Julie A. Birt
ORCID: 0000-0003-2105-2056
· 6 papers in corpus
observational
2020
OBJECTIVES: To investigate corticosteroid and opioid use among patients with SLE and to examine the impact of belimumab initiation on the use of other SLE therapies. METHODS: We identified adult patients with SLE (International Classificat…
lab-animal
2013
OBJECTIVE: To characterize multigenerational gene expression anomalies in eight-cell stage embryos associated with developmental exposure to endometriosis. DESIGN: Using an endometriosis model in rats (F0 founder generation) to evaluate ge…
lab-animal
2013
Endometriosis-associated infertility manifests itself via multiple, poorly understood mechanisms. Our goal was to characterize signaling pathways, between peritoneal endometriotic lesions and the ovary, leading to failed ovulation. Genome-w…
review
2012
Endometriosis is a gynecological disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glandular epithelial and stromal cells growing in the extra-uterine environment. The disease afflicts 10%-15% of menstruating women causing debilitating p…
lab-animal
2010
The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.
lab-animal
2010
Human and rat endometriotic lesions synthesize and secrete tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1). More TIMP1 localizes in the ovarian theca in an established rat model for endometriosis (Endo) when compared to surgical controls (S…