Much of our knowledge of human uterine physiology and pathology has been extrapolated from the study of diverse animal models, as there is no ideal system for studying human uterine biology in vitro. Although it remains debatable whether mouse models are the most suitable system for investigating human uterine function(s), gene-manipulated mice are considered by many the most useful tool for mechanistic analysis, and numerous studies have identified many similarities in female reproduction between the two species. This Review brings together information from studies using animal models, in particular mouse models, that shed light on normal and pathologic aspects of uterine biology and pregnancy complications.
Hyunjung Jade Lim, Haibin Wang
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Effects of Acrylamide on Mouse Implantation and Decidualization.
Yang HY, Luo HN, Wang ZM, Jin DD, Yang ZM |
International journal of molecular sciences | 2025 |
Dysregulation of CREB5 Impairs Decidualization and Maternal-Fetal Interactions by Inhibiting Autophagy in Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion.
Li Z, Dai F, Zhu R, Zhang Y, Chen J, Chen L, Liu H, Cheng Y |
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) | 2024 |
Deciphering decidual deficiencies in recurrent spontaneous abortion and the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells at single-cell resolution
Jin B, Ding X, Dai J, Peng C, Zhu C, Wei Q, Chen X, Qiang R, Ding X, Du H, Deng W, Yang X |
Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 2024 |
Mapping uterine calcium dynamics during the ovulatory cycle in live mice
Combs DJ, Moult EM, England SK, Cohen AE |
PNAS Nexus | 2024 |
Mst1-mediated phosphorylation of Nur77 improves the endometrial receptivity in human and mice
Cai X, Jiang Y, Cao Z, Zhang M, Kong N, Yu L, Tang Y, Kong S, Deng W, Wang H, Sun J, Ding L, Jiang R, Sun H, Yan G |
EBioMedicine | 2023 |
Sensory neuron LKB1 mediates ovarian and reproductive function
Lenert ME, Burton MD |
2023 | |
CYP19A1 TC/CC Polymorphism, along with Deletion of GSTM1 and GSTT1 Genes, Strongly Influences Female Infertility Risk
Casteleiro Alves MM, Almeida M, Oliani AH, Breitenfeld L, Ramalhinho AC |
Antioxidants | 2023 |
A Decellularized Uterine Endometrial Scaffold Enhances Regeneration of the Endometrium in Rats
Yoshimasa Y, Takao T, Katakura S, Tomisato S, Masuda H, Tanaka M, Maruyama T |
International journal of molecular sciences | 2023 |
Progress on the Role of Estrogen and Progesterone Signaling in Mouse Embryo Implantation and Decidualization.
Cheng J, Sha Z, Li J, Li B, Luo X, Zhang Z, Zhou Y, Chen S, Wang Y |
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) | 2023 |
Establishment of the fetal-maternal interface: developmental events in human implantation and placentation
Huang CC, Hsueh YW, Chang CW, Hsu HC, Yang TC, Lin WC, Chang HM |
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 2023 |
Energy metabolism and maternal-fetal tolerance working in decidualization
Meng X, Chen C, Qian J, Cui L, Wang S |
Frontiers in immunology | 2023 |
Restoration of miR-223-3p expression in aged mouse uteri with Samul-tang administration
J Kim, S You |
Integrative Medicine Research | 2022 |
Decreased Krüppel-like factor 4 in adenomyosis impairs decidualization by repressing autophagy in human endometrial stromal cells.
Mei J, Sheng X, Yan Y, Cai X, Zhang C, Tian J, Zhang M, Zhou J, Shan H, Huang C |
2022 | |
Endometrial stromal PRMT5 plays a crucial role in decidualization by regulating NF-κB signaling in endometriosis
Cai X, Xu M, Zhang H, Zhang M, Wang J, Mei J, Zhang Y, Zhou J, Zhen X, Kang N, Yue Q, Sun H, Jiang R, Yan G |
Cell Death Discovery | 2022 |
Illuminating the “Black Box” of Progesterone-Dependent Embryo Implantation Using Engineered Mice
VK Maurya, FJ DeMayo, JP Lydon |
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 2021 |
Sequential activation of uterine epithelial IGF1R by stromal IGF1 and embryonic IGF2 directs normal uterine preparation for embryo implantation
Zhou C, Lv M, Wang P, Guo C, Ni Z, Bao H, Tang Y, Cai H, Lu J, Deng W, Yang X, Xia G, Wang H, Wang C, Kong S |
Journal of Molecular Cell Biology | 2021 |
TOB1 modulates the decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells via the Notch pathway
Jiang Y, Yuan X, Li B, Liu M, Shi Y, Feng J, Zhou H, Ou M, Huang X |
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | 2021 |
Endometrial Organoids: A Rising Star for Research on Endometrial Development and Associated Diseases.
