Interleukin-33 promotes invasiveness of human ovarian endometriotic stromal cells through the ST2/MAPK/MMP-9 pathway activated by 17β-estradiol

Interleukin-33 promotes invasiveness of human ovarian endometriotic stromal cells through the ST2/MAPK/MMP-9 pathway activated by 17β-estradiol

Objective: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent, benign, and chronic gynecological disorder occurring in women of reproductive age. Although the pathogenesis of endometriosis is poorly understood, implantation theory indicates that viable endometrial cells shed from the endometrium into the pelvic...

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Main Authors: Ta-Chin Lin, Kai-Hung Wang, Kuo-Hsiang Chuang, An-Pei Kao, Tsung-Cheng Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
17β-estradiol
Interleukin-33
MMP-9
Cell invasion
Endometriosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102845592100125X

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