Thomas Karn

ORCID: 0000-0002-3264-6573 · 7 papers in corpus · active 2006-2009

Study types

  • article 6
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 6
  • mesh:D004715 4
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2009
·doi:10.1055/s-0029-1186175

Sphingolipids are important constituents of cell membranes, which play key roles as regulatory molecules for various cellular functions. Sphingosine-1-phosphate produced by sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1) promotes cell proliferation, regulates…

article 2008
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590802242694

Membrane proteins of the claudin superfamily are important components of cellular tight and adherens junctions. Although their exact function remains unclear, these proteins may play a role in tissue remodeling, a process which is associate…

article 2008
·doi:10.1055/s-2008-1038849

Cytokeratins are a multigene family of polypeptides expressed in distinct combinations along the various routes of epithelial differentiation. In endometrial cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia/cervical squamous cell carcinoma, th…

other 2007
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.128

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the expression of WNT7A in human eutopic and ectopic endometrium. DESIGN: Experimental study using real-time polymerase chain reaction, laser microdissection, in situ hybridization, and immunofluorescence. SETTI…

article 2007
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.1080/09513590701556921

BACKGROUND: The metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteolytic enzymes involved in tissue remodeling and cell migration. Endometrial tissue remodeling proceeds during the menstrual cycle and requires a temporary and spatially balance…

article 2006
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1533
article 2006
·doi:10.1055/s-2006-952247

Peritoneum und das innere Genitale der Frau stammen beide vom embryonalen Zölomepithel ab. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist eine Hypothese zur Entstehung der Endometriose, dass sich diese durch Metaplasie aus dem Peritoneum entwickelt. In der emb…