2001
Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production and macrophage infiltration in leiomyomatous uterus
Sozen I, Senturk L, Arici A. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production and macrophage infiltration in leiomyomatous uterus. Fertility And Sterility 2001, 76: 792-796. PMID: 11591415, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02378-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1Leiomyomatous uterusMacrophage countGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistDirect paracrine effectChemotactic protein-1 productionMCP-1 levelsChemotactic protein-1MCP-1 stainingCross-sectional studyMyometrium of womenMCP-1 expressionMonocyte chemotactic protein-1 productionMCP-1 protein expressionUniversity Medical CenterProtein-1 productionGnRH agonistHormone agonistMacrophage infiltrationMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEImmunohistochemical analysisLeiomyoma cellsParacrine effectsGnRH
1999
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Stimulates Proliferation of Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells1
Spaczynski R, Arici A, Duleba A. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Stimulates Proliferation of Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells1. Biology Of Reproduction 1999, 61: 993-998. PMID: 10491635, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeTNF-alphaTheca-interstitial cellsOvarian theca-interstitial cellsRat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial CellsInsulin-like growth factor ISerum TNF-alphaGrowth factor II cell proliferationDose-dependent fashionCytometry DNA analysisEffect of insulinOvary syndromeOvarian functionRat TTumor necrosisPathophysiologic roleTotal cell countProliferative indexCell countPotent modulatorFactor IIncorporation assayIGFInsulin