Expression of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 in red and black endometriotic lesions.
This immunohistochemical study shows that platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), known to play a role in neoangiogenesis and vascular development, is strongly and homogeneously expressed in endothelial cells lining blood vessels from red and black pelvic endometriotic lesions. The distribution of PECAM-1 within the stroma of the lesions was similar to that found in the corresponding eutopic endometrium, regardless of the phase of the cycle.
Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Anne
A
Van Langendonckt
Julie
J
Eggermont
Françoise
F
Casanas-Roux
H Elène
HE
Scholtes
Jacques
J
Donnez
D004715:Endometriosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1