Richard V. Grazi — Endo Lab

observational 2017

Correlation between follicular fluid levels of sRAGE and vitamin D in women with PCOS

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-017-1011-6

PURPOSE: The pro-inflammatory advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their anti-inflammatory soluble receptors, sRAGE, play a role in the pathogenesis of PCOS. There is a correlation between vitamin D (vit D) and sRAGE in the serum, whe…

observational 2014

Follicular fluid placental growth factor is increased in polycystic ovarian syndrome: correlation with ovarian stimulation

Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-12-82

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by increased ovarian angiogenesis and vascularity. Accumulating evidence indicates that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is increased in PCOS and may play an important…

other 2013

Angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 are altered in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) during controlled ovarian stimulation

Vascular cell ·doi:10.1186/2045-824x-5-18

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) ovaries are characterized by increased angiogenesis and hypervascularity. While angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and its antagonist, angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), are essential for ovarian function and angiogenesis, the l…

case-report 2000

Early localized peritoneal mesothelioma as an incidental finding at laparoscopy. Report of a case and implications regarding natural history of the disease

Cancer ·doi:10.1002/1097-0142(20000915)89:6<1279::aid-cncr12>3.0.co;2-8

BACKGROUND: Peritoneal mesothelioma is regarded as a fatal disease that presents with progressive ascites in a relatively late stage of its natural history. To the authors' knowledge, prior published articles have not described the early ma…

observational 1991

Detection of premature luteinization with serum progesterone levels at the time of the postcoital test

·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54177-6

Poor cervical mucus (CM) may be caused by a number of factors, including premature luteinization, local cervical effects, and inadequate folliculogenesis. In an attempt to distinguish between these causes of poor CM, we obtained progesteron…