Reduction of estrogen production by interleukin-6 in a human granulosa tumor cell line may have implications for endometriosis-associated infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1086-1092

  Deura, Imari ^a   Harada, Tasuku ^a   Taniguchi, Fuminori ^a   Iwabe, Tomio ^a   Izawa, Masao ^a   Terakawa, Naoki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Endometriosis; Granulosa cells; IL 6; Infertility

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 17444372669     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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