Shiro Kurusu

article 2012

Group IVA phospholipase A 2 optimizes ovulation and fertilization in rodents through induction of and metabolic coupling with prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2

·doi:10.1096/fj.12-203968

Female mice lacking group IVA phospholipase A(2) (Pla2g4a(-/-)) have a smaller litter size, which is due, in part, to defective implantation. We examined PLA(2)G4A dependence of the processes of ovulation and fertilization. Following induct…

article 2002

Enhanced Activity of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 in the Rat Uterus and Cervix around Parturition.

·doi:10.1262/jrd.48.65

Uterine quiescence and activity during pregnancy are regulated by local generation and action of prostaglandins. In this study, we measured the activity of phospholipase A2, that is responsible for release of their precursor arachidonic aci…

article 1999

Cytosolic phospholipase A2 in rat decidual cells: evidence for its role in decidualization

·doi:10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00078-2

We investigated the existence and possible role of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in rat decidualized uteri. PLA2 activity in the cytosol of a decidualized uterine horn, induced by intraluminal oil infusion, was significantly higher tha…

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