Increased expression of antimüllerian hormone and its receptor in endometriosis

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 101; no. 5; pp. 1353 - 1358
• Main Authors: Carrarelli, Patrizia, Rocha, Ana Luiza Lunardi, Belmonte, Giuseppe, Zupi, Errico, Abrão, Mauricio Simoẽs, Arcuri, Felice, Piomboni, Paola, Petraglia, Felice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Adult; AMH; AMHRII; Anti-Mullerian Hormone - biosynthesis; Anti-Mullerian Hormone - blood; Biomarkers - blood; Biomarkers - metabolism; endometriosis; Endometriosis - diagnosis; Endometriosis - metabolism; Endometriosis - surgery; Endometrium - metabolism; Endometrium - pathology; Female; Gene Expression Regulation; Humans; Internal Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; ovarian and deep endometriosis; Prospective Studies; Receptors, Peptide - biosynthesis; Receptors, Peptide - blood; Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta - biosynthesis; Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta - blood; TGF-β superfamily; Young Adult; endometriosis; AMH; AMHRII; TGF-β superfamily; ovarian and deep endometriosis

To evaluate antimüllerian hormone (AMH) and AMH receptor II (AMHRII) mRNA and protein expression in endometrium and in ovarian or deep lesions of women with endometriosis. Prospective study. University hospitals in Italy and Brazil. Patients with endometriosis (n = 55) and healthy women (n = 45). Sp...