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 findingsProliferationMetformin therapy increases insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in hyperinsulinemic women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Pawelczyk L, Spaczynski RZ, Banaszewska B, Duleba AJ. Metformin therapy increases insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in hyperinsulinemic women with polycystic ovary syndrome. European Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology And Reproductive Biology 2004, 113: 209-213. PMID: 15063962, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.09.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeQuantitative insulin sensitivity check indexInsulin-like growth factorMetformin therapyBody mass indexIGFBP-1Ovary syndromeHyperinsulinemic womenSerum levelsFree insulin-like growth factorTotal IGF-I levelsGlucose/insulin ratioInsulin sensitivity check indexGrowth factorHyperandrogenic PCOS womenIGFBP-1 concentrationsIGFBP-1 levelsFree testosterone indexIGF-I levelsEnd of therapyProtein 1PCOS womenTestosterone indexCompensatory hyperinsulinemiaMass index