Gjorgoska M
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· 6 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2026
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Aldo-keto reductase isoforms AKR1C1-3 and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (17β-HSD1 and 17β-HSD2) are key enzymes in steroid metabolism and validated targets in hormone-dependent cancers. METHODS: In this st…
other
2025
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological malignancy, largely due to the advanced stage at diagnosis in most patients. This study investigates whether systemic steroids can serve as biomarkers to distinguish malignant ovaria…
review
2024
Sulfatase (STS) and sulfotransferases (SULT) have important role in the biosynthesis and action of steroid hormones. STS catalyzes the hydrolysis of estrone-sulfate (E1-S) and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), while sulfotransferases…
other
2024
Endometriosis is a complex gynecological pathology with a broad spectrum of symptoms, affecting around 10% of reproductive-aged women. Ovarian cancer (OC) is a heterogeneous disease for which we lack effective diagnostic and therapeutic str…
other
2023
The 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD17B1) has a key role in estrogen biosynthesis as it catalyzes the reduction of estrone to the most potent estrogen, estradiol. Estradiol has a high affinity for estrogen receptors and thus sti…
review
2021
Ovarian cancer is a heterogeneous disease affecting the aging ovary, in concert with a complex network of cells and signals, together representing the ovarian tumor microenvironment. As in the "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment, the con…