Agnes N. Mwaura
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· 7 papers in corpus
· active 2021-2024
Study types
- article 4
- review 2
- preprint 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 7
- mesh:D004715 3
- adenomyosis 2
- dyspareunia 1
- thoracic_endometriosis 1
- mesh:D004414 1
- die_deep_infiltrating 1
Top journals
- Biology 1
- Biomedicines 1
- Biomolecules 1
- Cells 1
- Diagnostics 1
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preprint
2024
article
2023
BACKGROUND: Membrane type-matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) are a subgroup of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) family and are key molecules in the degradation of the extracellular matrix. Membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-…
review
2023
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common cause of deep dyspareunia, while provoked vestibulodynia is a common cause of superficial dyspareunia. The etiology of dyspareunia in both conditions is multifactorial and may include the role of loca…
article
2022
The TGF-β superfamily members, activins and inhibins, are mainly involved in cell proliferation, cell survival, invasion, immune surveillance, and lesion growth in endometriosis. Herein, we investigated the modulation of the TGF-β type III …
article
2022
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in menstruation and endometriosis; however, the membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) are not well studied in endometriosis and adenomyosis. We analyzed MT2-MMP (MMP15) and…
article
2022
Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium most often in the pelvis. The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily is also involved in the pathogenesis; however, betaglycan (BG, syn. TGF-β type III recep…
review
2021
Thoracic endometriosis (TE) is a rare type of endometriosis, where endometrial tissue is found in or around the lungs and is frequent among extra-pelvic endometriosis patients. Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is the most common form of TE and …