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Testicular function and bone in young men with severe childhood-onset obesity. (2018)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Ivell, R., Laakso, S., Viljakainen, H., Lipsanen-Nyman, M., Turpeinen, U., …Mäkitie, O. (2018). Testicular function and bone in young men with severe childhood-onset obesity. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 89(6), 442–449. https://doi.org/10.1159/000489818

Background: Previous studies suggest increased risk for hypoandrogenism and fractures in men with obesity. We aimed to describe the effects of severe childhood-onset obesity on the cross talk between metabolic state, testes and skeleton at late puber... Read More about Testicular function and bone in young men with severe childhood-onset obesity..

Oxytocin (2018)
Book Chapter
Ivell, R., Anand-Ivell, R., Tribe, R., & Ludwig, M. (2018). Oxytocin. In Encyclopedia of reproduction (597-606). (Second Edition). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64691-3

The small peptide hormone oxytocin has long been recognized as a key factor in the natural induction of the birth process at the end of pregnancy, as well as in the release of milk upon suckling by the infant. It has additional roles within the brain... Read More about Oxytocin.

Development and validation of a mass spectrometry-based assay for quantification of insulin-like factor 3 in human serum (2018)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Frederiksen, H., Juul, A., Andersson, A., Albrethsen, J., Nordkap, L., …Jørgensen, N. (2018). Development and validation of a mass spectrometry-based assay for quantification of insulin-like factor 3 in human serum. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 56(11), https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2018-0171

BACKGROUND: The circulating level of the peptide hormone insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is a promising diagnostic marker reflecting Leydig cell function in the male. Few commercial immunoassays of varying quality exist. Therefore, we decided to devel... Read More about Development and validation of a mass spectrometry-based assay for quantification of insulin-like factor 3 in human serum.

Amniotic fluid INSL3 measured during the critical time window in human pregnancy relates to cryptorchidism, hypospadias and phthalate load: a large case-control study (2018)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Cohen, A., Norgaard-Pedersen, B., Joenssen, B., Bonde, J., Hougaard, D. M., …Ivell, R. (2018). Amniotic fluid INSL3 measured during the critical time window in human pregnancy relates to cryptorchidism, hypospadias and phthalate load: a large case-control study. Frontiers in Physiology, 9, Article 408. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00406

The period of the first to second trimester transition in human pregnancy represents a sensitive window for fetal organogenesis, particularly in regard to the development of the male reproductive system. This is a time of relative analytical inaccess... Read More about Amniotic fluid INSL3 measured during the critical time window in human pregnancy relates to cryptorchidism, hypospadias and phthalate load: a large case-control study.

Theca cell INSL3 and steroids together orchestrate the growing bovine antral follicle (2017)
Journal Article
Dai, Y., Ivell, R., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2017). Theca cell INSL3 and steroids together orchestrate the growing bovine antral follicle. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.01033

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) and its specific receptor RXFP2 are both expressed by theca interna cells of the growing antral follicle where they form an essential regulatory element in the production of the steroid precursor androstenedione. Using... Read More about Theca cell INSL3 and steroids together orchestrate the growing bovine antral follicle.

Neohormones in milk (2017)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2017). Neohormones in milk. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 31(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beem.2017.10.005

Neohormone systems evolved specifically to regulate those mammalian traits, such as internal fertilization, pregnancy and lactation, which have proved to be central to the success, environmental independence, and adaptability of mammals as a vertebra... Read More about Neohormones in milk.

Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus (2017)
Journal Article
Glynn, D. J., Heng, K., Russell, D. L., Sharkey, D. J., Robertson, S. A., Anand-Ivell, R., & Ivell, R. (2017). Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, Article 422. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00422

The hormone relaxin is important in female reproduction for embryo implantation, cardiovascular function, and during labor and lactation. Relaxin is also synthesized in males by organs of the male tract. We hypothesized that relaxin might be one comp... Read More about Male seminal relaxin contributes to induction of the post-mating cytokine response in the female mouse uterus.

Relaxin-family peptide receptors 1 and 2 are fully functional in the bovine (2017)
Journal Article
Dai, Y., Ivell, R., Liu, X., Janowski, D., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2017). Relaxin-family peptide receptors 1 and 2 are fully functional in the bovine. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, Article 359. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00359

In most mammals the peptide hormone relaxin is a key physiological component regulating early pregnancy and birth. However, synteny analysis shows that the gene encoding ovarian relaxin-2 is deleted in cows and sheep. While, these ruminants appear to... Read More about Relaxin-family peptide receptors 1 and 2 are fully functional in the bovine.

Relaxin-like peptides in male reproduction: a human perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., Agoulnik, A. I., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2017). Relaxin-like peptides in male reproduction: a human perspective. British Journal of Pharmacology, 174(10), 990-1001. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13689

The relaxin family of peptide hormones and their cognate GPCRs are becoming physiologically well-characterized in the cardiovascular system and particularly in female reproductive processes. Much less is known about the physiology and pharmacology of... Read More about Relaxin-like peptides in male reproduction: a human perspective.

The male fetal biomarker INSL3 reveals substantial hormone exchange between fetuses in early pig gestation (2016)
Journal Article
Vernunft, A., Ivell, R., Heng, K., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2016). The male fetal biomarker INSL3 reveals substantial hormone exchange between fetuses in early pig gestation. PLoS ONE, 11(3), Article e0152689. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152689

The peptide hormone INSL3 is uniquely produced by the fetal testis to promote the transabdominal phase of testicular descent. Because it is fetal sex specific, and is present in only very low amounts in the maternal circulation, INSL3 acts as an idea... Read More about The male fetal biomarker INSL3 reveals substantial hormone exchange between fetuses in early pig gestation.