Nalinda Silva

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2011-2013

Study types

  • article 3
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • dysmenorrhea 1
article 2013
Elevated levels of whole blood nickel in a group of Sri Lankan women with endometriosis: a case control study
BMC research notes ·doi:10.1186/1756-0500-6-13

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is characterized by the persistence of endometrial tissue in ectopic sites outside the uterine cavity. Presence of nickel, cadmium and lead in ectopic endometrial tissue has been reported previously. While any asso…

article 2013
Metalloestrogen cadmium stimulates proliferation of stromal cells derived from the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2013.10.015

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of metalloestrogen cadmium (Cd) on the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells (ESC) isolated from the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis MATERIALS AND METHODS: ESC were isolated from eutopic …

article 2012
Demographic, biological and dietary characteristics associated with endometriosis in a group of Sri Lankan women
·doi:10.4038/sljog.v33i3.4016

Objective: To identify demographic, biological and dietary factors associated with endometriosis in a group of Sri Lankan women. Methods: A case-control study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals. Women with endometriosis (n=150) we…

review 2011
Cadmium a metalloestrogen: are we convinced?
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT ·doi:10.1002/jat.1771

Metalloestrogens are inorganic metal ions that bind to and activate oestrogen receptors. They are implicated in the aetiology of oestrogen-dependent diseases such as cancers of the breast and endometrium as well as endometriosis. Cadmium is…