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
Myometrial 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