Office of Research on Women's Health

Poster Session Topic List: Approved Poster Presentations

Gene and Protein Expression
Treatment
In-Vitro Drug Studies
Epidemiology/Descriptive Studies
Animal Models
Growth-Related

Gene and Protein Expression

Presenter(s)
Presentation
Abstract
A Al-Hendy M.D, Ph.D. (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) Gene Therapy of Uterine Fibroids: Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of Dominant Negative Estrogen Receptor Inhibits ERE-Reporter Transactivation in Rat and Human Leiomyoma Cells Abstract
A Al-Hendy*, J Chiorini, and G Di Pasquale (Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) Towards Gene Therapy for Uterine Fibroids: Adeno-Associated Virus can Infect Human and Rat Leiomyoma cells Abstract
A Al-Hendy* and SA Salama (Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) A Functional Polymorphism in Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Gene Explains Increased Risk of Uterine Leiomyomas in Black Americans Abstract
SA Salama* and A Al-Hendy (Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) Retinoic Acid Up-Regulates Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Promoters: Potential Mechanism for the Mitogenic Effect of Retinoic Acid on Leiomyomas Cells Abstract
SA Salama* & A Al-Hendy (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Inhibitors and 2-Methoxyestradiol Suppress Leiomyoma Cell Proliferation: Potential Medical Therapy for Uterine Fibroids Abstract
SA Salama*, H SL, HQ Wang, J Tenhunen, and A Al-Hendy (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) Hormonal Regulation of Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Activity in Uterine Leiomyoma Abstract
M Kamel*, SA Salama, G Christman and A Al-Hendy (Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch) Uterine Fibroids Gene Therapy: Adenovirus-Mediated Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase/Ganciclovir Treatment Inhibits Growth of Human and Rat Leiomyoma Cells Abstract
AG Imir, Z Lin, H Utsunomiya, S Deb, B Yilmaz, SE Bulun (Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology) Aromatase Expression in Uterine Leiomyomata is Regulated by Alternative Promoters Abstract

Treatment

Presenter(s)
Presentation
Abstract
SH Eisinger,* T Bonfiglio, K Fiscella, S Meldrum, DS Guzick. (University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry) Twelve Month Safety and Efficacy of Low Dose Mifepristone for Uterine Fibroids Abstract
OC Smart*, JT Hindley, WM Gedroyc, L Regan (St Mary’s Hospital and Imperial College School of Medicine, London.) MR Guided Focused Ultrasound of Uterine Fibroids: The Effects of GnRH Analogue Pre-Treatment Abstract
J Seibel-Seamon, A Ness, J Goldberg (Jefferson Medical College Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philadelphia, PA) Uterine fibroid embolization complications in the scientific literature and the FDA’s MAUDE database Abstract

In Vitro Drug Studies

Presenter(s)
Presentation
Abstract
R Nowak*, P Low, J Wubben, and R Belton, Jr. (Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois) Halofuginone Inhibits Proliferation and Collagen Production by Leiomyoma Smooth Muscle Cells Abstract
A Shushan*, N Rojansky, N Laufer, BY Klein and H Ben-Bassat (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel) New EGF Receptor Inhibitors and Genistein for the Non-surgical Treatment of Leiomyomas Abstract
H-J Tang, K Martel, JM Stribley, GM Christman* (Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Univ of Michigan) The Effect of Resveratrol on Proliferation and Apoptosis in Uterine Leiomyoma Cells Abstract

Epidemiology/Descriptive Studies

Presenter(s)
Presentation
Abstract
JV Bromberg, J Goldberg*, K Rychlak, L Weinstein (Jefferson Fibroid Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA) The Effect of Uterine Fibroids on Pregnancy Outcomes Abstract
J Goldberg*, A Bussard, J McNeil, J Diamond (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA) Cost and Reimbursement for Three Fibroid Treatments: Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, and Uterine Fibroid Embolization Abstract
*D’Aloisio AA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Baird DD, Dunson DB Association of Alcohol Intake With Incidence of Uterine Fibroids Abstract
G Wegienka*, S Havstad, M Jankowski (Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan) Estimating Incident Uterine Leiomyoma Diagnosis in an HMO Abstract
G Wegienka*, DD Baird, DS Cousins (Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan) Self-report of Uterine Leiomyoma Size Versus Ultrasound Evidence Abstract
M Kuppermann*, LA Learman, E Gates, C Wassel Fyr, J Lewis, AE Washington (UCSF) Health-Related Quality of Life and other Predictors of Hysterectomy Use in a Diverse Population of Women with Fibroids Abstract

Animal Models

Presenter(s)
Presentation
Abstract
FS Khan, C Moor, GB Hubbard (Department of Pathology, West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV) Chromosomal Analyses of Leiomyoma from the Nonhuman Primates: The Chimpanzee and Macaque Abstract
FS Khan, GB Hubbard (Department of Pathology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV) Characterization of Uterine Leiomyoma in the Nonhuman Primate: The Baboon Abstract
NG Manning, N Spoelstra, KB Horwitz, AP Bradford, KR Shroyer, and JK Richer*(Dept of Medicine, Div of Endocrinology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center) ZEB1 in Normal Myometrium, Leiomyomas and Leiomyosarcomas Abstract
K Mozzachio*, AB Moore, N Clayton, G Kissling, and D Dixon (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, RTP, NC) Estrogen Receptor-Alpha (ER- á) Immunoexpression in Uterine Leiomyomas and Matched Myometria in Potbellied Pigs (Sus scrofa) Abstract

Growth Related

Presenter(s)
Presentation
Abstract
BJ Davis, KT Miner*, KE Haneke, HL Vahdat, PE Blackshear, DD Baird, and SD Peddada (NIEHS, RTP, NC) Assessment of Uterine Leiomyomas in the Fibroid Growth Study (FGS) using Histological Sampling Methods Abstract
JP Guyon*, S Aylward, KE Haneke, HL Vahdat, K Miner, SD Peddada, BJ Davis (ILS, Inc., RTP, NC) Volume Estimation and Tracking Over Time (VETOT): Framework and application to the Fibroid Growth Study (FGS) Abstract
KE Haneke*, BJ Davis, SD Peddada, K Miner, DD Baird, HL Vahdat, JP Guyon, M Wood, R Semelka, A Kowalik, JC Barrett (ILS, Inc., RTP, NC) The Fibroid Growth Study (FGS): General Overview Abstract

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