2019
Endometrial cells contribute to preexisting endometriosis lesions in a mouse model of retrograde menstruation†
Tal A, Tal R, Pluchino N, Taylor HS. Endometrial cells contribute to preexisting endometriosis lesions in a mouse model of retrograde menstruation†. Biology Of Reproduction 2019, 100: 1453-1460. PMID: 30869747, PMCID: PMC6561859, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde menstruationUterine cellsEndometrial tissueEndometriosis lesionsEndometrial cellsAdverse clinical manifestationsChronic pelvic painPathophysiology of endometriosisProgression of endometriosisC57BL/6J female miceNonhuman primate modelEndometrial tissue fragmentsEndometriotic processPelvic painClinical manifestationsEndometriotic lesionsInflammatory processIntraperitoneal injectionFemale micePrimate modelExtrauterine growthPeritoneal cavityEndometriosisMouse modelLesions
2018
Hematogenous Dissemination of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Endometriosis
Li F, Alderman MH, Tal A, Mamillapalli R, Coolidge A, Hufnagel D, Wang Z, Neisani E, Gidicsin S, Krikun G, Taylor HS. Hematogenous Dissemination of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Endometriosis. Stem Cells 2018, 36: 881-890. PMID: 29450941, PMCID: PMC5992028, DOI: 10.1002/stem.2804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum CXCL12 levelsCXCL12 levelsEndometrial tissueEndometriosis lesionsHematogenous disseminationMesenchymal stem cell biomarkersCXCL12/CXCR4 axisStem cellsTreatment of endometriosisSham control miceEndometrial stem cellsHematopoietic stem cell markersStem cell biomarkersStem cell markersSpontaneous endometriosisRetrograde menstruationControl miceExperimental endometriosisRecipient miceCXCR4 axisLung tissueEndometriosisPeritoneal cavityDsRed miceBlood of animals