… of putative stem/reservoir cells that support growth exists within the leiomyoma. In support
of this hypothesis, the Hoechst-stained cells contained a small fraction of SP cells that were …

… a myometrial stem cell or simply support already existing leiomyoma stem-progenitor … stem
cells markers CD49b and CD34 in leiomyoma SP cells compared with main population cells…

… of stem cells and their paracrine interactions with more differentiated cell populations within
leiomyoma has … therapeutics that temper leiomyoma growth and those that eradicate them. …

… with somatic stem cell self-renewal and cell growth by the … By characterizing the putative
leiomyoma stem cell population, … These cells are likely to be vulnerable to developing mutations …

… These observations indicate that unique interactions exist between β-catenin activation,
estrogen and progesterone action, and growth via stem cell renewal; we hypothesize that these …

… There is increasing evidence that steroid hormones are the most important regulators affecting
the growth of leiomyomas [65]. Growth of leiomyoma stem cells requires the presence of …

… leiomyoma stem cells … of leiomyoma cells, including leiomyoma stem cells, as well as
evidence on the importance of IGF2 signaling and IR-A in leiomyoma stem cells and tumor growth. …

… may help establish the missing link between the development of treatments designed to
stop the growth of leiomyomas and therapies devised to eliminate them. Therefore, this study …

… Moreover, MyoF stem cells grow faster than MyoN in vitro and expressed altered levels of DNA
… that notion, as growth factors and inflammation promote stem cell expansion and mediate …

… leiomyoma cells exhibiting stem cell characteristics. However, unless mixed with mature
myometrial cells, these leiomyoma side population cells … hormones on leiomyoma growth (19). …