Song Y, Fazleabas AT |
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) | 2021 |
Maternal Determinants of Pregnancy Success.
Deng W, Chen DB, Wang H |
Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) | 2021 |
Maternal Obesity and the Uterine Immune Cell Landscape: The Shaping Role of Inflammation
LE St-Germain, B Castellana, J Baltayeva, AG Beristain |
International journal of molecular sciences | 2020 |
Secretory phospholipase A2-X (Pla2g10) is a novel progesterone receptor target gene exclusively induced in uterine luminal epithelium for uterine receptivity in mice
HK Park, SH Park, M Lee, GR Kim, M Park, SC Yang, YS Kim, HJ Lim, HR Kim, H Song |
Cell & Bioscience | 2020 |
Keratin 86 is up-regulated in the uterus during implantation, induced by oestradiol
Zhang H, Zhao H, Wang X, Cui X, Jin L |
BMC Developmental Biology | 2020 |
Contribution of senescence in human endometrial stromal cells during proliferative phase to embryo receptivity†.
Tomari H, Kawamura T, Asanoma K, Egashira K, Kawamura K, Honjo K, Nagata Y, Kato K |
Biology of reproduction | 2020 |
Peri- and Postpubertal Estrogen Exposures of Female Mice Optimize Uterine Responses Later in Life.
Hewitt SC, Carmona M, Foley KG, Donoghue LJ, Lierz SL, Winuthayanon W, Korach KS |
Endocrinology | 2020 |
90 YEARS OF PROGESTERONE: New insights into progesterone receptor signaling in the endometrium required for embryo implantation.
DeMayo FJ, Lydon JP |
Journal of molecular endocrinology | 2020 |
Administration of a herbal formulation enhanced blastocyst implantation via IκB activation in mouse endometrium.
Jeon S, Liu QF, Cai H, Jeong HJ, Kim SH, Kim DI, Lee JH |
Chinese medicine | 2020 |
Autophagy in the uterine vessel microenvironment: Balancing vasoactive factors.
Lim HJ |
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine | 2020 |
Assessment of the correlation between various risk factors and orofacial cleft disorder spectrum: a retrospective case-control study
Cheshmi B, Jafari Z, Naseri MA, Davari HA |
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2020 |
Spatiotemporal expression and regulation of FoxO1 in mouse uterus during peri-implantation period
D Adiguzel, P Sahin, N Kuscu, S Ozkavukcu, NI Bektas, C Celik-Ozenci, S Matsuzaki |
PloS one | 2019 |
Epigenetic control of embryo–uterine crosstalk at peri-implantation
S Kong, C Zhou, H Bao, Z Ni, M Liu, B He, L Huang, Y Sun, H Wang, J Lu |
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences | 2019 |
Molecular mechanisms of embryonic implantation in mammals: Lessons from the gene manipulation of mice
T Namiki, J Ito, N Kashiwazaki |
Reproductive Medicine and Biology | 2018 |
Decidual cell regulation of trophoblast is altered in pregnancies at risk of pre-eclampsia
LB James-Allan, GS Whitley, K Leslie, AE Wallace, JE Cartwright |
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology | 2018 |
Homeobox genes for embryo implantation: From mouse to human
B He, Z Ni, S Kong, J Lu, H Wang |
2018 | |
Autotaxin–lysophosphatidic acid–LPA 3 signaling at the embryo‐epithelial boundary controls decidualization pathways
S Aikawa, K Kano, A Inoue, J Wang, D Saigusa, T Nagamatsu, Y Hirota, T Fujii, S Tsuchiya, Y Taketomi, Y Sugimoto, M Murakami, M Arita, M Kurano, H Ikeda, Y Yatomi, J Chun, J Aoki |
The EMBO Journal | 2017 |
Forkhead box a2 (FOXA2) is essential for uterine function and fertility
AM Kelleher, W Peng, JK Pru, CA Pru, FJ DeMayo, TE Spencer |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 2017 |
Hunting for Fox(A2): Dual roles in female fertility
J Cha, SK Dey |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 2017 |
Embryo implantation triggers dynamic spatiotemporal expression of the basement membrane toolkit during uterine reprogramming
CR Jones-Paris, S Paria, T Berg, J Saus, G Bhave, BC Paria, BG Hudson |
Matrix Biology | 2016 |
Uterine RAC1 via Pak1-ERM signaling directs normal luminal epithelial integrity conducive to on-time embryo implantation in mice
