Maurício S Abrão

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus · active 2009-2021

Study types

  • article 6

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 6
  • die_deep_infiltrating 2
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
  • infertility 1
  • endometrioma 1
article 2021
Immunolocalization of stem/progenitor cell biomarkers Oct-4, C-kit and Musashi-1 in endometriotic lesions
Molecular biology reports ·doi:10.1007/s11033-021-06685-3
article 2019
HLA-G is upregulated in advanced endometriosis
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.01.030
article 2019
Matrix metalloproteinases 3 polymorphism increases the risk of developing advanced endometriosis and infertility: A case-control study
European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X ·doi:10.1016/j.eurox.2019.100041

Endometriosis has a complex and multifactorial pathology, and it is considered one of the main causes of infertility nowadays. The angiogenic process, which involves remodeling of extracellular matrix, is crucial for the development of this…

article 2016
mRNA levels of low-density lipoprotein receptors are overexpressed in the foci of deep bowel endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dew303

STUDY QUESTION: Is mRNA expression of LDL receptors altered in deep bowel endometriotic foci? SUMMARY ANSWER: mRNA expression of LDL receptors is up-regulated in deep bowel endometriotic foci of patients with endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN AL…

article 2012
Diagnostic value of serum activin A and follistatin levels in women with peritoneal, ovarian and deep infiltrating endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des055

BACKGROUND: Activin A is a growth factor, produced by the endometrium, whose actions are modulated by the binding protein follistatin. Both proteins are detectable in the peripheral serum and their concentrations may be increased in women w…

article 2009
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and preoperative assessment of deeply infiltrating endometriosis
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.04.013

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings relative to surgical presence of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). METHODS: This prospective study included 92 women with clinical suspicio…