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Suppression of matrix metalloproteinases inhibits establishment of ectopic lesions by human endometrium in nude mice.
K L Bruner, … , F Gorstein, K G Osteen
K L Bruner, … , F Gorstein, K G Osteen
Published June 15, 1997
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1997;99(12):2851-2857. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI119478.
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Suppression of matrix metalloproteinases inhibits establishment of ectopic lesions by human endometrium in nude mice.

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Matrix metalloproteinases of the stromelysin family are expressed in the human endometrium as a consequence of cellular events during the menstrual cycle that require extracellular matrix remodeling. We have recently documented the presence of these enzymes in lesions of endometriosis, a benign disease that presents as persistent ectopic sites of endometrial tissue, usually within the peritoneal cavity. Endometriosis can develop after retrograde menstruation of endometrial tissue fragments, and establishment of ectopic sites within the peritoneal cavity requires breakdown of extracellular matrix. To examine whether matrix metalloproteinases might contribute to the steroid-dependent epidemiology and cellular pathophysiology of endometriosis, we have developed an experimental model of endometriosis using athymic nude mice as recipients of human endometrial tissue. Our results demonstrate that estrogen treatment of human endometrial tissue in organ culture maintains secretion of matrix metalloproteinases, and promotes establishment of ectopic peritoneal lesions when injected into recipient animals. In contrast, suppressing metalloproteinase secretion in vitro with progesterone treatment, or blocking enzyme activity with a natural inhibitor of metalloproteinases, inhibits the formation of ectopic lesions in this experimental model.

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K L Bruner, L M Matrisian, W H Rodgers, F Gorstein, K G Osteen

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