Z Tu, Q Wang, T Cui, J Wang, H Ran, H Bao, J Lu, B Wang, JP Lydon, F DeMayo, S Zhang, S Kong, X Wu, H Wang |
Cell Death and Differentiation | 2015 |
Sphingolipid pathway regulates innate immune responses at the fetomaternal interface during pregnancy
K Mizugishi, T Inoue, H Hatayama, J Bielawski, JS Pierce, Y Sato, A Takaori-Kondo, I Konishi, K Yamashita |
The Journal of biological chemistry | 2014 |
LIMK1 Regulates Human Trophoblast Invasion/Differentiation and Is Down-Regulated in Preeclampsia
Y Zhou, A Yuge, AM Rajah, G Unek, PF Rinaudo, E Maltepe |
The American Journal of Pathology | 2014 |
Social and ecological factors influencing offspring survival in wild macaques
D Kerhoas, D Perwitasari-Farajallah, M Agil, A Widdig, A Engelhardt |
Behavioral Ecology | 2014 |
Differences in Mouse and Human Nonmemory B Cell Pools
A Benitez, AJ Weldon, L Tatosyan, V Velkuru, S Lee, TA Milford, OL Francis, S Hsu, K Nazeri, CM Casiano, R Schneider, J Gonzalez, RJ Su, I Baez, K Colburn, I Moldovan, KJ Payne |
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) | 2014 |
Transthyretin Is Dysregulated in Preeclampsia, and Its Native Form Prevents the Onset of Disease in a Preclinical Mouse Model
SS Kalkunte, S Neubeck, WE Norris, SB Cheng, S Kostadinov, DV Hoang, A Ahmed, F Eggeling, Z Shaikh, J Padbury, G Berg, A Olofsson, UR Markert, S Sharma |
The American Journal of Pathology | 2013 |
Fetomaternal immune cross-talk and its consequences for maternal and offspring's health
PC Arck, K Hecher |
Nature Medicine | 2013 |
Physiological and molecular determinants of embryo implantation
S Zhang, H Lin, S Kong, S Wang, H Wang, H Wang, DR Armant |
Molecular Aspects of Medicine | 2013 |
Mmu-miR-193 Is Involved in Embryo Implantation in Mouse Uterus by Regulating GRB7 Gene Expression
R Li, J He, X Chen, Y Ding, Y Wang, C Long, L Shen, X Liu |
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) | 2013 |
From mice to women: the conundrum of immunity to infection during pregnancy
L Krishnan, T Nguyen, S McComb |
Journal of Reproductive Immunology | 2013 |
High frequency ultrasound for in vivo pregnancy diagnosis and staging of placental and fetal development in mice
A Greco, M Ragucci, AR Coda, A Rosa, S Gargiulo, R Liuzzi, M Gramanzini, S Albanese, S Pappatà, M Mancini, A Brunetti, M Salvatore |
PloS one | 2013 |
Fetal programming and environmental exposures: implications for prenatal care and preterm birth
TT Schug, A Erlebacher, S Leibowitz, L Ma, LJ Muglia, OJ Rando, JM Rogers, R Romero, FS Saal, DL Wise |
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences | 2012 |
Reproductive tract function and dysfunction in women
A Roy, MM Matzuk |
Nature Reviews Endocrinology | 2011 |
A Hand to Support the Implantation Window
SC Hewitt, KS Korach |
Science | 2011 |
SGK1: a fine balancing act for human pregnancy
SJ Fisher, LC Giudice |
Nature Medicine | 2011 |
Evaluation of human first trimester decidual and telomerase-transformed endometrial stromal cells as model systems of in vitro decidualization
L Saleh, GR Otti, C Fiala, J Pollheimer, M Knöfler |
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E | 2011 |
Unique in utero identification of fetuses in multi-fetal mouse pregnancies by placental bi-directional arterial spin labeling (BD-ASL) MRI
R Avni, T Raz, IE Biton, V Kalchenko, JR Garbow, M Neeman |
Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine | 2011 |
Intravital high-frequency ultrasonography to evaluate cardiovascular and uteroplacental blood flow in mouse pregnancy.
Khankin EV, Hacker MR, Zelop CM, Karumanchi SA, Rana S |
Pregnancy hypertension | 2011 |
How we are born?
Sudhansu Dey |
Journal of Clinical Investigation | 2010 |
Transient {beta}2-adrenoceptor activation confers pregnancy loss by disrupting embryo spacing at implantation
Q Chen, Y Zhang, H Peng, L Lei, H Kuang, L Zhang, L Ning, Y Cao, E Duan |
The Journal of biological chemistry | 2010 |
Pulmonary surfactant: an immunological perspective
ZC Chroneos, Z Sever-Chroneos, VL Shepherd |
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology | 2009 |