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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Antiangiogenic agents are effective inhibitors of endometriosis |
Author: | Hull, M. Charnock-Jones, D. Chan, C. Bruner-Tran, K. Osteen, K. Tom, B. Fan, T.P. Smith, S. |
Citation: | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2003; 88(6):2889-2899 |
Publisher: | The Endocrine Society |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 0021-972X 1945-7197 |
Statement of Responsibility: | M. Louise Hull, D. Stephen Charnock-Jones, Clement L. K. Chan, Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Kevin G. Osteen, Brian D. M. Tom, Tai-Ping D. Fan, and Stephen K. Smith |
Abstract: | Endometriosis is a disease in which the lining of the uterus (endometrium), shed at the time of menstruation, becomes established at sites such as the peritoneum and ovaries. These explants develop a rich blood supply that enables them to survive and grow. We hypothesized that inhibitors of angiogenesis would prevent this growth by disrupting sensitive vessels supplying endometriotic lesions. Vessels sensitive to angiogenic antagonism have few associations with pericyte cells. The vessels supplying human endometriotic lesions were immunohistochemically characterized and found to be predominantly pericyte free. A model in which human endometrium is implanted into nude mice was used to test the effects of two antagonists of the angiogenic growth factor, vascular endothelial cell growth factor A. Soluble truncated receptor (flt-1; P = 0.002) and an affinity-purified antibody to human vascular endothelial cell growth factor A (P = 0.03) significantly inhibited the growth of nude mouse explants. Pericyte-free vessels were shown to supply endometrial lesions in nude mice and were disrupted in lesions taken from soluble flt-1-treated mice. In summary, antiangiogenic agents inhibited the growth of explants in an in vivo model of endometriosis by disrupting the vascular supply, and this effect is likely to apply to the human disease. These findings suggest that antiangiogenic agents may provide a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of endometriosis. |
Keywords: | Endometrium Blood Vessels Animals Humans Mice Mice, Nude Rats Rats, Wistar Endometriosis Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 Angiogenesis Inhibitors Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Endothelial Growth Factors Antibodies Lymphokines Solubility Female |
Rights: | Copyright © 2003 by The Endocrine Society |
DOI: | 10.1210/jc.2002-021912 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021912 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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