Vega M

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus
2022
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms23042124

Nerve growth factor (NGF) and its high-affinity receptor TRKA are overexpressed in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) displaying a crucial role in the disease progression. Otherwise, NGF interacts with its low-affinity receptor P75, activating…

review 2019
Frontiers in oncology ·doi:10.3389/fonc.2019.00913

Angiogenesis, or generation of new blood vessels from other pre-existing, is a key process to maintain the supply of nutrients and oxygen in tissues. Unfortunately, this process is exacerbated in pathologies such as retinopathies and cancer…

2018
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.08.012

ObjectiveTo assess the impact of using donor sperm in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles on perinatal outcomes.DesignHistorical cohort study.SettingUS national database from the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic …

2015
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-014-0111-5

BackgroundAlthough irregularities in human zona pellucida (ZP) morphology are well described, there is scant literature on the clinical significance of ZP dysmorphology. We, therefore, designed a retrospective cohort trial of ZP dysmorpholo…

article 2005
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-3-45

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…

article 2004
Revista medica de Chile ·doi:10.4067/s0034-98872004001200004

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 estrog…

2004
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-81

BackgroundHyperandrogenic conditions have been associated with a high prevalence of endometrial pathologies related to cell survival. However, the action of androgens on proliferation and apoptosis in endometrial cells is poorly understood.…