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We used an animal model to study uterine leiomyoma in the context of pregnancy-associated changes in gene expression and to determine how they might modulate tumor growth. Spontaneous tumors and normal myometrium were collected from Eker rats and compared with myometrial samples from pregnant animals. A leiomyoma-derived cell line was also used to assess pregnancy-related changes in gene expression and to determine the impact of signaling by the oxytocin receptor. Eker rat leiomyomas expressed several pregnancy-related genes, including connexin 43, oxytocin receptor (OTR), and cyclooxygenase (COX)-1; however, the tumors did not express COX-2, which is expressed in the parturient myometrium. The leiomyoma-derived cell lines also expressed OTR, which responds to estrogen, binds to oxytocin, and exhibits a calcium flux when stimulated with oxytocin. The OTR signaling mediated by oxytocin inhibited estrogen-stimulated growth of leiomyoma cells. Leiomyoma cells expressed many genes of the parturient myometrium, including OTRs, but were deficient in COX-2 expression. Signaling via the OTR appears to inhibit estrogen-induced cell proliferation, suggesting that signaling by this receptor might help mediate the protective effect of pregnancy on this disease.
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PMID:Uterine leiomyomas express myometrial contractile-associated proteins involved in pregnancy-related hormone signaling. 1251 88

Leiomyoma is a monoclonal benign tumor. It is often located in the muscle layer of the uterus in women of reproductive age. Its growth is accelerated by pregnancy and hormonal therapy. Its growth also depends on the concentration of sex hormones. Growth factors and cytokines may also participate in the formation of leiomyomas. The modulation of mitotic activity and abnormal extracellular matrix production are key elements of tumor growth. Elements of the TGFbeta superfamily are crucial factors in the proliferation of neoplasmic cells. TGF-beta1 and -beta3 stimulate the synthesis of various components of the extracellular matrix, but they also down-regulate the synthesis of proteinases which degrade the matrix, often leading to excessive overdeposition of connective tissue. Collagen types 1 and 3 are the main structural components of the extracellular matrix. The biosynthesis of collagens requires, among others, the action of procollagen C-endopeptidase, a protein of the BMP-1/mTLD subfamily. BMP-1/mTLD-like proteinases remove the carboxyl propeptides of procollagens 1, 2, and 3. Removal of the C-propeptides decreases the solubility of procollagens about 1000-fold to a concentration critical for their spontaneous self-assembly to collagen fibrils. Different substrates of BMP-1/mTLD are prolysyl oxidase, gamma2 chain of prolaminin, procollagen type VII, miostatin, dentin matrix protein 1, and perlekan. Due to the activation of various substrates by BMP-1/mTLDs, they are important regulators of the production of the extracellular matrix and its quality as well as of antiangiogenic responses by producing a factor from the basal membrane compound called perlekan. The BMP-1/mTLDs influence the formation of dorsal ventral patterning in embryos by releasing BMP-2/4 from the inhibitory protein chordin. Another aspect is induction of the development of muscle and neural tissue by activation of GDF8 and GDF11 as well as the regulation of growth and cell proliferation by releasing TGF-beta1 and -beta3 from latent complexes. Another yet poorly understood aspect is the evolution of neoplastic cells based on other than molecular genetic mechanisms. The detectable karyotype anomalies in tumor cells constitute just 40%. Therefore in this review the possible roles of extracellular matrix compounds and regulatory factors in the pathology of leiomyoma are discussed.
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PMID:[Molecular characteristics of leiomyoma uteri based on selected compounds of the extracellular matrix]. 1846 78

Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor. Intra-venous extensions of these tumors occur due to tumor growth within uterine vein or lymphatic vessels. In rare cases, intracaval and intracardiac extension can also be seen. Clinical suspicion of this disease should become certain by use of imaging techniques. While the treatment is complete resection of the tumor, one or two-stage surgery can be planned for patient depending on tumor extension and patient's condition. In this report, a 52-year-old woman with a rare presentation of uterine leiomyoma will be discussed. While the tumor was extended toward right atrium, the patient had nonspecific symptoms. By use of two-stage surgery, separated laparotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass, the tumor was completely removed.
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PMID:Management of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of Uterus with Extension to Heart. 2683 87