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Insights into the effects of sex and tissue location on the evolution of adipocyte dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). (2024)
Journal Article
Levate, G., Wang, Y., McCredie, R., Fenwick, M., Rae, M. T., Duncan, W. C., & Siemienowicz, K. J. (2025). Insights into the effects of sex and tissue location on the evolution of adipocyte dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 595, Article 112416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2024.112416

Adipose tissue dysfunction is one of the features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with dysregulated adipogenesis, altered functional pathways and increased inflammation. It is increasingly clear that there are also male correlates of the hormonal... Read More about Insights into the effects of sex and tissue location on the evolution of adipocyte dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)..

Pregnancy length and health in giant pandas: what can metabolic and urinary endocrine markers unveil? (2023)
Journal Article
Wauters, J., Wilson, K. S., Cools, T., Vancsok, C., Bouts, T., Mulot, B., Leclerc, A., Haapakoski, M., Kok, J., Kühne, R., Ochs, A., Duncan, W. C., Girling, S. J., Hildebrandt, T. B., Zhou, Q., Li, R., Zhou, Y., Cai, K., Liu, Y., Hou, R., …Li, D. (2023). Pregnancy length and health in giant pandas: what can metabolic and urinary endocrine markers unveil?. Theriogenology Wild, 3, Article 100063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2023.100063

Mature female giant pandas usually ovulate once a year. This is followed by an obligatory luteal phase, consisting of a long-lasting corpus luteum dormancy phase (CLD; primary increase in progestogens) and a much shorter active luteal phase (AL; seco... Read More about Pregnancy length and health in giant pandas: what can metabolic and urinary endocrine markers unveil?.

Development of an acute ovine model of polycystic ovaries to assess the effect of ovarian denervation (2023)
Journal Article
Duncan, W. C., Nicol, L. M., O’Hare, R., Witherington, J., Miranda, J. A., Campbell, B. K., Thomas, J. L., & Rae, M. T. (2023). Development of an acute ovine model of polycystic ovaries to assess the effect of ovarian denervation. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14, Article 1285269. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1285269

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) seems to be associated with increased ovarian sympathetic nerve activity and in rodent models of PCOS reducing the sympathetic drive to the ovary, through denervation or neuromodulation, improves ovulati... Read More about Development of an acute ovine model of polycystic ovaries to assess the effect of ovarian denervation.

Hepatic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Risk of Liver Disease in an Ovine Model of “PCOS Males” (2022)
Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Filis, P., Thomas, J., Fowler, P. A., Duncan, W. C., & Rae, M. T. (2022). Hepatic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Risk of Liver Disease in an Ovine Model of “PCOS Males”. Biomedicines, 10(6), Article 1291. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10061291

First-degree male relatives of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) sufferers can develop metabolic abnormalities evidenced by elevated circulating cholesterol and triglycerides, suggestive of a male PCOS equivalent. Similarly, male sheep overexposed to... Read More about Hepatic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Risk of Liver Disease in an Ovine Model of “PCOS Males”.

Assessing the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials in the male reproductive system: Developing improved methods and strategies for hazard assessment (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ross, B. L., Malone, E. M., Rae, M. T., Bouwmeester, H., van der Zande, M., & Hutchison, G. R. (2022, March). Assessing the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials in the male reproductive system: Developing improved methods and strategies for hazard assessment. Poster presented at Society of Toxicology 61st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California

Chlamydia inhibits progesterone receptor mRNA expression in SHT-290 cells (2021)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Rae, M., & Wheelhouse, N. (2021). Chlamydia inhibits progesterone receptor mRNA expression in SHT-290 cells. Reproduction and Fertility, 2(1), 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1530/RAF-20-0069

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection in the UK, with over 200,000 positive diagnoses annually. The infection is thought to cause reproductive complications including problems in conceiving a pregnancy th... Read More about Chlamydia inhibits progesterone receptor mRNA expression in SHT-290 cells.

Pubertal FGF21 deficit is central in the metabolic pathophysiology of an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (2021)
Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Furmanska, K., Filis, P., Talia, C., Thomas, J., Fowler, P. A., Rae, M. T., & Colin Duncan, W. (2021). Pubertal FGF21 deficit is central in the metabolic pathophysiology of an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 525, Article 111196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2021.111196

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), affecting over 10% of women, is associated with insulin resistance, obesity, dyslipidaemia, fatty liver and adipose tissue dysfunction. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood and consequently treatment remains subopti... Read More about Pubertal FGF21 deficit is central in the metabolic pathophysiology of an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Early pregnancy maternal progesterone administration alters pituitary and testis function and steroid profile in male fetuses (2020)
Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Wang, Y., Marečková, M., Nio-Kobayashi, J., Fowler, P. A., Rae, M. T., & Duncan, W. C. (2020). Early pregnancy maternal progesterone administration alters pituitary and testis function and steroid profile in male fetuses. Scientific Reports, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78976-x

Maternal exposure to increased steroid hormones, including estrogens, androgens or glucocorticoids during pregnancy results in chronic conditions in offspring that manifest in adulthood. Little is known about effects of progesterone administration in... Read More about Early pregnancy maternal progesterone administration alters pituitary and testis function and steroid profile in male fetuses.

Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (2020)
Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Coukan, F., Franks, S., Rae, M. T., & Colin Duncan, W. (2021). Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 519, Article 111042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2020.111042

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects over 10% of women. Insulin resistance, elevated free fatty acids (FFAs) and increased adiposity are key factors contributing to metabolic dysfunction in PCOS. We hypothesised that aberrant adipogenesis duri... Read More about Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).