Oestrogen-induced angiogenesis promotes adenomyosis by activating the Slug-VEGF axis in endometrial epithelial cells

Adenomyosis is an oestrogen-dependent disease characterized by the invasion of endometrial epithelial cells into the myometrium of uterus, and angiogenesis is thought to be required for the implantation of endometrial glandular tissues during the adenomyotic pathogenesis. In this study, we demonstra...

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Main Authors: Huang, Tze-Sing, Chen, Yi-Jen, Chou, Teh-Ying, Chen, Chih-Yao, Li, Hsin-Yang, Huang, Ben-Shian, Tsai, Hsiao-Wen, Lan, Hsin-Yi, Chang, Cheng-Hsuan, Twu, Nae-Fang, Yen, Ming-Shyen, Wang, Peng-Hui, Chao, Kuan-Chong, Lee, Chun-Chung, Yang, Muh-Hwa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124020/