Ferreira-Dias G

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus
review 2026
The Journal of reproduction and development ·doi:10.1262/jrd.2025-103

Endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the mare endometrium characterized by progressive fibrosis and glandular alterations that impair uterine function and fertility. Its pathogenesis involves persistent inflammation, the acti…

lab-animal 2026
Theriogenology ·doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117680

Equine endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition with fibrosis being one of the most significant characteristics. A growing body of evidence indicates the critical role of interleukin (IL)-17 in fibrotic disorders. However, its exact…

lab-animal 2025
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-025-20152-0

Mare endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the endometrium, primarily characterized by fibrosis, involving interactions among fibroblasts, immune cells, and epithelial cells regulated by cytokines and growth factors. T helper …

lab-animal 2024
Reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.repbio.2024.100962

A reduction in myometrial contractile activity can lead to inadequate cleaning of the uterine lumen, resulting in persistent endometritis and potentially endometrosis in mares. Oxytocin (OXT) is a key hormonal regulator of myometrial contra…

lab-animal 2024
BMC veterinary research ·doi:10.1186/s12917-024-04384-2

BACKGROUND: Endometrosis (chronic degenerative endometritis) results in morphological changes in the equine endometrium and impairs its secretory function. However, the effect of this condition on the myometrium remains unclear. Lysophospha…

lab-animal 2023
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42149-3

Mare endometrial fibrosis (endometrosis), is one of the main causes of equine infertility. Despite the high prevalence, both ethology, pathogenesis and the nature of its progression remain poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that m…

lab-animal 2020
Frontiers in veterinary science ·doi:10.3389/fvets.2020.00631

Collagen fibers and inflammatory cells are the basis for jenny endometrium Kenney and Doig's classification developed for the mare. The infiltration of a large number of eosinophils in the jenny endometrium is intriguing. Eosinophil and fib…

other 2020
BMC veterinary research ·doi:10.1186/s12917-020-02562-6

BACKGROUND: Equine endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition, described as endometrial fibrosis that forms in the stroma, under the basement membrane and around the endometrial glands. The role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in the d…

lab-animal 2019
Domestic animal endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2018.10.004

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has contradictory effects in many organs. It may have proinflammatory, anti-inflammatory, or anti-fibrotic roles, depending on the type of receptors to which it binds. By signaling through its receptors EP2 and EP4, …

review 2014
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene ·doi:10.1111/rda.12397

Endometrosis is a degenerative chronic process, characterized by paramount fibrosis development in mare endometrium. This condition is one of the major causes of subfertility/infertility in mares. As in other organs, fibrosis might be a pat…