Seiji B. Shibata — Endo Lab

lab-animal 2024

Ulipristal (UPA) effects on rat ovaries: Unraveling follicle dynamics, ovulation inhibition, and safety implications for prolonged use

Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108571

Ulipristal (UPA), a selective progesterone receptor modulator, has both agonistic and antagonistic effects on progesterone receptors. UPA suppresses ovulation by inhibiting the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge from the pituitary gland; howeve…

lab-animal 2023

Effect of long-term treatment of ulipristal acetate on rat ovarian tissue

·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2847062/v1

Abstract Ulipristal (UPA), a selective progesterone receptor modulator, has both agonistic and antagonistic effects on progesterone receptors. UPA suppresses ovulation by inhibiting the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge from the pituitary glan…

lab-animal 2023

Reduction of sporadic and neurofibromatosis type 2-associated vestibular schwannoma growth in vitro and in vivo after treatment with the c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitor AS602801

Journal of neurosurgery ·doi:10.3171/2022.7.jns22934

OBJECTIVE: Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are benign nerve sheath tumors that result from mutation in the tumor suppressor gene NF2, with functional loss of the protein merlin. The authors have previously shown that c-Jun N-terminal kinase (J…