Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor retards the development of endometriosis

Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor retards the development of endometriosis

Abstract Background Women with endometriosis have been shown to have a reduced vagal tone as compared with controls and vagotomy promoted while vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) decelerated the progression of endometriosis in mice. Extensive research also has shown that the activation of the cholinergic...

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Main Authors: Meihua Hao, Xishi Liu, Sun-Wei Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Subjects:
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Endometriosis
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiation
Fibrogenesis
Smooth muscle metaplasia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-022-00955-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-022-00955-w

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