Luciano Gibran

PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of life, sexual function, anxiety, and depression of women with endometriosis according to pain symptoms and infertility. METHODS: This cross-sectional multicenter study included 229 women with endometriosi…

OBJECTIVE: Previously, lipid nanoparticles (LDE) injected in women with endometriosis were shown to concentrate in the lesions. Here, the safety and feasibility of LDE carrying methotrexate (MTX) to treat deep infiltrating endometriosis was…

Objetivo: O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a expressão gênica e a determinação proteica de receptores de LDL (LDL-R e LRP-1) na lesão de endometriose profunda e comparar com o endométrio de mulheres com e sem endometriose, assim como det…

Gibran L. LDL receptor expression in the cell membrane of foci of deep endometriosis suggests the feasibility of using lipid nanoemulsions as antiproliferative

STUDY QUESTION: Is mRNA expression of LDL receptors altered in deep bowel endometriotic foci? SUMMARY ANSWER: mRNA expression of LDL receptors is up-regulated in deep bowel endometriotic foci of patients with endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN A…

Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial glands and/or stroma outside the uterine cavity, is an estrogen-dependent disease that affects about 10% of reproductive age women. Theories to explain the etiology of endometriosis abou…