Maria Filomena Botelho

ORCID: 0000-0001-7202-1650 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2022-2026

Study types

  • article 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • infertility 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2026
Hormonal treatment in endometriosis fails to prevent IL-6 increase and endometrium fibrosis but regulates levels of CYP17A, VEGF, and NFkB
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2026.104841

Endometriosis is a gynecological inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial-like tissue. This study aims to elucidate the effect of hormonal treatment in human endometriosis inflammation, angiogenesis and fibr…

article 2024
P-331 Unlocking metformin’s potential: exploring its impact on inflammation and oxidative pathways in an endometriosis mouse model
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deae108.695

Abstract Study question Could endometriosis-associated pro-oxidative and pro-inflammatory condition be mitigated by metformin? Summary answer Metformin treatment tends to reduce fibrosis in ectopic tissues, while up-regulating anti-oxidativ…

review 2022
Applications of Photodynamic Therapy in Endometrial Diseases
Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/bioengineering9050226

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medical procedure useful for several benign conditions (such as wound healing and infections) and cancer. PDT is minimally invasive, presents few side effects, good scaring, and is able to minimal tissue dest…