Cláudia Scheuer
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· 7 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2022
Endometriosis represents an estrogen-dependent disorder with a complex pathophysiology. Phytochemicals are promising candidates for endometriosis therapy, because they simultaneously target different cellular processes involved in the patho…
lab-animal
2022
Endometriosis develop from shed endometrial fragments via retrograde menstruation. This affects the survival, proliferation and vascularization of the tissue and its final ability to form endometriotic lesions. Within this study, uterine ti…
lab-animal
2019
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Calligonum comosum is a desert plant that is applied in traditional folkloric medicine for the treatment of abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation and menstrual cramps. Moreover, it has been suggested for…
lab-animal
2011
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: 4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol (HBA) is a phenolic plant compound, which has been shown to influence many cellular mechanisms. In the present study, we analysed in vitro and in vivo the anti-angiogenic actions of this pleio…
lab-animal
2008
BACKGROUND: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major component of green tea, is a pleiotropic substance, which may inhibit tumor growth via multiple intracellular signaling pathways. Herein, we studied whether EGCG may also be effective…
lab-animal
2006
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rapamycin is a widely used drug with antifungal, immunosuppressant and antiangiogenic effects. Herein, we studied whether immunosuppressive doses of rapamycin are capable of influencing endometriotic lesions. EXPERI…
lab-animal
2006
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition on the angiogenesis and proliferation of endometrial grafts. DESIGN: Intravital fluorescence microscopic study. SETTING: Institute for Clinical and Ex…