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Kohen Skop, Paulina; Henríquez, Soledad; Rojas, Candy; Gerk, Phillip M.; Palomino Avilés, Wilder; Strauss, Jeroma F.; Devoto, Luigi (Elsevier, 2013-11)To quantitate 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME) in human corpus luteum (CL) of different ages and to determine the expression of cytochrome-P450-1A1 (CYP1A1) and catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) in CL and the action of 2-ME ...
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Olivero, Pablo; Leiva Salcedo, Elías; Devoto, Luigi; Stutzin Schottlander, Andrés (2008)Chloride permeability pathways and progesterone (P4) secretion elicited by human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in human granulosa cells were studied by electrophysiological techniques and single-cell volume, membrane potential ...
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Villarroel, Claudio; Salinas, A.; López, Patricia; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Rencoret, Gustavo; Devoto, Luigi; Codner Dujovne, Ethel (Taylor & Francis INC, 2018)Hyperandrogenemia and hyperinsulinemia are observed in women with diabetes during pregnancy. The effect of diabetes on anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels during pregnancy is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine ...
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Villarroel, Claudio; Trejo, León; Muñoz, Alex; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Fuentes, Ariel; Devoto, Luigi (2010)Objective.This study was designed to assess the diagnostic potency of different androgens in hyperandrogenaemia criterion on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) based on receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves analysis. ...
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Barnnart, Kurt; Furman, Irene; Devoto, Luigi (1995)To determine attitudes and practices regarding sexual relations during menstruation and vaginal spotting, a crosssectional descriptive survey was performed at the Instituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil, Universidad ...
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Christenson, Lane K.; Devoto, Luigi (2003)The synthesis of progesterone by the corpus luteum is essential for the establishment and maintenance of early pregnancy. Regulation of luteal steroidogenesis can be broken down into three major events; luteinization (i.e., ...
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Sovino, Hugo; Sir Petermann, Teresa; Devoto, Luigi (2002)Clomiphene can be used to treat anovulation due to hypothalamus or pituitary gland dysfunction, and it normalizes the luteal phase in stimulated patients. It can be used to estimate ovarian follicle reserve, and may be ...
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Palomino Avilés, Wilder; Argandoña, Felipe; Azúa, Rodrigo; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Devoto, Luigi (2013)The control of complement activation in the embryo–maternal environment has been demonstrated to be critical for embryo survival. Complement proteins are expressed in the human endometrium; however, the modulation of this ...
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Palomino Avilés, Wilder; Fuentes García, Frans; González, Rubén René; Gabler Neale, Fernando; Boric Scarpa, María Angélica; Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Devoto, Luigi (ELSEVIER, 2005-03)\Objective: To assess the effect of clomiphene citrate (CC) on endometrial epithelial integrins and P receptors (PR) during the window of implantation. Design: Controlled, prospective, clinical study. Setting: Teaching ...
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Palomino Avilés, Wilder; Devoto, Luigi (2010)
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Alvarado Díaz, Carlos Patricio; Núñez González, Marco; Devoto, Luigi; González Ramos, Reinaldo (Elsevier Science Inc., 2016)Objective: To evaluate divalent metal transporter-1 (DMT1) expression in healthy women's and endometriosis patients' endometrium and to analyze DMT1 and ferritin light chain (Fn-L) expression modulation by iron overload ...
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Estrogen metabolites in human corpus luteum physiology: differential effects on angiogenic activity Henríquez, Soledad; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Xu, Xia; Veenstra, Timothy D.; Muñoz, Alex; Palomino Avilés, Wilder; Strauss, Jerome F.; Devoto, Luigi (Elsevier, 2016)Objective: To determine tissue concentrations of E2, estrone, P, and estrogensmetabolites (EMs) 2-methoxyestradiol, 2-methoxyestrone, 4-hydroxyestrone, and 16-ketoestradiol in corpus luteum(CL) of different ages, and after ...
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Del Canto, Felipe; Sierralta, Walter; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Ferrada Muñoz, Alex Eduardo; Strauss, Jerome F.; Devoto, Luigi (Endocrine Society, 2007)Context: The natural process of luteolysis and luteal regression is induced by withdrawal of gonadotropin support. Objective: The objectives of this study were: 1) to compare the functional changes and apoptotic features ...
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Tapia Pizarro, Alejandro; Archiles, Sebastián; Argandoña, Felipe; Valencia, Cecilia; Zavaleta, Keyla; Johnson Pena, María Cecilia; González Ramos, Reinaldo; Devoto, Luigi (Oxford University Press, 2017)STUDY QUESTION: How does hCG signal in human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and what is its role in regulating ESC function? SUMMARY ANSWER: hCG signaling in ESCs activates the extracellular signal-regulated protein ...
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Devoto, Luigi; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Barnhart, Kurt; Alba, Francisco; Pommer, Ricardo; Retamales, Ivan; Coutinho, Elzimar (Oxford University Press, 1997)The present study assesses the endocrinological, endometrial histology and vaginal ultrasound profiles of nomegestrol acetate subdermal implant users at varying times after insertion. Follicle stimulatory hormone, luteinizing ...
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Tapia Pizarro, A.; Argandoña, F.; Palomino Avilés, Wilder; Devoto, Luigi (Oxford University Press, 2013)
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Human corpus luteum physiology and the luteal-phase dysfunction associated with ovarian stimulation Devoto, Luigi; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Ferrada Muñoz, Alex Eduardo; Strauss, Jerome F. (Reproductive Healthcare Ltd, 2009)The human corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine gland that develops after ovulation from the ruptured follicle during the luteal phase. It is an important contributor of steroid hormones, particularly progesterone, and ...
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Bischof, P.; Aplin, J. D.; Bentin-Ley, U.; Brannstrom, M.; Casslen, B.; Castrillo, J. L.; Classen-Linke, I.; Critchley, H. O.D.; Devoto, Luigi; D'Hooghe, T.; Horcajadas, J. A.; Groothuis, P.; Ivell, R.; Pongrantz, I.; Macklon, N. S.; Sharkey, A.; Vicovac, L.; White, J. O.; Wi (2006)Infertility is an increasing problem all over the world, and it has been estimated that 10-15% of couples in fertile age have fertility problems. Likewise induced unsafe abortion is a serious threat to women's health. ...
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Vega Blanco, María Margarita; Devoto, Luigi; Navarro, Veronica; Castro, Olga; Kohen Skop, Paulina (1987)Slices of human corpora lutea (CL) obtained at varying stages of the luteal phase from 21 women were used to study the effect of hCG on progesterone (P4) production. Slices obtained from mid- and late CL incubated with 10 ...
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Henríquez Barrera, Soledad; Kohen Skop, Paulina; Muñoz Gallardo, Alex; Godoy, Ana; Orge, Felipe; Strauss, Jerome F.; Devoto, Luigi (Elsevier, 2017)In humans, data on gonadotrophin-activated (LH, HCG and FSH) progesterone receptor expression and signalling pathways involved in matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression presumably linked to the follicle rupture, are ...