NEUTROPHIL PRODUCTS CONTROL THE EXPRESSION OF PROGESTERONE RECEPTORS AND MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-1 IN THE DECIDUAL AND MYOMETRIUM AND ARE POSSIBLE REGULATORS OF PREMATURE LABOR
Neutrophils infiltrate myometrium and decidual tissue prior to parturition. Activated neutrophils release reactive oxygen species (ROS) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), which might increase expression of pro-labor genes such as matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), progesterone receptor (PR) A/B ra...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2010
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2112 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3111&context=etd |