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Ramakrishna Kommagani

Associate Professor
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Derivation of trophoblast stem cells from naïve human pluripotent stem cells

…, SA Khan, K Park, EJ Yoon, X Xing, R Kommagani… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Naïve human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) provide a unique experimental platform of cell
fate decisions during pre-implantation development, but their lineage potential remains …

Antibiotic therapy with metronidazole reduces endometriosis disease progression in mice: a potential role for gut microbiota

…, A Schriefer, IU Mysorekar, R Kommagani - Human …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Does altering gut microbiota with antibiotic treatment have any impact
on endometriosis progression? SUMMARY ANSWER Antibiotic therapy reduces …

Research resource: Genome-wide profiling of progesterone receptor binding in the mouse uterus

CA Rubel, RB Lanz, R Kommagani… - Molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Progesterone (P4) signaling through its nuclear transcription factor, the progesterone
receptor (PR), is essential for normal uterine function. Although deregulation of PR-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Acceleration of the glycolytic flux by steroid receptor coactivator-2 is essential for endometrial decidualization

R Kommagani, MM Szwarc, E Kovanci… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Early embryo miscarriage is linked to inadequate endometrial decidualization, a cellular
transformation process that enables deep blastocyst invasion into the maternal compartment. …

The gut microbiota: a double-edged sword in endometriosis

C Talwar, V Singh, R Kommagani - Biology of Reproduction, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Endometriosis that afflicts one in 10 women of reproductive age is characterized by growth
of endometrial tissue in the extra-uterine sites and encompasses metabolic-, immunologic-, …

The SARS-CoV-2 receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, is required for human endometrial stromal cell decidualization

…, P Popli, VK Maurya, R Kommagani - Biology of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first appeared in December 2019 and rapidly
spread throughout the world. The SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the host cells by binding to the …

[HTML][HTML] Female reproductive dysfunctions and the gut microbiota

…, V Singh, R Kommagani - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - jme.bioscientifica.com
The gut microbiome is considered an endocrine organ that can influence distant organs and
associated biological pathways. Recent advances suggest that gut microbial homeostasis is …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screen identifies essential and growth-restricting genes in human trophoblast stem cells

…, X Xing, JK Harrison, P Popli, R Kommagani… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The recent derivation of human trophoblast stem cells (hTSCs) provides a scalable in vitro
model system of human placental development, but the molecular regulators of hTSC identity …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites promotes endometriosis

…, MA Lint, AL Kau, CL Stallings, R Kommagani - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
Endometriosis is a pathological condition of the female reproductive tract characterized by the
existence of endometrium-like tissue at ectopic sites, affecting 10% of women between the …

Gut microbiota–derived short-chain fatty acids protect against the progression of endometriosis

…, N Putluri, SW Biest, R Kommagani - Life science …, 2021 - life-science-alliance.org
Worldwide, ∼196 million are afflicted with endometriosis, a painful disease in which
endometrial tissue implants and proliferates on abdominal peritoneal surfaces. Theories on the …