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Fibroblast cells from term human decidua closely resemble endometrial stromal cells: induction of prolactin and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 expression by RICHARDS, R. G, BRAR, A. K, FRANK, G. R, HARTMAN, S. M, JIKIHARA, H

“…Term decidual tissue consists of terminally differentiated decidual cells, bone marrow-derived cells, and fibroblast cells. Since undifferentiated decidual…”
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Interleukin-1 beta and the endometrium: an inhibitor of stromal cell differentiation and possible autoregulator of decidualization in humans by FRANK, G. R, BRAR, A. K, JIKIHARA, H, CEDARS, M. I, HANDWERGER, S

“…Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), which modulates cell proliferation and differentiation in a number of cell types, is present in human endometrial stromal…”
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An Ets motif in the proximal decidual prolactin promoter is essential for basal gene expression by Brar, AK, Kessler, CA, Handwerger, S

“…Transcriptional regulation of the prolactin gene in the decidua differs from that in the pituitary. Several lines of evidence strongly suggest this difference…”
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Localization of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4 expression in the developing and adult rat brain: analysis by in situ hybridization by Brar, A K, Chernausek, S D

“…We have previously isolated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4 (IGFBP-4) from media conditioned by a neuronal cell line and have detected IGFBP-4…”
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N5 Endometrial Stromal Cell Line: A Model System to Study Decidual Prolactin Gene Expression by Brar, A K, Kanda, Y, Kessler, C A, Cedars, M I, Handwerger, S

“…Prolactin gene expression in extrapituitary tissues, such as decidua and lymphocytes, is regulated by a distinct promoter approximately 6 kb upstream of the…”
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Gene induction and categorical reprogramming during in vitro human endometrial fibroblast decidualization by BRAR, ANOOP K, HANDWERGER, STUART, KESSLER, CHERIE A, ARONOW, BRUCE J

“…1 Departments of Endocrinology 2 Molecular and Developmental Biology, Children’s Hospital Research Foundation and Department of Pediatrics, University of…”
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Laminin decreases PRL and IGFBP-1 expression during in vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells by Brar, A K, Frank, G R, Richards, R G, Meyer, A J, Kessler, C A, Cedars, M I, Klein, D J, Handwerger, S

“…The expression of laminin, a major constituent of endometrial cell basement membranes, is increased during differentiation of human endometrial stromal cells…”
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Progesterone-dependent decidualization of the human endometrium is mediated by cAMP by Brar, A K, Frank, G R, Kessler, C A, Cedars, M I, Handwerger, S

“…Progesterone is a key factor in regulating endometrial cell decidualization, but the signal transduction pathways involved in mediating the effects of…”
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Immunohistochemical analysis of human growth hormone-releasing hormone gene expression in transgenic mice by Brar, A K, Brinster, R L, Frohman, L A

“…The tissue-specific expression of a fusion gene encoding the mouse metallothionein-1 promoter and the coding region of the human GH-releasing hormone (hGRH)…”
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide in rat hypophysial portal blood: effects of electrical stimulation of various brain areas, the oestrous cycle and anaesthetics by Brar, A K, Fink, G, Maletti, M, Rostene, W

“…Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) was measured by radioimmunoassay in hypophysial portal and peripheral blood from adult male and female Wistar rats. The…”
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Effects of hyperprolactinaemia and testosterone on the release of LH-releasing hormone and the gonadotrophins in intact and castrated rats by Brar, A K, McNeilly, A S, Fink, G

“…We have investigated the effect of hyperprolactinaemia on the secretion of LH-releasing hormone (LHRH), LH and FSH in male rats of the PVG strain which were…”
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Effects of acute administration of 2-hydroxylated metabolites of oestrogens on LH and prolactin secretion in male and female prepubertal rats by Brar, A K, Fink, G

“…The effects of catechol oestradiol and catechol oestrone on the release of LH and prolactin were investigated in immature male and female Wistar rats. In male…”
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Biosynthesis of human growth hormone-releasing hormone (hGRH) in the pituitary of hGRH transgenic mice by Brar, A K, Downs, T R, Heimer, E P, Felix, A M, Frohman, L A

“…We have studied the posttranslational processing of prohuman GH-releasing hormone (pro-hGRH) to the mature hormones, hGRH(1-44)-NH2 and hGRH(1-40)-OH, and its…”
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Identification of a decidua-specific enhancer on the human prolactin gene with two critical activator protein 1 (AP-1) binding sites by Watanabe, K, Kessler, C A, Bachurski, C J, Kanda, Y, Richardson, B D, Stanek, J, Handwerger, S, Brar, A K

“…Deletion analysis of the human PRL promoter in endometrial stromal cells decidualized in vitro revealed a 536-bp enhancer located between nucleotide (nt)…”
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Retinoic acid suppresses in-vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells by Brar, A.K., Kessler, C.A., Meyer, A.J., Cedars, M.I., Jikihara, H.

“…All-trans retinoic acid (RA) has potent effects on cell differentiation and gene expression. Previous studies have demonstrated that human endometrial stromal…”
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Inhibition of release of a novel pituitary polypeptide, 7B2, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone from rat anterior pituitary cells in vitro by human beta-inhibin by Chan, J S, Deng, J Y, Brar, A K, Seidah, N G, Chrétien, M

“…We have recently purified a novel pituitary polypeptide designated 7B2. By raising polyclonal antibodies to a synthetic 7B2 fragment in rabbits, we have…”
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase activates human placental lactogen-B enhancer by an NF-IL6-dependent pathway by Brar, A K, Richards, R G, Cheng, Y H, Richardson, B, Kanda, Y, Handwerger, S

“…Computer analysis of the human placental lactogen-B (hPL-B) enhancer reveals two putative binding sites for the transcription factor NF-IL6, but the role of…”
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Heat stable antibacterial agents from shiitake mushroom by Brar, A K, Pacumbaba, R P

“…Mycelial leachate of shiitake contain antibiotic and antibacterial agents. Mycelial leachate was obtained by soaking the spawn in water for one week. The…”
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Up-regulation of the human prolactin receptor in the endometrium by Jikihara, H, Kessler, C A, Cedars, M I, Brar, A K

“…In humans, uterine endometrial stromal cells differentiate (decidualize) into decidual cells that express prolactin (PRL). Decidual PRL expression continues…”
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Multiple tooth-rowed captorhinids from the Early Permian fissure fills of the Bally Mountain Locality of Oklahoma by LeBlanc, Aaron R. H., Brar, Amanpreet K, May, William J, Reisz, Robert R

“…Captorhinids were Paleozoic eureptiles that originated in the Late Pennsylvanian in Laurasia and dispersed across the major landmasses of Pangaea by the Late…”
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