Expression of ADAMTS-5/implantin in human decidual stromal cells: regulatory effects of cytokines
Author(s) -
Hua Zhu,
Peter C. K. Leung,
Colin D. MacCalman
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/del356
Subject(s) - stromal cell , decidualization , adamts , decidual cells , biology , cytokine , decidua , endometrium , thrombospondin , microbiology and biotechnology , transforming growth factor , medicine , endocrinology , metalloproteinase , immunology , placenta , cancer research , fetus , matrix metalloproteinase , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics
The restricted expression of ADAMTS-5 (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin repeats-5) to the maternal-fetal interface in mice has led to this novel metalloproteinase being assigned the trivial name 'implantin'.
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