Françoise Casanas-Roux

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus
observational 2013

1To whom correspondence should be addressed Angiogenesis is likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. According to the transplantation theory, when the exfoliated endometrium is attached to the periton-eal layer, the estab…

lab-animal 2004
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deh182

BACKGROUND: Pelvic endometriotic lesions are often laden with hemosiderin. In order to investigate the potential source of such iron deposits, we examined whether the seric and erythrocyte fractions of menstrual effluent might influence the…

other 2004
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.075

This immunohistochemical study shows that platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), known to play a role in neoangiogenesis and vascular development, is strongly and homogeneously expressed in endothelial cells lining blood v…

review 2003
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(02)00054-2

The diagnosis of peritoneal endometriosis at the time of laparoscopy is often made by the observation of typically puckered black or bluish lesions. There are also numerous subtle appearances of peritoneal endometriosis. The lesions are fre…

observational 2002
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03346-0

OBJECTIVE: To examine the possible involvement of iron in the physiopathology of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of gynecology in a university hospital. PATIENT(S): Seventy patients undergoing laparoscopy. …

review 2002
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)02959-x

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature associating pelvic endometriosis with oxidative stress and to discuss the potential causes and consequences of a pro-oxidant environment in the peritoneal cavity. DESIGN: Literature survey. RESULT(S): S…

observational 2002
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03211-3

OBJECTIVE: To test whether hemoglobin may accumulate in the peritoneal cavity in case of endometriosis and to assess whether heme oxygenases (HO), detoxifying heme, are expressed in ectopic endometrium and peritoneal cells. DESIGN: Prospec…