Decreased tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase in the endometrium of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate: A role for altered endometrial matrix metalloproteinase/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase balance in the pathogenesis of abnormal uterine bleeding?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1189-1198

  Vincent, A J ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Ostor A ^b   Rogers, P A W ^c   Affandi, B ^d   Kovacs, G ^e   Salamonsen, L A ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; Leukocytes; Matrix metalloproteinase 9; Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; Uterine bleeding

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GELATINASE B; GESTAGEN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENESIS; STROMA; T LYMPHOCYTE; UTERUS BLEEDING; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0036099773     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.5.1189     Document Type: Article

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