João Sabino Cunha-Filho

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to investigate the association between the concentrations of soluble human leukocyte G antigen (sHLA-G) in the follicular fluid (FF) in infertile patients with peritoneal endometriosis submitted …

Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition characterized by inflammatory and immune abnormalities. Likewise, these dysfunctions are important hallmarks of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a condition that also has a high prevale…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the endometrial expression of milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8), its receptor integrin αvβ3, and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in patients with endometriosis and infertility and in hea…

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is a correlation between polymorphisms in the growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) gene and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) gene and its receptor, AMHR2, and endometriosis-assoc…

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PurposeTo verify if polymorphisms of LH (Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr), LH receptor (insLQ), and FSH receptor (Asn680Ser) are associated with endometriosis and infertility.MethodsThis is a prospective case-control study. Sixty-seven patients with endom…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of dopamine receptor D2 polymorphisms in patients with peritoneal endometriosis and in healthy control subjects. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): One hundred seven…

Estrogen receptor alpha has a central role in human fertility by regulating estrogen action in all human reproductive tissues. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) expression, a cytokine critical for blastocyst implantation, is mediated by estr…

In the present study, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-12, IL-17, and IL-23 levels were measured in serum and peritoneal fluid of women with minimal or mild endometriosis and compared with levels in controls without endometriosis. Higher IL-23 level…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ovarian reserve and follicular cohort of infertile patients with minimal/mild endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Patients were divided into two groups: group I, …

PurposeWe describe a physiopathological model to the luteal insufficiency of infertile patients with mild/minimal endometriosis with normal hormone measurements in the early follicular phase.MethodsWe designed a case-control study with 24 p…