G Loverro
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· 7 papers in corpus
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2006
Endometriosis is an estrogen-correlated benign disease characterized by a marked ability of endometrial-like cells to invade and proliferate outside uterine cavity, resembling for some invasive aspect the cancer growth. The molecular mechan…
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2002
BACKGROUND: Changes in angiogenesis and expression of extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes have been substantiated in tumour changeover and progression. METHODS: Tissues from 44 biopsies of stage III and IV ovarian endometriomas, and 10 …
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2002
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of changes in sex hormones occurring during the menstrual cycle on the redox balance and lipid peroxidation in normal human endometrial cells. Forty women, ages 21-41 yr, who were admitted to the Dep…
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2001
Increased concentrations of TGF-beta 1 in endometriotic tissue are considered important in the pathophysiology of endometrial diseases since TGF-beta 1 may inhibit natural killer activity and induce angiogenesis and proliferation of endomet…
diagnostic-accuracy
2001
Uterine cavity assessment in infertile women: comparison of transvaginal sonography and hysteroscopy
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in detecting uterine cavity abnormalities in infertile patients, with reference to hysteroscopy as the gold standard method. STUDY DESIGN: At the Institute of…
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1999
OBJECTIVES: Endometrial cells may synthetize cytokines and growth factors which may modulate some of the molecular mechanisms of endometrial proliferation and differentiation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We investigated the role of transforming …
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1996
Hysteroscopy is a reliable procedure not only for diagnosis, but also for office treatment of uterine pathologies that, until recently, required general or at least topical anesthesia. The vaginoscopic approach without a speculum and tenacu…