Augmented Angiogenic Factors Expression via FP Signaling Pathways in Peritoneal Endometriosis
Author(s) -
Halima Rakhila,
Mahéra Al-Akoum,
Charles J. Doillon,
Nicolas LacroixPepin,
Mathieu Lebœuf,
Madeleine Lemyre,
Ali Akoum,
Marc Pouliot
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-1569
Subject(s) - angiogenesis , stromal cell , prostanoid , endocrinology , vascular endothelial growth factor , medicine , cancer research , cxc chemokine receptors , vascular endothelial growth factor a , biology , receptor , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , prostaglandin , chemokine , chemokine receptor , vegf receptors
Angiogenesis is required for ectopic endometrial tissue growth. Our previous studies showed that prostaglandin F 2α (PGF 2α ) biosynthetic enzymes and receptor were markedly elevated in endometriotic lesions and that PGF 2α is a potent angiogenic factor in endothelial cells.
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