E A Elghonaimy

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lab-animal 2018

Seminal plasma (SP) induces a rapid transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1)-independent up-regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferentiation (EMT) and myofibroblastic metaplasia-markers in endometriotic (EM) and endometrial cells

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-018-4965-4

PURPOSE: To study if short-term exposure (2 h and 6 h) of endometrial/endometriotic tissues and cells to 10% seminal plasma (SP) can induce EMT/metaplasia. METHODS: Basic research experimental study was carried out in a University hospital…