Aromatase in endometriosis and uterine leiomyomata

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Aromatase expression in endometriosis.

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Aromatase cytochrome P450, the enzyme responsible for estrogen biosynthesis

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Aromatization of Androstenedione by Human Adipose Tissue Stromal Cells in Monolayer Culture*

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A link between breast cancer and local estrogen biosynthesis suggested by quantification of breast adipose tissue aromatase cytochrome P450 transcripts using competitive polymerase chain reaction after reverse transcription.

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Deficient 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Expression in Endometriosis: Failure to Metabolize 17β-Estradiol¹

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Suppression of matrix metalloproteinases inhibits establishment of ectopic lesions by human endometrium in nude mice.

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Treatment of severe postmenopausal endometriosis with an aromatase inhibitor

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Peritoneal fluid concentrations of the cytokine RANTES correlate with the severity of endometriosis

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Ad4BP/SF-1 Regulates Cyclic AMP-induced Transcription from the Proximal Promoter (PII) of the Human Aromatase P450 (CYP19) Gene in the Ovary

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Treatment of endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain with letrozole and norethindrone acetate: a pilot study

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In situ aromatization enhances breast tumor estradiol levels and cellular proliferation.

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Peritoneal Macrophages From Patients With Endometriosis Release Growth Factor Activityin Vitro*

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A link between breast cancer and local estrogen biosynthesis suggested by quantification of breast adipose tissue aromatase cytochrome P450 transcripts using competitive polymerase chain reaction after reverse transcription [published erratum appears in J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1994 Feb;78(2):494]

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In Situ Estrogen Synthesized by Aromatase P450 in Uterine Leiomyoma Cells Promotes Cell Growth Probably Via an Autocrine/Intracrine Mechanism

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Expression of the CYP19 gene and its product aromatase cytochrome P450 in human uterine leiomyoma tissues and cells in culture

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A CRE-like sequence that binds CREB and contributes to cAMP-dependent regulation of the proximal promoter of the human aromatase P450 (CYP19) gene

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Steroid and Growth Factor Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression and Endometriosis

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Estrogen up-regulates cyclooxygenase-2 via estrogen receptor in human uterine microvascular endothelial cells

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Polymerase chain reaction amplification fails to detect aromatase cytochrome P450 transcripts in normal human endometrium or decidua.

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Immunology and endometriosis

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Overexpression of Aromatase P450 in Leiomyoma Tissue Is Driven Primarily through Promoter I.4 of the Aromatase P450 Gene (CYP19)

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Does Disruption of Immune and Endocrine Systems by Environmental Toxins Contribute to Development of Endometriosis?

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Partial purification and amino acid sequence analysis of endometriosis protein-II (ENDO-II) reveals homology with tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1)

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Inhibition of in Situ Expression of Aromatase P450 in Leiomyoma of the Uterus by Leuprorelin Acetate

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Polymerase chain reaction amplification fails to detect aromatase cytochrome P450 transcripts in normal human endometrium or decidua

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Endometriosis is a chronic systemic disease: Clinical challenges and novel innovations

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Comprehensive Review of Uterine Fibroids: Developmental Origin, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

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Epidemiology of Uterine Fibroids

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Estrogen receptors and human disease: an update

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Aromatase inhibitors: the next generation of therapeutics for endometriosis?

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Implications of immune dysfunction on endometriosis associated infertility

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Endometriosis: A Disease That Remains Enigmatic

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The multiple roles of estrogens and the enzyme aromatase.

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Estrogen Receptors and Signaling in Fibroids: Role in Pathobiology and Therapeutic Implications

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Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-κB): An Unsuspected Major Culprit in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis That Is Still at Large?

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Uterine Fibroids: Clinical Manifestations and Contemporary Management

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Progestins Activate the AKT Pathway in Leiomyoma Cells and Promote Survival

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Estrogen mediates inflammatory role of mast cells in endometriosis pathophysiology

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Aromatase inhibitors for uterine fibroids

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Hormone therapy for endometriosis and surgical menopause

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Myomectomy Decreases Abnormal Uterine Peristalsis and Increases Pregnancy Rate

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Novel therapeutic targets to improve IVF outcomes in endometriosis patients: a review and future prospects

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Analysis of Exosomal lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA Expression Profiles and ceRNA Network Construction in Endometriosis

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Aromatase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in endometrial polyps during the menstrual cycle

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