title: Matrix metalloproteinases are elevated in the urine of patients with endometriosis.
abstract: In a prospective, blinded, longitudinal study MMP-2, MMP-9, and MMP-9/neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin were significantly more likely to be detected in the urine of patients with endometriosis than in controls.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik und Geburtshilfe, Charité, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany. christian.becker@obs-gyn.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Christian M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Gwendolyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Exarhopoulos
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mechsner
authors.forename: Andreas D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ebert
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zurakowski
authors.forename: Marsha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000652:urine; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000652:urine; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D015854:Up-Regulation; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9