2015
Long-acting progestin-only contraceptives impair endometrial vasculature by inhibiting uterine vascular smooth muscle cell survival
Kayisli UA, Basar M, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Semerci N, Atkinson HC, Shapiro J, Summerfield T, Huang SJ, Prelle K, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ. Long-acting progestin-only contraceptives impair endometrial vasculature by inhibiting uterine vascular smooth muscle cell survival. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 5153-5158. PMID: 25847994, PMCID: PMC4413279, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424814112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CountCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2Contraceptive Agents, FemaleDesogestrelEndometriumFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGuinea PigsHumansMedroxyprogesterone AcetateModels, BiologicalMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleOvariectomyProgestinsProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsChemokine ligand 2Medroxyprogesterone acetateEndometrial vasculatureVSMC proliferationCultured vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell survivalVascular smooth muscle cell survivalCell nuclear antigenFragile microvesselsΑSMA immunoreactivityEndometrial vesselsΑSMA stainingPericyte proliferationSTAT1 inhibitorGuinea pigsMuscle cellsMuscle cell survivalCCL2 effectsEtonogestrelMigration assaysNuclear antigenVSMC differentiationWomen
2014
Long-Acting Progestin-Only Contraceptives Enhance Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Expressed Neuronal Pentraxin-1 and Reactive Oxygen Species to Promote Endothelial Cell Apoptosis
Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Basar M, Shapiro J, Semerci N, Huang J, Schatz F, Lockwood C, Kayisli U. Long-Acting Progestin-Only Contraceptives Enhance Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Expressed Neuronal Pentraxin-1 and Reactive Oxygen Species to Promote Endothelial Cell Apoptosis. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2014, 99: e1957-e1966. PMID: 25029423, PMCID: PMC4184079, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisC-Reactive ProteinCaspase 3Cell ProliferationCells, CulturedContraceptive Agents, FemaleCulture Media, ConditionedCytochromes cEndometriumEndothelial CellsEstradiolFemaleHumansMedroxyprogesterone AcetateMicrovesselsNerve Tissue ProteinsParacrine CommunicationProgestinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesStromal CellsConceptsHuman endometrial endothelial cellsNeuronal pentraxin 1Abnormal uterine bleedingUterine bleedingMedroxyprogesterone acetateReactive oxygen species generationCultured human endometrial endothelial cellsOxygen species generationHuman endometrial stromal cellsUterine blood flowEndometrium of womenEndometrial endothelial cellsEndometrial stromal cellsProgesterone receptor proteinCaspase-3Elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generationHESC-CMsNovel paracrine mechanismEndothelial cell apoptosisSpecies generationFragile microvesselsCytosolic cytochrome c levelsParacrine mechanismsBlood flowLAPC