Interleukin-6- and tumour necrosis factor α-mediated expression of hepatocyte growth factor by stromal cells and its involvement in the growth of endometriosis
Author(s) -
Khaleque Newaz Khan,
Hideaki Masuzaki,
Akira Fujishita,
Michio Kitajima,
Koichi Hiraki,
Ichiro Sekine,
T. Matsuyama,
Tadayuki Ishimaru
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dei156
Subject(s) - hepatocyte growth factor , stromal cell , cancer research , endometriosis , growth factor , tumor necrosis factor alpha , biology , medicine , immunology , receptor
We investigated the expression of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene and protein by the stromal cells derived from women with or without endometriosis and its regulation by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha).
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