The extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 triggers angiogenesis in human ectopic endometrial implants by inducing angioblast differentiation and proliferation.
Sefa ArlierWilliam MurkOzlem Guzeloglu-KayisliNihan SemerciKellie LarsenMehmet S TabakAydin AriciFrederick SchatzCharles J LockwoodUmit Ali KayisliPublished in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2017)
Enhanced ERK1/2 activity in angioblasts by such peritoneal factors as VEGF, E2 induces proliferation to trigger ectopic endometrial angiogenesis.