Plínio T Berardo

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2009-2019

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • mesh:D004715 2
  • infertility 2
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
article 2019
Matrix metalloproteinases 3 polymorphism increases the risk of developing advanced endometriosis and infertility: A case-control study
European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X ·doi:10.1016/j.eurox.2019.100041

Endometriosis has a complex and multifactorial pathology, and it is considered one of the main causes of infertility nowadays. The angiogenic process, which involves remodeling of extracellular matrix, is crucial for the development of this…

article 2010
Higher expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor VEGFR-2 (Flk-1) and metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in a rat model of peritoneal endometriosis is similar to cancer diseases
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR ·doi:10.1186/1756-9966-29-4

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common disease characterized by the presence of a functional endometrium outside the uterine cavity, causing pelvic pain, dysmenorrheal, and infertility. This disease has been associated to development of diff…

other 2009
Composition of sulfated glycosaminoglycans and immunodistribution of chondroitin sulfate in deeply infiltrating endometriosis affecting the rectosigmoid
Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) ·doi:10.1016/j.micron.2009.02.005

The composition of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and the tissue distribution of chondroitin sulfate (CS) were analyzed in deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of rectosigmoid, using metachromatic staining, and biochemical analysis e…