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Rhesus monkey cumulus cells revert to a mural granulosa cell state after an ovulatory stimulusCharles L Chaffin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, 21201, USA
Endocrinology 153:5535-45. 2012..This indicates that the differentiated phenotype of the cumulus cell is not stable and irreversibly established but may rather be an ongoing physiological response to the oocyte...- The efficacy of ultrasound treatment as a reversible male contraceptive in the rhesus monkeyCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 10:81. 2012..The current study was undertaken to determine whether this treatment could be a method for reversible contraception, using a model with testes size similar to adult humans... - Mammalian oocytes are targets for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) actionDiane M Duffy
Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 8:131. 2010..PGE2 actions on granulosa cells are essential for successful ovulation. The aim of the present study is to determine if PGE2 also acts directly at the oocyte to regulate periovulatory events... - Primate preimplantation embryo is a target for relaxin during early pregnancyCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Fertil Steril 96:203-7. 2011..To determine whether preimplantation embryos are targets for relaxin secreted from the corpus luteum of the menstrual cycle... - Ethanol, acetaldehyde, and estradiol affect growth and differentiation of rhesus monkey embryonic stem cellsCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 35:1534-40. 2011..Because embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived from blastocyst stage embryos, they are used as a model for early embryo development... 
Effect of cooling and exposure to ethylene glycol on in vitro maturation and embryo development of rhesus oocytesCatherine A Vandevoort
California Regional Primate Research Center, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Cryo Letters 26:305-12. 2005..These results suggest that germinal vesicle-stage oocytes may be less susceptible to injury resulting from chilling or exposure to ethylene glycol, but are still damaged by freezing...- Differential effects of follistatin on nonhuman primate oocyte maturation and pre-implantation embryo development in vitroCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Biol Reprod 81:1139-46. 2009.... - Role for cumulus cell-produced EGF-like ligands during primate oocyte maturation in vitroJenna K Nyholt de Prada
University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 296:E1049-58. 2009..Additionally, these results illustrate the potential futility of exogenous supplementation of IVM medium without prior knowledge of pathway activity... - Interaction of acrosome-reacted macaque sperm with the macaque zona pellucidaC A VandeVoort
California Regional Primate Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
Biol Reprod 56:1307-16. 1997..This sequence occurs naturally during the transition from primary binding to secondary binding on the zona surface... - Effects of progesterone receptor blockers on human granulosa-luteal cell culture secretion of progesterone, estradiol, and relaxinC A VandeVoort
California Regional Primate Research Center, Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Ob Gyn and Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Biol Reprod 62:200-5. 2000..The data support the hypothesis that P(4) may be a required autocrine factor, not only for its own production but also for the maintenance of full endocrine function of the corpus luteum... - Improved collection and developmental competence of immature macaque oocytesC A VandeVoort
California National Primate Research Center, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Theriogenology 59:699-707. 2003..We concluded that these modifications represent the best compromise to collect the largest number of cumulus-intact oocyte complexes from macaques... - High quality sperm for nonhuman primate ART: production and assessmentCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2:33. 2004..Because many genetically valuable males are now being identified, it may be necessary to individualize sperm preparation to accommodate male-to-male variation... - Interactions of macaque blastocysts with epithelial cells in vitroAllen C Enders
Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Hum Reprod 20:3026-32. 2005..Initial studies of in vitro-fertilized oocytes cultured with buffalo rat liver cells suggested that other epithelial cells might be used to assess blastocyst adherence and penetration in vitro... - Prevention of zona hardening in non-human primate oocytes cultured in protein-free mediumCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center CNPRC, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Med Primatol 36:10-6. 2007..Development of a protein-free medium for in vitro maturation of oocytes that prevents zona hardening is essential for the study of components that affect the maturation process... 
