Esper G. Kallás — Endo Lab

article 2022

Invariant Natural Killer T-cells and their subtypes may play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis

Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) ·doi:10.1016/j.clinsp.2022.100032

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequencies of iNKT cells and their subsets in patients with deep endometriosis. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted between 2013 and 2015, with 73 patients distributed into two groups: 47 women with a hi…

article 2014

Peripheral Blood Telomere Content Is Greater in Patients With Endometriosis Than in Controls

Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114527353

UnlabelledThe etiology of endometriosis remains poorly understood but circulating stem cells may contribute. Telomeres shorten with cell divisions and age. Stem cells attempt to compensate for telomere attrition through the action of telome…

review 2013

Chemokines in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and infertility

Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2013.03.003

Endometriosis is a chronic benign disease that affects women of reproductive age causing abdominal pain and infertility. Its pathogenesis remains obscure despite all the research conducted over the past 100 years. However, there is a consen…