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Although the regulation and role of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) during early pregnancy have been extensively studied, uterine CRH is still poorly defined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study examined CRH expression in mouse uterus during early pregnancy and evaluated the regulation and role of CRH during embryo implantation and decidualization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Immunofluorescence was used to show CRH protein concentrations in mouse uterus. The inhibitor for CRH receptor CRHR1 and recombinant CRH protein were applied to analyze the function of CRH on mouse in vitro decidualization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CRH is expressed in luminal epithelium of mouse uterus from Day 1 to Day 4 of pregnancy. At implantation site on Day 5 of pregnancy, CRH is strongly localized in primary decidua. Verucerfont, a CRHR1 inhibitor, significantly suppresses mouse in vitro decidualization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results indicated that CRH is strong expressed in primary decidua and should play a role during mouse decidualization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This result should shed lights on understanding the underlying mechanism during embryo implantation and decidualization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/rd26104","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,22]],"date-time":"2026-06-22T22:57:22Z","timestamp":1782169042000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["CRH expression and function in mouse uterus during early pregnancy"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Qi-Man","family":"Shen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"AKey Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountain Region, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ling","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AKey Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountain Region, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zai-Mei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AKey Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountain Region, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qi-Tian","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AKey Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountain Region, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6016-5710","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Zeng-Ming","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AKey Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountain Region, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"67","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"2026062218571820400_R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"221","DOI":"10.1677\/joe.0.1630221","article-title":"Expression of corticotrophin-releasing hormone in the mouse uterus: participation in embryo implantation.","volume":"163","author":"Athanassakis","year":"1999","journal-title":"Journal of Endocrinology"},{"issue":"12","key":"2026062218571820400_R2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1754","DOI":"10.1038\/nm.3012","article-title":"Mechanisms of implantation: strategies for successful pregnancy.","volume":"18","author":"Cha","year":"2012","journal-title":"Nature Medicine"},{"issue":"11","key":"2026062218571820400_R3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/acel.14303","article-title":"The activation of cGAS-STING pathway causes abnormal uterine receptivity in aged mice.","volume":"23","author":"Chen","year":"2024","journal-title":"Aging Cell"},{"issue":"9","key":"2026062218571820400_R4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1244","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.1992.03480090092034","article-title":"The concepts of stress and stress system disorders. 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