Steroid sulfatase (STS) is involved in estrogen biosynthesis and expressed in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of disease-free and endometriosis patients. The present study was designed to investigate its role in endometriosis development.
Colette, S., Defrere, S., Lousse, J.-C., Van Langendonckt, A., Gotteland, J. P., Loumaye, E., & Donnez, J. (2011). Inhibition of steroid sulfatase decreases endometriosis in an in vivo murine model. Human Reproduction, 26(6), 1362-1370. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/der079 (Original work published 2011)