M. Cecilia Johnson
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· 7 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2017
STUDY QUESTION: How does hCG signal in human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and what is its role in regulating ESC function? SUMMARY ANSWER: hCG signaling in ESCs activates the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (Erk1…
lab-animal
2015
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, pro-inflammatory and invasive benign disease estrogen dependent, abnormally express in endometria the enzyme P450Arom, positively regulated by steroid factor-1 (SF-1). Our objective was to study the nuclear protei…
observational
2014
BACKGROUND: The clinical manifestations of endometriosis are infertility, dysmenorrhea, sexuality disturbances, and chronic pelvic pain. It is the cause of 30 to 50% of infertility cases. In developed countries, the prevalence of endometrio…
lab-animal
2010
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of peritoneal fluid from women with (PF-E) and without (PF-C) endometriosis on P(450)Arom expression in endometrial cells. DESIGN: Experimental study. SETTING: University research unit. PATIENT(S): Forty wo…
observational
2009
In order to investigate the role of the nuclear factor kappaB (NFKB) pathway on gene expression in the eutopic endometrium in endometriosis, and in particular of interleukin-6 (IL6), we evaluated RELA, IkappaB kinase (CHUK), NFKBIA and IL6 …
other
2005
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus. The fragments in normal menstruation are composed of necrotic and living cells, which do not survive in…
other
2004
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a common gynecologic disorder characterized by endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus, is diagnosed by direct visualization of peritoneal and ovarian implants during laparoscopy. AIM: To study the estro…