Influence of obesity on soluble endoglin and transforming growth factor β1 in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Background: Chronic low-grade inflammation is a common feature of obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). There is dysregulation of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 in women with PCOS, soluble endoglin (sEng) is a non-signaling coreceptor of the TGF-β modulating its responses. We aimed for...

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Main Authors: Nearmeen M. Rashad, Abdelaziz I. Amin, Ayman E. Ali, Manar H. Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110569018301614