Abnormal placentation is considered as an underlying cause of various pregnancy
complications such as miscarriage, preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, the …

BACKGROUND The existence of stem/progenitor cells in the endometrium was postulated
many years ago, but the first functional evidence was only published in 2004. The …

Decidualization denotes the transformation of endometrial stromal fibroblasts into
specialized secretory decidual cells that provide a nutritive and immunoprivileged matrix …

Tissue homeostasis over the life of an organism relies on both self-renewal and multipotent
differentiation of stem cells. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in a hypoxic bone …

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is recognized as a steroid-dependent disorder; however, the
precise roles of nuclear receptors (NRs) in steroid responsiveness and other signaling …

Therapy resistance and tumour relapse after drug therapy are commonly explained by
Darwinian selection of pre-existing drug-resistant, often stem-like cancer cells resulting from …

Over the years, anthropogenic factors have led to cadmium (Cd) accumulation in the
environment causing various health problems in humans. Although Cd is not a Fenton-like …

The traditional view of hematopoiesis has been that all the cells of the peripheral blood are
the progeny of a unitary homogeneous pool of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Recent …

Rare cells with adult stem cell activity were recently discovered in human endometrium.
Endometrial stem/progenitor cell candidates include epithelial, mesenchymal and …

The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis has gained significant recognition as a descriptor of
tumorigenesis. Additionally, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are known to promote …