P Lemoine

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
other 2008
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/den392

BACKGROUND: Menstruation is associated with a striking increase in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. However, it is still unknown whether the level of MMP activity correlates with the amount of menstrual bleeding. METHODS: We used h…

lab-animal 2007
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS ·doi:10.1007/s00018-007-6415-5

Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7, matrilysin- 1) modulates crucial biological events by processing many epithelial cell surface-associated effectors. We addressed MMP-7 interaction with human epithelial cells and its resulting activity. In…

lab-animal 2000
Ceska gynekologie

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the regulation of perimenstrual MMP-1 expression in human endometrium. DESIGN: In vitro study utilizing epithelial-stromal co-cultures. SETTING: Cell Biology Unit, International Institute of Cellular and Molecula…

lab-animal 1999
European journal of biochemistry ·doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00001.x

The endometrium is the only human tissue to undergo cyclic breakdown and regeneration. This physiological alternation renders it an advantageous system for studying tissue remodelling. Our previous observations indicate that menstrual endom…