Selective progesterone receptor modulators—mechanisms and therapeutic utility

MS Islam, S Afrin, SI Jones, J Segars - Endocrine Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) are a new class of compounds
developed to target the progesterone receptor (PR) with a mix of agonist and antagonist …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance to chemotherapy and hormone therapy in endometrial cancer

P Chaudhry, E Asselin - Endocrine-related cancer, 2009 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in developed countries
and represents the eighth leading cause of cancer related death in women. The growing …

The unique pharmacological characteristics of mifepristone (RU486): from terminating pregnancy to preventing cancer metastasis

J Chen, J Wang, J Shao, Y Gao, J Xu… - Medicinal research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mifepristone (RU486) is a born‐for‐woman molecule discovered three decades ago. Unlike
those antihypertensive and antipsychotic pharmaceutical blockbusters, this abortifacient …

Eupatilin, a dietary flavonoid, induces G2/M cell cycle arrest in human endometrial cancer cells

JH Cho, JG Lee, YI Yang, JH Kim, JH Ahn… - Food and Chemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study is the first to investigate the antiproliferative effect of eupatilin in human
endometrial cancer cells. Eupatilin, a naturally occurring flavonoid isolated from Artemisia …

Inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway reversed progestin resistance in endometrial cancer

C Gu, Z Zhang, Y Yu, Y Liu, F Zhao, L Yin… - Cancer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Progestin resistance is the main obstacle to successful conservative therapy in young
endometrial cancer patients. To investigate the molecular events that lead to progestin …

[HTML][HTML] Progestin resistance and corresponding management of abnormal endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma

M Lv, P Chen, M Bai, Y Huang, L Li, Y Feng, H Liao… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Patients with endometrial hyperplasia (EH) and endometrial cancer (EC)
often fail conservative treatment due to progestin resistance. This article reviews the …

[HTML][HTML] Expression pattern of matrix metalloproteinases in human gynecological cancer cell lines

A Schröpfer, U Kammerer, M Kapp, J Dietl, S Feix… - BMC cancer, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in the degradation of
protein components of the extracellular matrix and thus play an important role in tumor …

[HTML][HTML] DNA damage responses in mammalian oocytes

JK Collins, KT Jones - Reproduction, 2016 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Antiprogestins constitute a group of compounds, developed since the early 1980s, that bind
progesterone receptors with different affinities. The first clinical uses for antiprogestins were …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cells derived from Wharton jelly of the human umbilical cord ameliorate damage to human endometrial stromal cells

X Yang, M Zhang, Y Zhang, W Li, B Yang - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from Wharton jelly
of umbilical cord (WJ-MSCs) on ameliorating damaged human endometrial stromal cells …

[HTML][HTML] Antiprogestins in gynecological diseases

AA Goyeneche, CM Telleria - Reproduction (Cambridge, England), 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antiprogestins constitute a group of compounds, developed since the early 1980s, that bind
progesterone receptors with different affinities. The first clinical uses for antiprogestins were …