Koji Yoshinaga and Estella C. Parrott

Foreword

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: ix. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part I. Overviews: What Is Endometriosis?:

ANA A. MURPHY

Clinical Aspects of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 1-10. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DANIEL W. CRAMER and STACEY A. MISSMER

The Epidemiology of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 11-22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ROBERT L. BARBIERI and STACEY MISSMER

Endometriosis and Infertility: A Cause-Effect Relationship?

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 23-33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part I)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 34-36. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part II. Basic Biology of Endometriosis:

KEVIN G. OSTEEN, KAYLON L. BRUNER-TRAN, NANCY R. KELLER, and ESTHER EISENBERG

Progesterone-Mediated Endometrial Maturation Limits Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Expression in an Inflammatory-like Environment: A Regulatory System Altered in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 37-47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FRANCESCO J. DeMAYO, BIHONG ZHAO, NORIO TAKAMOTO, and SOPHIA Y. TSAI

Mechanisms of Action of Estrogen and Progesterone

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 48-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ROBERT M. BRENNER, NIHAR R. NAYAK, OV D. SLAYDEN, HILARY O. D. CRITCHLEY, and RODNEY W. KELLY

Premenstrual and Menstrual Changes in the Macaque and Human Endometrium: Relevance to Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 60-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SERDAR E. BULUN, SIJUN YANG, ZHOJUAN FANG, BILGIN GURATES, MITSUTOSHI TAMURA, and SIBY SEBASTIAN

Estrogen Production and Metabolism in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 75-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part II)

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Part III. Growth Factors, Cytokines, and Angiogenic Factors:

ROBERT N. TAYLOR, DAN I. LEBOVIC, and MICHAEL D. MUELLER

Angiogenic Factors in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 89-100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AYDIN ARICI

Local Cytokines in Endometrial Tissue: The Role of Interleukin-8 in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 101-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ROBERT M. BIGSBY

Control of Growth and Differentiation of the Endometrium: The Role of Tissue Interactions

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 110-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part III)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 118. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part IV. Matrix Modification in Endometrial Tissue:

PATRICK HENRIET, PATRICIA B. CORNET, PASCALE LEMOINE, CHRISTINE GALANT, CHRISTIAN F. SINGER, PIERRE J. COURTOY, YVES EECKHOUT, and ETIENNE MARBAIX

Circulating Ovarian Steroids and Endometrial Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 119-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KEVIN G. OSTEEN, KAYLON L. BRUNER-TRAN, DAVID ONG, and ESTHER EISENBERG

Paracrine Mediators of Endometrial Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression: Potential Targets for Progestin-Based Treatment of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 139-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KATHY L. SHARPE-TIMMS and KATHRYN E. COX

Paracrine Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 147-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part IV)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 157-158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part V. Immune System and Endometriosis:

NEIL SIDELL, SHOU WEI HAN, and SAMPATH PARTHASARATHY

Regulation and Modulation of Abnormal Immune Responses in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 159-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRANT R. YEAMAN, JANE E. COLLINS, and GILLIAN A. LANG

Autoantibody Responses to Carbohydrate Epitopes in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 174-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NALINI SANTANAM, ANA A. MURPHY, and SAMPATH PARTHASARATHY

Macrophages, Oxidation, and Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 183-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part V)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 199-200. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part VI. Environment and Endometriosis:

SHERRY E. RIER

The Potential Role of Exposure to Environmental Toxicants in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 201-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

WARREN G. FOSTER and SANJAY K. AGARWAL

Environmental Contaminants and Dietary Factors in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 213-229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part VI)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 230-232. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part VII. Genetics and Gene Expression in Endometriosis:

KRINA ZONDERVAN, LON CARDON, RONALD DESROSIERS, DALLAS HYDE, JOSEPH KEMNITZ, KEITH MANSFIELD, JEFF ROBERTS, JOAN SCHEFFLER, DANIEL E. WEEKS, and STEPHEN KENNEDY

The Genetic Epidemiology of Spontaneous Endometriosis in the Rhesus Monkey

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 233-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

JOE LEIGH SIMPSON and FARIDEH Z. BISCHOFF

Heritability and Molecular Genetic Studies of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 239-251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LINDA C. GIUDICE, TRACEY L. TELLES, SHALINI LOBO, and LEE KAO

The Molecular Basis for Implantation Failure in Endometriosis: On the Road to Discovery

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 252-264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRUCE A. LESSEY

Implantation Defects in Infertile Women with Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 265-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LILLIAN MARIE SWIERSZ

Role of Endometriosis in Cancer and Tumor Development

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 281-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part VII)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 293-295. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part VIII. In Vitro and Animal Models of Endometriosis:

CRAIG A. WITZ, HERVE DECHAUD, IRIS A. MONTOYA-RODRIGUEZ, MIKA R. THOMAS, ANITHA S. NAIR, VICTORIA E. CENTONZE, and ROBERT S. SCHENKEN

An In Vitro Model to Study the Pathogenesis of the Early Endometriosis Lesion

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 296-307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASGERALLY T. FAZLEABAS, ALLISON BRUDNEY, BILGIN GURATES, DANIEL CHAI, and SERDAR BULUN

A Modified Baboon Model for Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 308-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KATHY L. SHARPE-TIMMS

Using Rats as a Research Model for the Study of Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 318-327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KAYLON L. BRUNER-TRAN, DEBORAH WEBSTER-CLAIR, and KEVIN G. OSTEEN

Experimental Endometriosis: The Nude Mouse as a Xenographic Host

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 328-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part VIII)

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Part IX. Intervention Strategies:

VALERIE MONTGOMERY RICE

Conventional Medical Therapies for Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 343-352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DAN C. MARTIN

Research Aspects of Endometriosis Surgery

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 353-359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DAVID L. OLIVE and ELIZABETH A. PRITTS

The Treatment of Endometriosis: A Review of the Evidence

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 360-372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KRISTOF CHWALISZ, RAMESH GARG, ROBERT M. BRENNER, GERD SCHUBERT, and WALTER ELGER

Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulators (SPRMs): A Novel Therapeutic Concept in Endometriosis

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 373-388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part IX)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 389-393. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part X. Future Research Directions and Recommendations:

KOJI YOSHINAGA and ESTELLA C. PARROTT

Summary of Future Research Directions and Recommendations

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 394-395. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panel Discussion (Part X)

Ann NY Acad Sci 2002 955: 396-406. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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