2003
Apoptosis and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
Garcia-Velasco J, Arici A. Apoptosis and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis. Seminars In Reproductive Medicine 2003, 21: 165-172. PMID: 12917786, DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenesis of endometriosisEndometrial cellsSex steroid modulationDisease-free womenEutopic endometrial cellsBcl-2/BaxEndometriotic implantsSteroid modulationInflammatory environmentInflammatory reactionAbnormal survivalEndometriosisApoptosis-related genesFas ligandPhysiologic processesEarly eventsPathogenesisApoptosis
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
1998
Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Mor G, Gutierrez L, Eliza M, Kahyaoglu F, Arici A. Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 1998, 40: 89-94. PMID: 9764350, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic diseaseTrophoblastic diseaseFasL expressionImmunobiology of pregnancyMaternal immune responseMaternal immune toleranceMaternal-fetal interfaceReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionNick-end labeling assayFas ligand expressionEnd-labeling assayPaternal alloantigensPathologic placentasImmune toleranceFetal antigensT cellsFas-FasLImmune responseNormal placentaLigand expressionPlacentaHuman placentaParaffin sectionsPathologic states