Barrier BF
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· 10 papers in corpus
article
2025
Endometriosis is a benign gynecological condition in which endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus, and the mechanisms of its pathogenesis are not fully understood. The anatomical and physiological parallels between pigs and hum…
article
2010
BACKGROUND: In a university hospital setting, a 25-year-old woman presented with large vaginal and cervical polyps. Past medical history was significant for stage IV endometriosis. Polypectomy was performed and the polyps were histologicall…
review
2010
Endometriosis is a common condition with a varied phenotype. Symptomatic cases have been associated with progesterone resistance and dysregulated cytokine production in both ectopic and eutopic endometrium. In at least some cases, this seem…
article
2008
BACKGROUND: Reproductive-aged women undergoing appendectomy for suspected appendicitis have twice the rate of negative histology as age-matched men. The reason for this discrepancy is unknown. CASES: Three patients with peritoneal endometri…
review
2007
Adenomyosis is a non-neoplastic condition characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium in the myometrium with hyperplasia of adjacent smooth muscle. Common symptoms in women include debilitating pelvic pain and abnormal uterine blee…
article
2006
The baboon is an established model for endometriosis research. This report describes the occurrence of spontaneous endometriosis involving the ileocaecal junction and associated regional lymph nodes in the baboon. All endometriotic foci lac…
article
2005
BACKGROUND: HLA-G is a major histocompatability antigen with documented immune-regulatory function. Various epithelial cancers and tissue allografts have been noted to express HLA-G, which is postulated to aid in their escape from immunosur…
article
2004
ObjectiveTo determine whether an association exists between the histopathologic diagnosis of adenomyosis and infertility in a population of captive baboons.DesignCase-control study.SettingSouthwest National Primate Research Center.Animal(s)…
article
2004
ObjectiveTo determine the efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy (etanercept) for treating endometriosis in baboons.DesignA randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded study using the baboon endometriosis model.SettingSouthwest National…
article
2002
ObjectiveTo determine the effect of stage III and IV endometriosis on serum concentration of soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin.MethodsSera from women with lapa…