Ezio Ghigo

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
article 2012
Somatostatin and somatostatin analogues reduce PDGF-induced endometrial cell proliferation and motility
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des144

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is characterized by ectopic implantation of endometrial cells, which show increased proliferation and migration. Somatostatin (SST) and its analogues inhibit normal and cancer cell growth and motility through the S…

article 2009
The growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH) antagonist JV-1-36 inhibits proliferation and survival of human ectopic endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) and the T HESC cell line
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.093

ObjectiveTo determine the effect of the GHRH antagonist JV-1-36 on proliferation and survival of primary ectopic human endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) and the T HESC cell line.DesignProspective laboratory study.SettingUniversity hospital…

article 2008
Endometriotic cell proliferation and survival are inhibited by somatostatin analogues and GHRH antagonists