Keely Pierzchalski

2015

A role for retinoids in human oocyte fertilization: regulation of connexin 43 by retinoic acid in cumulus granulosa cells.

Molecular human reproduction ·doi:10.1093/molehr/gav017

Retinoids are essential for ovarian steroid production and oocyte maturation in mammals. Oocyte competency is known to positively correlate with efficient gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) among granulosa cells in the cumulus-…

article 2014

Retinoic Acid Biosynthesis Is Impaired in Human and Murine Endometriosis1

Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1095/biolreprod.114.119677

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in extrauterine sites. Our objective was to determine whether endometriotic lesions (ELs) from women with endometriosis have altered retinoid levels compared wi…

article 2013

Analysis of Follicular Fluid Retinoids in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: Retinoic Acid Influences Embryo Quality and Is Reduced in Women With Endometriosis

Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719113477487

Retinol (ROL) and its biologically active metabolite, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), are essential for a number of reproductive processes. However, there is a paucity of information regarding their roles in ovarian folliculogenesis, oocyte…