R Kats

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2002-2004

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
article 2004
Evidence for an increased release of proteolytic activity by the eutopic endometrial tissue in women with endometriosis and for involvement of matrix metalloproteinase-9
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh290

BACKGROUND: For the implantation of endometrium in ectopic locations, remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is necessary. Many studies have shown an increased expression of various proteases in the ectopic endometrium of women with …

article 2002
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Is Markedly Expressed in Active and Early-Stage Endometriotic Lesions
·doi:10.1210/jc.87.2.883

The establishment of a new vascular supply is essential for the survival of endometrial tissue and its development in ectopic locations. We have previously shown that ectopic endometrial cells release an important mitogenic activity for hum…