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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-07-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102845592100125X |