Lucia Funghi

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
other 2017
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719117698579

Myostatin is a growth factor member of the transforming growth factor β superfamily, which is known to play major roles in cell proliferation and differentiation. The present study investigated the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of myostat…

other 2016
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719116657192

OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis is a uterine disorder characterized by dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, abnormal uterine bleeding, and infertility. Pathogenesis indicates that endometrial cells invade and proliferate within myometrium, and inflammatory me…

other 2016
Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.07.009

Ovarian endometrioma (OMA) and deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) are the most severe forms of endometriosis, but different pathogenetic mechanisms and clinical symptoms distinguish these two forms. Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH)…

other 2015
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.10.024

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether healthy endometrium, eutopic endometrium, and endometriotic lesions express nerve growth factor (NGF), microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2), and synaptophysin (SYP). DESIGN: Molecular study in tissue extrac…

other 2015
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.05.032

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression pattern of activins and related growth factor messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in adenomyotic nodules and in their endometrium. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Symptom…

lab-animal 2015
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1115973

Dysmenorrhea, defined as painful cramps occurring immediately before or during the menstrual period, is a common symptom of different gynecological diseases. An acute uterine inflammatory response driven by prostaglandins (PGs) is responsib…