Nácul AP

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
article 2017
Circulating and peritoneal fluid interleukin-6 levels and gene expression in pelvic endometriosis
Experimental and therapeutic medicine ·doi:10.3892/etm.2017.4794

Current data are inconsistent regarding the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6), a marker of acute phase inflammation, and pelvic endometriosis. The aim of the present study was to assess IL-6 levels in serum and peritoneal fluid (PF),…

article 2013
Gene Expression of Leptin and Long Leptin Receptor Isoform in Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study
Obstetrics and Gynecology International ·doi:10.1155/2013/879618

In this study, leptin/BMI ratio in serum and peritoneal fluid and gene expression of leptin and long form leptin receptor (OB-RL) were assessed in eutopic and ectopic endometria of women with endometriosis and controls. Increased serum lept…

review 2010
Aspectos atuais do diagnóstico e tratamento da endometriose
Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia ·doi:10.1590/s0100-72032010000600008

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue, localized outside the uterine cavity, such as peritoneal surface, ovaries, and rectum-vaginal septum. The prevalence is about 6 to 10%. Concerning the etiopathogenesis, t…