Glucocorticoids Regulate Gene Expression and Repress Cellular Proliferation in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Cells
Whirledge S, Dixon D, Cidlowski JA. Glucocorticoids Regulate Gene Expression and Repress Cellular Proliferation in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Cells. Discover Oncology 2012, 3: 79-92. PMID: 22311344, PMCID: PMC4772901, DOI: 10.1007/s12672-012-0103-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine leiomyoma cellsHuman uterine leiomyoma cellsLeiomyoma cellsGlucocorticoid receptorUterine leiomyomaUterine leiomyoma treatmentAbsence of estrogenPotential roleSmooth muscle cellsSynthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasoneIngenuity Pathway AnalysisLeiomyoma treatmentSignificant glucocorticoidE2 effectsEstrogen treatmentCell growthSex hormonesGenome-wide microarray studiesGlucocorticoid dexamethasoneGlucocorticoidsS-phase cellsNormal myometriumFlow cytometryMuscle cellsLeiomyoma