Effect of egg yolk on cryopreservation of rhesus monkey ejaculated and epididymal spermQiaoxiang Dong
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Androl 30:309-16. 2009..We also discuss the possible mechanism of the protective role of egg yolk in sperm cryopreservation...- Effects of environmental tobacco smoke in vivo on rhesus monkey semen quality, sperm function, and sperm metabolismPei Hsuan Hung
University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Reprod Toxicol 27:140-8. 2009..We concluded that with the duration and level of ETS exposure in this study, semen quality and sperm function were not affected, whereas sperm did undergo metabolic changes with ETS exposure in vivo... - Rhesus monkey sperm cryopreservation with TEST-yolk extender in the absence of permeable cryoprotectantQiaoxiang Dong
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Cryobiology 58:20-7. 2009..25-mL straw, cooled rapidly in liquid nitrogen vapor at 220 degrees C/min, and thawed rapidly in a 37 degrees C water bath. This study also represents the first success of freezing without permeable cryoprotectant in non-human primates... - Release of DEFB126 from macaque sperm and completion of capacitation are triggered by conditions that simulate periovulatory oviductal fluidTheodore L Tollner
Center for Health and the Environment, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California 94923, USA
Mol Reprod Dev 76:431-43. 2009..The loss of DEFB126 from sperm under periovulaory fluid conditions has implications for the timing of release of sperm from the oviductal reservoir... - Cryopreservation of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) epididymal spermatozoa before and after refrigerated storageQiaoxiang Dong
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Androl 29:283-92. 2008..These postthaw motility results for epididymal sperm indicate that this method should be practical for use in preserving epididymal sperm, even if tissue must be shipped from sites remote from the cryopreservation laboratory... - Sperm mitochondrial integrity is not required for hyperactivated motility, zona binding, or acrosome reaction in the rhesus macaquePei Hsuan Hung
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
Biol Reprod 79:367-75. 2008.... - Blastocyst-derived trophoblast stem cells from the rhesus monkeyCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis CA 95616, USA
Stem Cells Dev 16:779-88. 2007..The availability of these lines provides a useful experimental system for studying trophoblast differentiation and for developing novel intervention strategies to treat placental dysfunction... - Effects of cryoprotectants and cryopreservation on germinal vesicle-stage cumulus-oocyte complexes of rhesus monkeysCatherine A Vandevoort
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Fertil Steril 90:805-16. 2008..To determine the effect on rhesus germinal vesicle-stage oocytes enclosed within cumulus cells (COCs) of cryopreservation either by slow, equilibrium cooling or by rapid, non-equilibrium cooling... - Effects of environmental tobacco smoke in vitro on rhesus monkey sperm functionPei Hsuan Hung
Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Reprod Toxicol 23:499-506. 2007..Sperm acrosomal status was similar in the control and treatment groups. The results imply that the exposure of primate sperm to ETS could impair sperm transport in vivo... - Antioxidants, Oxyrase, and mitochondrial uncoupler 2,4-dinitrophenol improved postthaw survival of rhesus monkey sperm from ejaculates with low cryosurvivalQiaoxiang Dong
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Fertil Steril 94:2359-61. 2010..Individuals or species that have higher sensitivity to cryodamage may derive the most benefit from these treatments... - Growth hormone and gene expression of in vitro-matured rhesus macaque oocytesJenna K Nyholt de Prada
California National Primate Research Center and the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Mol Reprod Dev 77:353-62. 2010..The importance of IGF2 is notable, as expression of IGF1 was not detected in macaque GV-stage or MII oocytes or cumulus cells... - Interactions among pre-cooling, cryoprotectant, cooling, and thawing for sperm cryopreservation in rhesus monkeysQiaoxiang Dong
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Cryobiology 59:268-74. 2009..Generally, fast thawing was superior to slow thawing regardless of the types of cryoprotectant or cooling rates, and glycerol in the presence of egg yolk yielded the highest post-thaw motility in all treatment groups... - Growth hormone and in vitro maturation of rhesus macaque oocytes and subsequent embryo developmentJenna K Nyholt de Prada
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Roads 98 and Hutchison, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Assist Reprod Genet 25:145-58. 2008..The objective of this study was to use a nonhuman primate model to examine the effects of growth hormone (GH) on oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM)... - Nuclear maturation and structural components of nonhuman primate cumulus-oocyte complexes during in vivo and in vitro maturationJenna K Nyholt de Prada
California National Primate Research Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
