OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of progesterone on the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in ectopic endometrial stromal cells. METHODS: Ectopic endometrial stromal cells were obtained …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate a new therapy for endometriosis, which can inhibit the angiogenesis of ectopic endometrium. METHODS: Xeogeneic endothelial cells (human umbilical vein endothelial cells, HUVECs) were used as vaccines, and a variety…
OBJECTIVE: To study the pathophysiological effect of the expression of the apoptosis-regulating protein Bcl-2 and Bax in endometrosis. METHOD: Samples were obtained from 16 patients with adenomyosis, 12 ovarian endometriosis, and 17 normal …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the significance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on the etiology of endometriosis. METHODS: The level of VEGF in the peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis (n = 19) and non-endometriosis (n = 2…
AIM: To explore the role of microenvironment of peritoneal fluid in pathogenesis of endometriosis, the source and its regulation in peritoneal fluid. METHODS: Peritoneal Mphis from 14 patients with endometriosis (endometriosis group)and 10 …
Using immunohistochemical ABC staining, we detected the expression and role of bcl-2 in normal endometrium(n = 17) and eutopic and ectopic endometrium with adenomyosis(n = 16) during the menstrual cycle. The first result was that the expres…