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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.