Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Are Up-Regulated in a Mouse Model of Endometriosis

Abstract

Endometriosis is a debilitating disease characterized by the growth of ectopic endometrial tissue. It is widely accepted that angiogenesis plays an integral part in the establishment and growth of endometriotic lesions. Recent data from a variety of angiogenesis-dependent diseases suggest a critical role of bone marrow–derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in neovascularization. In this study the of and endothelial cells in a of of in the of that a the of endometriotic and of In a bone endothelial cells endometriotic by and of the angiogenesis an of data an role bone marrow–derived endothelial cells in the of and the of a this Endometriosis is a debilitating disease characterized by the growth of ectopic endometrial tissue. It is widely accepted that angiogenesis plays an integral part in the establishment and growth of endometriotic lesions. Recent data from a variety of angiogenesis-dependent diseases suggest a critical role of bone marrow–derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in neovascularization. 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