2004
Regulation of Fas ligand expression by vascular endothelial growth factor in endometrial stromal cells in vitro
Berkkanoglu M, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Kayisli U, Selam B, Arici A. Regulation of Fas ligand expression by vascular endothelial growth factor in endometrial stromal cells in vitro. Molecular Human Reproduction 2004, 10: 393-398. PMID: 15073283, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal cell survivalCell survivalStromal cellsVascular endothelial growth factorEndometrial stromal cellsPotent mitogenic cytokineFasL expressionGrowth factorRegulation of FasLApoptotic signalingTranslation levelsFas ligand expressionWestern blot analysisEndothelial growth factorFas receptorFasL levelsBlot analysisFas ligandExpression of FasLConcentration-dependent mannerMitogenic cytokinesEffects of VEGFRegulationExpressionParacrine manner
2003
Apoptosis and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
Garcia-Velasco J, Arici A. Apoptosis and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis. Seminars In Reproductive Medicine 2003, 21: 165-172. PMID: 12917786, DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenesis of endometriosisEndometrial cellsSex steroid modulationDisease-free womenEutopic endometrial cellsBcl-2/BaxEndometriotic implantsSteroid modulationInflammatory environmentInflammatory reactionAbnormal survivalEndometriosisApoptosis-related genesFas ligandPhysiologic processesEarly eventsPathogenesisApoptosis
2002
Structural Differentiation of Human Uterine Luminal and Glandular Epithelium during Early Pregnancy: An Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Study
Demir R, Kayisli U, Celik-Ozenci C, Korgun E, Demir-Weusten A, Arici A. Structural Differentiation of Human Uterine Luminal and Glandular Epithelium during Early Pregnancy: An Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Study. Placenta 2002, 23: 672-684. PMID: 12361686, DOI: 10.1053/plac.2002.0841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlandular epitheliumEarly pregnancyTrophoblastic invasionEarly gestationClear cellsDark cellsImmunoreactivity of PCNAEpithelial cellsEarly human pregnancyHuman endometrial epitheliumApocrine secretory activityEndothelial marker CD31Luminal epithelial cellsEarly gestation periodCell nuclear antigenHuman pregnancyEndometrial cellsMenstrual cycleImmunohistochemical studyEndometrial epitheliumLuminal epitheliumSurface epitheliumProminent nucleoliPregnancyUterine secretions
2001
Regulation of Fas Ligand Expression by Estradiol and Progesterone in Human Endometrium1
Selam B, Kayisli U, Mulayim N, Arici A. Regulation of Fas Ligand Expression by Estradiol and Progesterone in Human Endometrium1. Biology Of Reproduction 2001, 65: 979-985. PMID: 11566716, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.4.979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFasL expressionSteroid hormonesEndometrial cellsHuman endometriumMenstrual cycle-dependent expressionGlandular cellsOvarian steroid hormonesSex steroid hormonesEndometrial glandular cellsLate proliferative phaseStrong FasL expressionFas ligand expressionFasL mRNA expressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisFasL protein expressionMaternal immunotoleranceWestern blot analysisInteraction of FasLFasL immunoreactivityImplantation windowMenstrual cycleHuman Endometrium1Secretory phaseChain reaction analysis
2000
Implantation defect in endometriosis: endometrium or peritoneal fluid.
Selam B, Arici A. Implantation defect in endometriosis: endometrium or peritoneal fluid. Society Of Reproduction And Fertility 2000, 55: 121-8. PMID: 10889841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial receptivityPeritoneal environmentRole of alterationsCytokine concentrationsPeritoneal fluidCell adhesion moleculeEndometriosisClinical observationsHormone analogueDirect actionAdhesion moleculesIron metabolismBiochemical factorsImplantation defectsImplantationWomenRecent studiesFluid microenvironmentPossible mechanismReceptivityEndometriumGonadotrophinDerangement
1998
Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Mor G, Gutierrez L, Eliza M, Kahyaoglu F, Arici A. Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 1998, 40: 89-94. PMID: 9764350, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic diseaseTrophoblastic diseaseFasL expressionImmunobiology of pregnancyMaternal immune responseMaternal immune toleranceMaternal-fetal interfaceReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionNick-end labeling assayFas ligand expressionEnd-labeling assayPaternal alloantigensPathologic placentasImmune toleranceFetal antigensT cellsFas-FasLImmune responseNormal placentaLigand expressionPlacentaHuman placentaParaffin sectionsPathologic states