Endocrine Signaling Consortium

Research Centre of Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology

Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku

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Antti Perheentupa

Antti Perheentupa

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1413-6414

Other Affiliations

  • Head of Department, Gynecological outpatient clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital
  • Head of the Reproductive Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital
  • Forendo Pharma Scientific Adviser

Key Academic Merits

  • Official opponent in 8 academic doctoral dissertations
  • 11 Doctoral thesis Reviews
  • 4 PhD candidates supervised/co-supervised
  • 4 PhD candidates currently under supervision
  • Referee in more than 10 international scientific journals and 2 Finnish Journals
  • Co-founder Forendo Pharma with several international investors (Novo Seeds, Karolinska Development, Innovestor, Novartis Venture Fund, M Ventures, Vesalius Biocapital II Partners, Sunstone Life Science Ventures)

Selected Publications

Otonkoski S, Sainio T, Komar G, Suomi V, Saunavaara J, Blanco Sequeiros R, Perheentupa A, Joronen K. Oxytocin selectively reduces blood flow in uterine fibroids without an effect on myometrial blood flow: a dynamic contrast enhanced MRI evaluation.  Int J Hyperthermia ;37(1):1293-1300 (2020).

Gabriel M, Fey V, Heinosalo T, Adhikari P, Rytkönen K, Komulainen T, Huhtinen K, Laajala TD, Siitari H, Virkki A, Suvitie P, Kujari H, Aittokallio T, Perheentupa A, Poutanen M. A relational database to identify differentially expressed genes in the endometrium and endometriosis lesions. Sci Data 28;7(1):284 (2020).

Heinosalo T., Gabriel M., Kallio L., Adhikari P., Huhtinen K., Laajala D., Kaikkonen E., Mehmood A., Suvitie P., Kujari H., Aittokallio T., Perheentupa A., Poutanen M., Human Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 2, SFRP2, marks endometriosis lesion borders and acts as a canonical WNT signaling agonist promoting proliferation of endometriosis lesions. Human Reprod., 33:817-831 (2018).

Rodprasert W, Virtanen HE, Sadov S, Perheentupa A, Skakkebaek NE, Jørgensen N, Toppari J. An update on semen quality among young Finnish men and comparison with Danish data. Andrology. 2019 Jan;7(1):15-23 (2019).

Klami R, Mankonen H, Perheentupa A. Microdissection testicular sperm extraction in Finland – results of the first 100 patients.  Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand.  Jan;97(1):53-58 (2018).