Serum levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 are decreased in women receiving oral contraceptives compared with normally menstruating women: Implications in atherosclerosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1480-1488

  Souter, Irene ^a   Janzen, Carla ^a   Martinez Maza, Otoniel ^a   Breen, Elizabeth Crabb ^a   Stanczyk, Frank ^b   Chaudhuri, Gautam ^a   Nathan, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; IL 6; Inflammatory cytokines; Menstrual cycle; Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs); Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (sVCAM 1); TNF

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESTRANOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ZOVIA 1 35;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 18144430293     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.048     Document Type: Article

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