CXCR4 or CXCR7 antagonists treat endometriosis by reducing bone marrow cell trafficking
Pluchino N, Mamillapalli R, Shaikh S, Habata S, Tal A, Gaye M, Taylor HS. CXCR4 or CXCR7 antagonists treat endometriosis by reducing bone marrow cell trafficking. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2020, 24: 2464-2474. PMID: 31904910, PMCID: PMC7028867, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCXCR7 antagonistLesion sizePro-inflammatory cytokine productionBone marrow-derived cellsNon-hormonal therapiesMouse bone marrow transplantation modelBone marrow transplantation modelBone marrow cell migrationMarrow-derived cellsProgression of endometriosisEndometriosis implantsEndometrial effectsAntagonist treatmentEndometriotic lesionsCytokine productionEndometrial physiologyStem cell recruitmentEutopic endometriumTransplantation modelCell recruitmentNull miceCell traffickingEndometriosisEpithelial cell fateCXCR4