Speights VO Jr

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2007-2009

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
article 2009
Selective Inhibition of Prostaglandin E2 Receptors EP2 and EP4 Induces Apoptosis of Human Endometriotic Cells through Suppression of ERK1/2, AKT, NFκB, and β-Catenin Pathways and Activation of Intrinsic Apoptotic Mechanisms
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) ·doi:10.1210/me.2009-0017

Endometriosis is a benign chronic gynecological disease of reproductive-age women characterized by the presence of functional endometrial tissues outside the uterine cavity. It is an estrogen-dependent disease. Current treatment modalities …

article 2007
Cyclooxygenase-2 Regulates Survival, Migration, and Invasion of Human Endometriotic Cells through Multiple Mechanisms
Endocrinology ·doi:10.1210/en.2007-1168

Endometriosis is a debilitating disease characterized by the presence of functional endometrial glandular epithelium and stroma outside the uterine cavity that affects up to 20% of women of child-bearing age. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a rat…