Vascular endothelial growth factor is produced by peritoneal fluid macrophages in endometriosis and is regulated by ovarian steroids.

McLaren, J; Prentice, A; Charnock-Jones, D S; Millican, S A; Müller, K H; Sharkey, A M; Smith, S K

McLaren, J; Prentice, A; Charnock-Jones, D S; Millican, S A; Müller, K H; Sharkey, A M; Smith, S K.

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McLaren J; Reproductive Molecular Research Group, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

J Clin Invest ; 98(2): 482-9, 1996 Jul 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8755660

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Endometriosis/physiopathology; Endothelial Growth Factors/biosynthesis; Endothelium, Vascular/cytology; Estradiol/pharmacology; Lymphokines/biosynthesis; Macrophages, Peritoneal/physiology; Progesterone/pharmacology; Adult; Base Sequence; Biological Assay; Cells, Cultured; Culture Media, Conditioned; DNA Primers; Endometriosis/immunology; Endothelial Growth Factors/analysis; Endothelial Growth Factors/pharmacology; Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects; Female; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology; Lymphokines/analysis; Lymphokines/pharmacology; Macrophage Activation; Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects; Molecular Sequence Data; Peritoneal Cavity; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/analysis; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/biosynthesis; Receptors, Estrogen/biosynthesis; Receptors, Growth Factor/analysis; Receptors, Growth Factor/biosynthesis; Receptors, Progesterone/biosynthesis; Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; Reference Values; Umbilical Veins; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Progesterone / Endothelium, Vascular / Endothelial Growth Factors / Lymphokines / Macrophages, Peritoneal / Endometriosis / Estradiol Language: En Year: 1996 Type: Article

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