The dilemma of autophagy and its role in endometriosis

The dilemma of autophagy and its role in endometriosis By Eylül GÜN

Autophagy is a mechanism for cell survival under metabolic stress that involves the degradation and recycling of intracellular components. Multiple genes actively control this process. Among these, the initiation stage of autophagosome formation is regulated by the gene Beclin-1 and…

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Autophagy, proteolysis and Endometriosis

Autophagy, proteolysis and Endometriosis By Kasthuri Nair

Sui et al., a group of researchers from the Qiqihar Medical University and Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, recently published in Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. The piece titled “Expression and significance of autophagy genes LC3, Beclin1 and MMP-2 in endometriosis”…

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