2011
The mRNA-Binding Protein HuR is Regulated in the Menstrual Cycle and Repressed in Ectopic Endometrium
Karipcin FS, Ensari TA, Kayisli UA, Guzel E, Kallen CB, Seli E. The mRNA-Binding Protein HuR is Regulated in the Menstrual Cycle and Repressed in Ectopic Endometrium. Reproductive Sciences 2011, 18: 145-155. PMID: 20889954, PMCID: PMC3343139, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110382307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEctopic endometriumMenstrual cycleSecretory phaseCytokine expressionHuR expressionNormal endometriumCultured endometrial stromal cellsStromal cellsEctopic endometrial cellsEctopic human endometriumMid-menstrual phaseElevated cytokine levelsEndometrial stromal cellsLate secretory phasePathogenesis of endometriosisCultured stromal cellsTumor necrosis factorMessenger RNACytokine levelsEndometrial cellsEutopic endometriumHuman endometriumNecrosis factorEndometriumEndometriosis
1998
Follicular fluid of women with endometriosis stimulates the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells.
Bahtiyar MO, Seli E, Oral E, Senturk LM, Zreik TG, Arici A. Follicular fluid of women with endometriosis stimulates the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells. Human Reproduction 1998, 13: 3492-3495. PMID: 9886538, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCell DivisionEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleFollicular FluidGrowth SubstancesHumansMiddle AgedStromal CellsConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsFollicular fluidPeritoneal fluidEndometrial cellsCell proliferationStromal cellsEndometrial stromal cell culturesFollicular fluid contentEndometrial cell proliferationOocyte retrievalStromal cell culturesPeritoneal environmentCell proliferation assaysEndometriosisGrowth-promoting factorsGrowth-promoting effectProliferation assaysWomenMaximum cell proliferationProliferationCellsCell culturesHigher cell proliferationFluid content