Anna Wójtowicz

ORCID: 0000-0001-7978-8117 · 6 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2026
Theriogenology ·doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117680

Equine endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition with fibrosis being one of the most significant characteristics. A growing body of evidence indicates the critical role of interleukin (IL)-17 in fibrotic disorders. However, its exact…

lab-animal 2026
Cell and tissue research ·doi:10.1007/s00441-026-04049-6

Fibrosis remains incompletely understood, particularly in terms of how immune mediators shape stromal programs. We used a spontaneous large‑animal model-endometrosis (equine endometrial fibrosis) to define how interleukin‑4 (IL‑4) reprogram…

lab-animal 2025
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-025-20152-0

Mare endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the endometrium, primarily characterized by fibrosis, involving interactions among fibroblasts, immune cells, and epithelial cells regulated by cytokines and growth factors. T helper …

lab-animal 2025
Reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.repbio.2025.101018

The role of AREG in the development of fibrosis in the progression of endometrosis in mare remains unknown. We aimed to determine the effects of AREG on fibroblast functional characteristics as well as the expression of extracellular matrix…

lab-animal 2023
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42149-3

Mare endometrial fibrosis (endometrosis), is one of the main causes of equine infertility. Despite the high prevalence, both ethology, pathogenesis and the nature of its progression remain poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that m…

review 2022
·doi:10.21521/mw.6722

Equine endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition with progressive fibrosis that forms in the endometrial stroma and around the endometrial glands. Equine endometrosis causes histological changes and alterations in the secretory funct…