Rachel W S Chan

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article 2017
Co‐culture with macrophages enhances the clonogenic and invasion activity of endometriotic stromal cells
Cell proliferation ·doi:10.1111/cpr.12330

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect on endometrial and endometriotic cells after co-culture with macrophages, using clonogenic, invasion and self-renewal assays. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Peripheral blood samples, endometrium and endometriotic tiss…

article 2012
Human Female Reproductive Tract Epithelial Cell Culture
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ·doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-125-7_21

The female reproductive system is a complex system. Epithelia of the female reproductive system including the ovaries, the oviduct, and the uterus are important sites for follicular development, ovulation, fertilization, implantation, and e…

article 2009
Up-regulation of endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor but not vascular endothelial growth factor in human ectopic endometriotic tissue
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.001

ObjectiveTo study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endocrine gland-derived VEGF (EG-VEGF/PK1), and its receptors (PKR1 and PKR2) in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues.DesignA case-control study.SettingUniver…

review 2008
Hormone and growth factor signaling in endometrial renewal: Role of stem/progenitor cells
Molecular and cellular endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/j.mce.2008.02.026

The human endometrium is a dynamic remodeling tissue undergoing more than 400 cycles of regeneration, differentiation and shedding during a woman's reproductive years. The co-ordinated and sequential actions of estrogen and progesterone dir…