2002
Structural Differentiation of Human Uterine Luminal and Glandular Epithelium during Early Pregnancy: An Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Study
Demir R, Kayisli U, Celik-Ozenci C, Korgun E, Demir-Weusten A, Arici A. Structural Differentiation of Human Uterine Luminal and Glandular Epithelium during Early Pregnancy: An Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Study. Placenta 2002, 23: 672-684. PMID: 12361686, DOI: 10.1053/plac.2002.0841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlandular epitheliumEarly pregnancyTrophoblastic invasionEarly gestationClear cellsDark cellsImmunoreactivity of PCNAEpithelial cellsEarly human pregnancyHuman endometrial epitheliumApocrine secretory activityEndothelial marker CD31Luminal epithelial cellsEarly gestation periodCell nuclear antigenHuman pregnancyEndometrial cellsMenstrual cycleImmunohistochemical studyEndometrial epitheliumLuminal epitheliumSurface epitheliumProminent nucleoliPregnancyUterine secretions
1999
Macrophage derived growth factors m odulate Fas ligand expression in cultured endometrial stromal cells: a role in endometriosis
Garcia-Velasco J, Arici A, Zreik T, Naftolin F, Mor G. Macrophage derived growth factors m odulate Fas ligand expression in cultured endometrial stromal cells: a role in endometriosis. Molecular Human Reproduction 1999, 5: 642-650. PMID: 10381819, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.7.642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChoriocarcinomaCulture Media, ConditionedEndometriumFas Ligand ProteinFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression RegulationHumansLeukemia, MyeloidLigandsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorPregnancyStromal CellsTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedUterine NeoplasmsConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorEndometrial stromal cellsGrowth factorFasL expressionStromal cellsImmune cellsEndometrial cellsCultured endometrial stromal cellsEndometrial stromal cell culturesRegurgitated endometrial cellsImmune privilege statusPro-inflammatory naturePlatelet-derived growth factorMacrophage-conditioned mediumDose-dependent mannerFas ligand expressionFas ligand interactionsFibroblast growth factorStromal cell culturesPeritoneal fluidImmune surveillanceMacrophage productsLigand expressionCertain cell populationsCell populationsProliferation and Differentiation of Rat Theca-Interstitial Cells: Comparison of Effects Induced by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I1
Duleba A, Spaczynski R, Arici A, Carbone R, Behrman H. Proliferation and Differentiation of Rat Theca-Interstitial Cells: Comparison of Effects Induced by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I1. Biology Of Reproduction 1999, 60: 546-550. PMID: 10026097, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.3.546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factorInsulin-like growth factorTheca-interstitial cellsGrowth factorRat theca-interstitial cellsImmature Sprague-Dawley ratsI cellsSprague-Dawley ratsDose-dependent increaseDNA synthesisComparison of effectsActive cellsIGFFlow cytometryThymidine incorporationStimulatory effectProliferationCell countingCytometryCellsDehydrogenase activityTotal numberIndividual subpopulationsProportionDividing cells