Mechanisms of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (mmp-2) transcriptional repression by progesterone in jar choriocarcinoma cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the MMP-2 promoter lacks a canonical progesterone response element (PRE), the hormone inhibits MMP-2 expression and is part of treatment protocols in gynecological invasive pathologies, including endometriosis and endometria...

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Main Authors: Shalev Eliezer, Lovett David H, Goldman Shlomit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/7/1/41