Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis and Adenomyosis have different genetic pathways

 Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis and Adenomyosis have different genetic pathways By Bahar Yuksel

It is still not defined whether adenomyosis is also a deep endometriosis component or not. In the study conducted by Marshall et al, the researchers compared the gene expression patterns between deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and adenomyosis uteri in order…

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Inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway for the treatment of endometriosis.

Inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway for the treatment of endometriosis. By Dr. Youngran Park

Dr. Matsuzaki et al. (2018) published a paper entitled ‘In vitro and in vivo effects of MK2206 and chloroquine combination therapy on endometriosis’ showing that the efficacy of MK2206, an Akt inhibitor, in combination with chloroquine for inducing autophagy in…

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Autophagy in endometriosis: Friend or foe?  

Autophagy in endometriosis: Friend or foe?   By Dr. Youngran Park

Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent disease and affects an estimated 10% of the female population of reproductive age. Unfortunately, the etiology of endometriosis is not clear. Recently emerging evidence shows that there is a close relationship between endometriosis and autophagy.…

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