| Involvement of resistance to apoptosis in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. | |
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PMID: 19609865 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Endometriosis, a disease affecting 3-10% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. Increasingly, endometriosis is also becoming recognized as a condition in which ectopic endometrial cells exhibit abnormal proliferative and apoptotic regulation in response to appropriate stimuli. Apoptosis plays a critical role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and represents a normal function to eliminate excess or dysfunctional cells. Accumulated evidence suggests that, in healthy women, endometrial cells expelled during menstruation do not survive in ectopic locations because of programmed cell death, while decreased apoptosis may lead to the ectopic survival and implantation of these cells, resulting in the development of endometriosis. Both the inability of endometrial cells to transmit a 'death' signal and the ability of endometrial cells to avoid cell death have been associated with increased expression of anti-apoptotic factors and decreased expression of pre-apoptotic factors. This paper is a review of the recent literature focused on the differential expression of apoptosis-associated molecules in the normal endometria of women without endometriosis, and in the eutopic and ectopic endometria of women with endometriosis. The role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and the basic and clinical research on the current medical treatment for endometriosis from the view of apoptosis will be discussed. |
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Authors:
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K Nasu; A Yuge; A Tsuno; M Nishida; H Narahara |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Histology and histopathology Volume: 24 ISSN: 1699-5848 ISO Abbreviation: Histol. Histopathol. Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-17 Completed Date: 2009-10-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8609357 Medline TA: Histol Histopathol Country: Spain |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1181-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan. nasu@med.oita-u.ac.jp |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Apoptosis*
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genetics,
physiology Aromatase Inhibitors / therapeutic use Danazol / therapeutic use Drug Resistance / genetics* Endometriosis / drug therapy, etiology*, pathology* Endometrium / cytology*, drug effects Estrogen Antagonists / therapeutic use Female Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / agonists Humans Progesterone / therapeutic use |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Aromatase Inhibitors; 0/Estrogen Antagonists; 17230-88-5/Danazol; 33515-09-2/Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; 57-83-0/Progesterone |
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