A novel selective progesterone receptor modulator asoprisnil (J867) down-regulates the expression of EGF, IGF-I, TGFβ3 and their receptors in cultured uterine leiomyoma cells
Author(s) -
Jiayin Wang,
Noriyuki Ohara,
Zhuo Wang,
Wei Chen,
Akira Morikawa,
Hiroko Sasaki,
Deborah A. DeManno,
Kristof Chwalisż,
Takeshi Maruo
Publication year - 2006
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/del035
Subject(s) - epidermal growth factor , transforming growth factor , receptor , growth factor , endocrinology , medicine , uterine leiomyoma , tgf alpha , biology , cell growth , insulin like growth factor , receptor expression , epidermal growth factor receptor , leiomyoma , uterus , pathology , biochemistry
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a novel selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) asoprisnil on the expression of growth factors and their receptors and on growth factor-induced proliferation of cultured uterine leiomyoma and matching myometrial cells.
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