Ana Sofia Fernandes

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2024-2026

Study types

  • article 1
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 3
  • endometriosis 3
  • infertility 1
article 2026
Hormonal treatment in endometriosis fails to prevent IL-6 increase and endometrium fibrosis but regulates levels of CYP17A, VEGF, and NFkB
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2026.104841

Endometriosis is a gynecological inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial-like tissue. This study aims to elucidate the effect of hormonal treatment in human endometriosis inflammation, angiogenesis and fibr…

review 2025
A narrative review about the intricate crosstalk among endometrium, adipose tissue, and neurons in endometriosis. The multifaceted role of leptin
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity ·doi:10.1111/obr.13879

Endometriosis is a highly prevalent gynecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus, whose etiopathology is far from being elucidated. The most frequent complains of patients are pelvic pain…

other 2024
Evidence of Browning and Inflammation Features in Visceral Adipose Tissue of Women with Endometriosis
Archives of medical research ·doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103064

BACKGROUND: Patients with endometriosis tend to have a low body mass index, suggesting an inverse relationship between body fat and risk of disease. This is supported by evidence that miRNAs differentially expressed in endometriosis induce …