Simvastatin induces apoptosis and alters cytoskeleton in endometrial stromal cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3453-3459

  Sokalska, Anna ^a,b   Wong, Donna H ^a   Cress, Amanda ^a   Piotrowski, Piotr C ^c   Rzepczynska, Izabela ^b   Villanueva, Jesus ^a   Duleba, Antoni J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; F ACTIN; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVALONIC ACID; SIMVASTATIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMOR; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOPRENYLATION; LABORATORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MIDDLE AGED; SIMVASTATIN; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 77954911870     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0072     Document Type: Article

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