Treatment with Bazedoxifene, a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, Causes Regression of Endometriosis in a Mouse Model
Kulak J, Fischer C, Komm B, Taylor HS. Treatment with Bazedoxifene, a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, Causes Regression of Endometriosis in a Mouse Model. Endocrinology 2011, 152: 3226-3232. PMID: 21586552, PMCID: PMC3138238, DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaspase 3Disease Models, AnimalEndometriosisFemaleIndolesMiceProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenReceptors, EstrogenSelective Estrogen Receptor ModulatorsConceptsSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsRegression of endometriosisTreatment of endometriosisEstrogen receptor modulatorsReceptor modulatorsEstrogen-dependent disorderTissue-selective actionSignificant side effectsCD-1 miceEndometrial gene expressionCentral nervous systemEffective novel agentsExpression of PREndometrial stimulationGnRH agonistOvarian enlargementER expressionLIF mRNAExperimental endometriosisEstrogen antagonismER antagonistNovel agentsSERM bazedoxifeneEndometriosisMouse modelEndometrial stem cell transplantation restores dopamine production in a Parkinson’s disease model
Wolff EF, Gao X, Yao KV, Andrews ZB, Du H, Elsworth JD, Taylor HS. Endometrial stem cell transplantation restores dopamine production in a Parkinson’s disease model. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2011, 15: 747-755. PMID: 20406327, PMCID: PMC2998585, DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01068.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseDopaminergic neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDopamine metabolite concentrationsPD mouse modelStem cell transplantationDisease modelsSite of lesionParkinson's disease modelPyramidal cell bodiesPatch-clamp recordingsMesenchymal stem-like cellsAllogenic stem cellsStem cellsStem-like cellsCell transplantationStriatal dopamineNeural markers nestinCentral neuronsDopaminergic cellsDendritic projectionsDopamine synthesisDopamine productionMouse model