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In a total of 41 endometrial tissue samples, the relationship between telomerase activity and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) labelling index was studied. In samples of endometrium from the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle, telomerase activity was found in 15 out of 17 cases (88%). Two samples from the early proliferative phase showed negative telomerase activity and a low PCNA labelling index. However, three out of 16 samples of early secretory phase endometrium showed telomerase activity and a PCNA labelling index. In mid- to late secretory phase endometrium, in menopausal endometrium and in decidualized endometrium induced by progesterone neither telomerase activity nor PCNA labelling was found. These results suggest that telomerase activity of the endometrium may be correlated with the proliferative potential of the epithelial cells and that its activity may be regulated by oestrogen.
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