Leptin receptor is induced in endometriosis and leptin stimulates the growth of endometriotic epithelial cells through the JAK2/STAT3 and ERK pathways

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 160-168

  Oh, Hoon Kyu ^a   Choi, Youn Seok ^a   Yang, Yeong In ^b   Kim, Ji Hyun ^b   Leung, Peter C K ^c   Choi, Jung Hye ^b  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; ERK; Jak2 stat3; Leptin; Leptin receptor

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; JANUS KINASE 2; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N BENZYL 2 CYANO 3 (3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ACRYLAMIDE; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; JANUS KINASE 2; LEPTIN; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; STROMAL CELLS; TYRPHOSTINS;

EID: 84876500429     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gas055     Document Type: Article

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