Simpson E

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
2026
Acta dermato-venereologica ·doi:10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0066

Atopic dermatitis (AD) presents a multidimensional burden, often beginning in infancy and accumulating over time. Beyond itch and pain, AD is associated with significant losses of health-related quality of life resulting from sleep disturba…

2018
Neurology. Clinical practice ·doi:10.1212/cpj.0000000000000531

Purpose of reviewMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a severe, progressive genetic disease that affects between 1 in 3,000 and 8,000 individuals globally. No evidence-based guideline exists to inform the care of these patients, and most do n…

review 2006
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism ·doi:10.1016/j.beem.2005.09.009

There is growing evidence of the impact of estrogenic contaminants in the environment. Studies have shown that male fish in detergent-contaminated water express female characteristics, turtles are sex-reversed by polychlorinated biphenyls (…

article 2002
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jcem.87.7.8683

Aromatase P450 (P450arom) is the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of estrogen that is essential for the growth of human endometriosis, a pathology characterized by endometrium-like tissue on the peritoneal surfaces of abdominal organs manife…

review 2000
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM ·doi:10.1016/s1043-2760(99)00216-7

In contrast to normal endometrium, the expression of aromatase is aberrant in endometriosis and is stimulated by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). This results in local production of estrogen, which induces PGE2 formation and establishes a positive …

review 1999
Endocrine-related cancer ·doi:10.1677/erc.0.0060293

Estrogen is the most important known factor that stimulates the growth of endometriosis. Estrogen delivery to endometriotic implants was classically viewed to be only via the circulating blood in an endocrine fashion. We recently uncovered …