Yadmarie Rivera

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2014-2015

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
article 2015
Differential Regulation of Vitamin D Receptor Expression and Macrophage Infiltration by Stress in an Animal Model of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.836.1

Prior studies from our laboratory have shown that stress can exacerbate the severity of endometriosis, a chronic gynecological disorder. The vitamin D receptor (VDR), expressed in cycling endometrium, is associated with anti-proliferative a…

article 2014
Impact of stress on mast cell and vitamin D receptor expression in an animal model of endometriosis (703.4)
·doi:10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.703.4

Endometriosis is characterized by peritoneal inflammation, infertility and chronic pelvic pain that substantially affect quality of life. Since stress can affect the immune system and recruitment of inflammatory cells it may contribute to t…