Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
Activin A regulates the expression and secretion of IL-8 and VEGF in cultured HESC, and this mechanism appears to be disrupted in eutopic endometrial cells from women affected by endometriosis.
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Authors | Ana Luiza L Rocha, Patrizia Carrarelli, Romina Novembri, Flavio de Pascalis, Stefano Luisi, Fernando M Reis, Felice Petraglia |
Journal | Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
(Reprod Sci)
Vol. 19
Issue 8
Pg. 832-8
(Aug 2012)
ISSN: 1933-7205 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22477338
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Follistatin
- Interleukin-6
- Interleukin-8
- RNA, Messenger
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- activin A
- Activins
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Topics |
- Activins
(antagonists & inhibitors, pharmacology)
- Adult
- Cells, Cultured
- Endometriosis
(etiology, metabolism)
- Endometrium
(chemistry, drug effects, metabolism)
- Female
- Follistatin
(pharmacology)
- Gene Expression Regulation
(drug effects)
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
(genetics, metabolism)
- Interleukin-8
(genetics, metabolism)
- RNA, Messenger
(analysis)
- Stromal Cells
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
(genetics, metabolism)
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