Heather A. Simmons

ORCID: 0000-0002-4862-7289 · 3 papers in corpus
article 2021
Neuropeptide S receptor 1 is a nonhormonal treatment target in endometriosis
Science translational medicine ·doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abd6469

< 0.05) in a mouse model of peritoneal inflammation as well as in a mouse model of endometriosis. We conclude that the NPSR1/NPS system is a genetically validated, nonhormonal target for the treatment of endometriosis with likely increased …

article 2021
The rhesus macaque: a unique and compelling model for human endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinomas
·doi:10.1016/s0090-8258(21)01227-0
article 2017
Abstract TMEM-033: DEVELOPING A MONKEY MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS TYPE I OVARIAN CANCER
·doi:10.1158/1557-3265.ovcasymp16-tmem-033

Abstract The goal of this research project is to investigate if Non-Human Primates (NHP) can serve as model for endometriosis-associated Type I ovarian cancer. Endometriosis is a spontaneously occurring condition in both women and rhesus ma…