Similar to tumor metastases, endometriotic implants require neovascularization to establish, grow, and invade. The peritoneal environment is ideally suited to provide a proangiogenic milieu. Nevertheless, endometriotic lesions are found only in a minority of reproductive-age women (similar to10%) with retrograde menstruation. In this paper, we review the major cytokines, growth factors, steroid hormones, and eicosanoids responsible for angiogenesis in endometriosis. We postulate that interference with angiogenic principles expressed in the peritoneum may constitute novel therapeutic opportunities for the prevention, amelioration, or treatment of pelvic endometriosis.
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Baker, VL
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Chao, VA
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Chao, VA
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Murai, JT
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Murai, JT
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Zaloudek, CJ
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Zaloudek, CJ
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Taylor, RN
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Baker, VL
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Chao, VA
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Chao, VA
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Murai, JT
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Murai, JT
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Zaloudek, CJ
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
Zaloudek, CJ
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Taylor, RN
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UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USAUNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, CTR REPROD ENDOCRINOL, SCH MED M1489, DEPT OBSTET GYNECOL & REPROD SCI, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA