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Mouse Model of Surgically-induced Endometriosis by Auto-transplantation of Uterine Tissue
Published on: January 6, 2012
Capsaicin inhibits proliferation of endometriotic cells in vitro
Yan Wu1, Anna Starzinski-Powitz, Sun-Wei Guo
1Taussig Cancer Center, Center for Hematology and Oncology Molecular Therapeutics, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
|April 9, 2008
Abstract:
Treatment of immortalized stromal-like and epithelial-like endometriotic cells with capsaicin resulted in inhibition of proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, endometriotic cells are more sensitive to capsaicin treatment than immortalized endometrial cells, suggesting that capsaicin may be an admissible drug candidate for treating endometriosis.
