Xiao-Jing Tao

TL;DR: The results and discussions presented herein fully support previous conclusions reached by ourselves and others that fragmentation of ovulated oocytes is in fact an unequivocal example of apoptotic cell death.

TL;DR: Results demonstrate a coordinated pattern of expression of bcl-2 gene family members in human endometrium during the menstrual cycle, with a shift toward greater levels of the proapoptosis protein, BAX, occurring in glandular epithelial cells during the secretory phase of the cycle.

TL;DR: The data indicate that the combined actions of SCF, LIF, and IGF-I are required for maximal inhibition of apoptosis in germ cells of fetal mouse ovaries, and that the PI3K signaling pathway is an essential component of cytokine-mediated female germ cell survival.

TL;DR: It is concluded that apoptosis occurs during, and is probably responsible for, folicular atresia in the human and baboon ovary.

TL;DR: It is speculated that modulation of BAK expression is one factor regulating apoptosis in human trophoblast.