Mifepristone attenuates human chorionic gonadotropin-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation, cyclooxygenase-2, and prostaglandin E2 production in human granulosa luteal cells

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1522-1529

  Tsai, Eing Mei ^a,b   Chan, Te Fu ^a,b   Chen, Yung Hung ^b   Hsu, Shih Cheng ^b   Chuang, Chiao Ya ^a   Lee, Jau Nan ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cyclooxygenase 2; ERK; granulosa luteal cells; human chorionic gonadotropin; Mifepristone; prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LUTEAL CELL; MALE INFERTILITY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERAPY EFFECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; LUTEAL CELLS; MIFEPRISTONE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 43549085728     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.053     Document Type: Article

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