Effects of oxidants and antioxidants on proliferation of endometrial stromal cells
Foyouzi N, Berkkanoglu M, Arici A, Kwintkiewicz J, Izquierdo D, Duleba AJ. Effects of oxidants and antioxidants on proliferation of endometrial stromal cells. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1019-1022. PMID: 15474067, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsVitamin E succinateStromal cellsOxidative stressHypoxanthine/xanthine oxidaseN-acetylcysteineModest oxidative stressXanthine oxidaseDose-dependent inhibitionDiphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assayDepletion of antioxidantsEndometrial stromaTetrazolium bromide assayReproductive ageMAIN OUTCOMEPathologic conditionsThymidine incorporationIncorporation assayMTT proliferationReactive oxygen speciesBromide assayDimethylthiazol-2EndometriosisComparable findingsProliferation