Anna Maria Di Blasio

lab-animal 1995

Basic fibroblast growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid levels in eutopic and ectopic human endometrial stromal cells as assessed by competitive polymerase chain reaction amplification

Molecular and cellular endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/0303-7207(95)03687-3

Previous studies have localized basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and its mRNA in normal and neoplastic endometrium but the expression of bGFG mRNA in endometriosis cells is virtually unknown. Our purpose was to investigate the presence…

lab-animal 1994

Gestrinone inhibits macrophage function and mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte proliferation in vitro

Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/0165-0378(94)90015-9

Clinical and experimental evidence supports the hypothesis that some steroidal drugs with androgenic effects might influence the immune system. The present study investigated whether gestrinone is able to affect macrophage and lymphocyte ac…

other 1993

"Killer cells" and endometriosis

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56301-8

lab-animal 1992

Danazol suppresses both spontaneous and activated human lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.1992.tb00754.x

Danazol is an effective drug in the treatment of endometriosis. Previous reports suggest that it can act by influencing the immune system. Thus, in this study we evaluated whether danazol is able to affect the expression of natural and acti…