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Methods for Studying Endometrial Pathology and the Potential of Atomic Force Microscopy in the Research of Endometrium.

Agnieszka Kurek, Estera Kłosowicz, Kamila Sofińska, Robert Jach, Jakub Barbasz

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Agnieszka KurekJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0088-2475
Estera KłosowiczDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jagiellonian University, Golebia 24, 31-007 Krakow, Poland.
Kamila SofińskaM. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Lojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5179-2667
Robert JachDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jagiellonian University, Golebia 24, 31-007 Krakow, Poland.
Jakub BarbaszJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endometrium lines the uterine cavity, enables implantation of the embryo, and provides an environment for its development and growth. Numerous methods, including microscopic and immunoenzymatic techniques, have been used to study the properties of the cells and tissue of the endometrium to understand changes during, e.g., the menstrual cycle or implantation. Taking into account the existing state of knowledge on the endometrium and the research carried out using other tissues, it can be concluded that the mechanical properties of the tissue and its cells are crucial for their proper functioning. This review intends to emphasize the potential of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in the research of endometrium properties. AFM enables imaging of tissues or single cells, roughness analysis, and determination of the mechanical properties (Young's modulus) of single cells or tissues, or their adhesion. AFM has been previously shown to be useful to derive force maps. Combining the information regarding cell mechanics with the alternations of cell morphology or gene/protein expression provides deeper insight into the uterine pathology. The determination of the elastic modulus of cells in pathological states, such as cancer, has been proved to be useful in diagnostics.

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Biomedical ResearchCell ShapeEndometriumFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansMicroscopy, Atomic ForceSpectrum AnalysisAFMatomic force microscopycellendometriosisendometriumtissue propertiesuterus

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PMID33499261
PMCPMC7911798

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