers

PMID33009568
PMCPMC7876664

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