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 effectsGnRHInterleukin 8 production and interleukin 8 receptor expression in human myometrium and leiomyoma
Senturk L, Sozen I, Gutierrez L, Arici A. Interleukin 8 production and interleukin 8 receptor expression in human myometrium and leiomyoma. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2001, 184: 559-566. PMID: 11262453, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.111160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, NorthernCell DivisionDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-1Interleukin-8KineticsLeiomyomaMyometriumReceptors, Interleukin-8ARNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUterine NeoplasmsConceptsInterleukin-8 productionTumor necrosis factor alphaNecrosis factor alphaInterleukin-8Factor alphaInterleukin-1alphaMyometrial cellsCell proliferationInterleukin-8 receptor expressionGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistType APotent chemoattractant cytokinesDose-dependent increaseMyometrial cell proliferationMessenger ribonucleic acid expressionDose-dependent inhibitionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentRibonucleic acid expressionLeiomyomatous tissueLeiomyomatous uterusHormone agonistHuman myometriumReceptor expressionChemoattractant cytokinesMyometrial tissue
2000
Transforming growth factor-β3 is expressed at high levels in leiomyoma where it stimulates fibronectin expression and cell proliferation
Arici A, Sozen I. Transforming growth factor-β3 is expressed at high levels in leiomyoma where it stimulates fibronectin expression and cell proliferation. Fertility And Sterility 2000, 73: 1006-1011. PMID: 10785229, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00418-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-beta3 mRNA levelsLeiomyoma cell proliferationCell proliferationLeiomyoma cellsFibronectin expressionMRNA levelsLeiomyoma samplesProliferative phase samplesTGF-beta3 mRNAUniversity Medical CenterFibronectin mRNA expressionExpression of fibronectinMedical CenterFibrogenic processMAIN OUTCOMESex steroidsMidsecretory phaseMyometrial cellsMyometrial samplesLeiomyomaTGF-beta3MRNA expressionGrowth-promoting effectMyometriumGrowth factor β3
1998
Expression and Hormonal Regulation of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 in Myometrium and Leiomyomata
Sozen I, Olive D, Arici A. Expression and Hormonal Regulation of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 in Myometrium and Leiomyomata. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 69: 1095-1102. PMID: 9627299, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00072-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMCP-1 mRNA levelsChemotactic protein-1MCP-1Leiomyoma cellsSex steroidsHigher MCP-1 levelsSteroid hormonesMCP-1 protein productionMonocyte chemotactic protein-1MCP-1 levelsMRNA levelsProtein 1Proliferative phase samplesImmunoreactive MCP-1MCP-1 expressionUniversity Medical CenterLeiomyoma cell proliferationParacrine growth factorMCP-1 mRNAGrowth stimulatory effectMessenger RNA levelsPathogenesis of leiomyomaLocal immunityGnRH analoguesProspective studyMyometrial tissue in uterine septa
Zreik T, Troiano R, Ghoussoub R, Olive D, Arici A, McCarthy S. Myometrial tissue in uterine septa. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 1998, 5: 155-160. PMID: 9564063, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-3804(98)80082-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingMyometrial tissueUterine septumTertiary referral centerT1-weighted sequencesReferral centerConsecutive womenRetrospective reviewHistologic evaluationMRI examinationsResonance imagingFibrous tissueTesla scannerSeptumComplete septumMyometriumTissueFast spin echoPartial septa