Fertil Steril 91:2043-50. 2009..To compare cumulus cell structure and timing of oocyte maturation of in vitro-matured (IVM) and in vivo-matured (VVM) nonhuman primate oocytes... - 1H NMR to investigate metabolism and energy supply in rhesus macaque spermChing Yu Lin
Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, UC Davis, CA 95616, USA
Reprod Toxicol 28:75-80. 2009..Overall, NMR studies may prove useful in the development of metabolomic markers that signal sperm metabolic impairments and have the potential to provide useful biomarkers for reproductive health... - In vitro exposure to environmental tobacco smoke induces CYP1B1 expression in human luteinized granulosa cellsJustin D Vidal
Population Health and Reproduction, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Reprod Toxicol 22:731-7. 2006..CYP1B1 metabolizes both endogenous estrogens and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in ETS to a variety of reactive species and may contribute to the complex effects of ETS on ovarian function... - Nothing 'FISH'y about the rhesus macaque sex ratioPei Hsuan Hung
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Med Primatol 38:42-50. 2009..While the offspring sex ratio is one of the measurements in reproductive studies, this ratio has not been established for rhesus macaques... - The differentiation of hepatocyte-like cells from monkey embryonic stem cellsXiaocui Ma
Department of Internal Medicine, Transplant Research Program, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Cloning Stem Cells 10:485-93. 2008..5 +/- 1.0% of the total differentiated cells were positive for GFP. These results suggest that by using a specific, empirically determined, culture condition, we were able to direct monkey ESC toward a hepatocyte lineage... - Development of a non-human primate sperm aneuploidy assay tested in the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)Lutz Froenicke
School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA
Mol Hum Reprod 13:455-60. 2007..Since the assay employs large locus-specific FISH probes representing evolutionary conserved DNA sequences, it can be expected that the assay is also applicable to other cercopithecoid and hominoid non-human primate species... - Causes of developmental failure of in-vitro matured rhesus monkey oocytes: impairments in embryonic genome activationR Dee Schramm
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Hum Reprod 18:826-33. 2003.... - Adipose differentiation-related protein: a gonadotropin- and prostaglandin-regulated protein in primate periovulatory folliclesCarrie L Seachord
Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, USA
Biol Reprod 72:1305-14. 2005..Because ADRP facilitates arachidonic acid uptake in non-ovarian cells, ADRP-associated lipid droplets may enhance arachidonic acid uptake by granulosa cells to provide a precursor for periovulatory prostaglandin production... - Dynamics of Myc/Max/Mad expression during luteinization of primate granulosa cells in vitro: association with periovulatory proliferationCharles L Chaffin
Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
Endocrinology 144:1249-56. 2003..Thus, luteinization of primate granulosa cells is preceded by a burst of proliferation that is regulated by changes in the relative levels of c-Myc, Max, and Mad as well as p53... - Regulation of steroidogenesis by p53 in macaque granulosa cells and H295R human adrenocortical cellsMary Cherian-Shaw
Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
Endocrinology 145:5734-44. 2004..These data indicate that p53 plays a key role in luteinization of the primate ovarian follicle though the regulation of steroidogenic enzymes leading to progesterone synthesis... - Effect of chilling on the organization of tubulin and chromosomes in rhesus monkey oocytesNucharin Songsasen
Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Fertil Steril 77:818-25. 2002..CONCLUSION(S): We conclude that rhesus monkey oocytes are extremely sensitive to chilling injury. Their successful cryopreservation may require rapid cooling to outpace this injury... - Mineralocorticoid synthesis during the periovulatory interval in macaquesKarenne N Fru
Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
Biol Reprod 75:568-74. 2006.... - Male-to-male differences in post-thaw motility of rhesus spermatozoa after cryopreservation of replicate ejaculatesS P Leibo
Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, New Orleans, LA, USA
J Med Primatol 36:151-63. 2007..But this assumes that semen from males with different genotypes can be cryopreserved with equal effectiveness...
Research Grants
- Binge Ethanol and Oocyte QualityCatherine A Vandevoort; Fiscal Year: 2010..The outcome of this project will have direct relevance to the effects of binge drinking in women. ..
- Effects of Fetal Bisphenol A Exposure on Oogenesis in PrimatesCATHERINE A contact VANDEVOORT; Fiscal Year: 2010..Because the dose used will be similar to current human blood levels of BPA, the results should have direct relevance to human health. ..
- PROTOCOLS FOR MATURING AND FREEZING MONKEY OOCYTESCatherine VandeVoort; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
- PROTOCOLS FOR MATURING AND FREEZING OOCYTESCatherine VandeVoort; Fiscal Year: 2001....
- Effects of Fetal Bisphenol A Exposure on Oogenesis in PrimatesCATHERINE A contact VANDEVOORT; Fiscal Year: 2010..Because the dose used will be similar to current human blood levels of BPA, the results should have direct relevance to human health. ..