Stephen K Smith

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2003-2013

Study types

  • article 7

Condition tags

  • mesh:D004715 5
  • endometriosis 5
  • infertility 1
article 2013

Endometriosis is a disease in which the lining of the uterus (endometrium), shed at the time of menstruation, becomes established at sites such as the peritoneum and ovaries. These explants develop a rich blood supply that enables them to s…

article 2011
The Journal of Pathology ·doi:10.1002/path.2852

Endometriosis is a common chronic gynaecological condition, affecting 5-10% of women of child-bearing age. Its study has been hampered by lack of genetically tractable models. We transplanted steroid-manipulated, menstrual-like endometrium …

article 2008
The American journal of pathology ·doi:10.2353/ajpath.2008.071128
article 2007
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.077
article 2006
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60858-9
article 2005
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) ·doi:10.1530/rep.1.00688

Interleukin-1beta (IL-1b) is an important immune regulatory factor that in human endometrium plays a role in both menstruation and implantation in the event of pregnancy. It promotes inflammatory-like processes and also stimulates tissue re…

article 2003
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021912

Endometriosis is a disease in which the lining of the uterus (endometrium), shed at the time of menstruation, becomes established at sites such as the peritoneum and ovaries. These explants develop a rich blood supply that enables them to s…