Plasma matrix metalloproteinase activity during the menstrual cycle of healthy ovulatory patients who underwent tubal ligation

Maher A Abdallah; Steven T Nakajima; Paul C Lin; Cicek Gercel-Taylor

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.055

Plasma matrix metalloproteinase activity during the menstrual cycle of healthy ovulatory patients who underwent tubal ligation

Fertil Steril. 2005 Dec;84(6):1766-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.055.

Authors

Maher A Abdallah¹, Steven T Nakajima, Paul C Lin, Cicek Gercel-Taylor

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA. maherabdallah@aol.com

PMID: 16359987
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.055

Abstract

The plasma profiles of active metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 levels during the normal menstrual cycle in ovulating, healthy and tubal ligated patients were studied. The active MMP-1 and MMP-9 plasma levels were found to vary in the menstrual cycle. Active MMP-2 levels, however, are constant during the menstrual cycle.

MeSH terms

Female
Follicular Phase / metabolism
Humans
Luteal Phase / metabolism
Luteolysis / metabolism
Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 / blood
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / blood
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / blood
Matrix Metalloproteinases / blood*
Menstrual Cycle / metabolism*
Ovulation / metabolism
Sterilization, Tubal*

Substances

Matrix Metalloproteinases
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Matrix Metalloproteinase 1