title: RETRACTED: Doxycycline alters the expression of matrix metalloproteases in the endometrial cells exposed to ovarian steroids and pro-inflammatory cytokine.
abstract: This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
  
  This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors following an investigation by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) at the Department of Health and Human Services. The investigation confirmed that the data presented has been falsified by the last author.
authors.affiliation: Department of OB/GYN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Rongxiu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of OB/GYN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.affiliation: Department of OB/GYN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address: cheginin@obgyn.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chegini
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2; D004958:Estradiol; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; D004318:Doxycycline