Françoise Casanas-Roux

1To whom correspondence should be addressed Angiogenesis is likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. According to the transplantation theory, when the exfoliated endometrium is attached to the periton-eal layer, the estab…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic endometriotic lesions are often laden with hemosiderin. In order to investigate the potential source of such iron deposits, we examined whether the seric and erythrocyte fractions of menstrual effluent might influence the…

This immunohistochemical study shows that platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), known to play a role in neoangiogenesis and vascular development, is strongly and homogeneously expressed in endothelial cells lining blood v…

The diagnosis of peritoneal endometriosis at the time of laparoscopy is often made by the observation of typically puckered black or bluish lesions. There are also numerous subtle appearances of peritoneal endometriosis. The lesions are fre…

ObjectiveTo examine the possible involvement of iron in the physiopathology of endometriosis.DesignProspective study.SettingDepartment of gynecology in a university hospital.Patient(s)Seventy patients undergoing laparoscopy.Intervention(s)C…

ObjectiveTo review the literature associating pelvic endometriosis with oxidative stress and to discuss the potential causes and consequences of a pro-oxidant environment in the peritoneal cavity.DesignLiterature survey.Result(s)Several stu…

ObjectiveTo test whether hemoglobin may accumulate in the peritoneal cavity in case of endometriosis and to assess whether heme oxygenases (HO), detoxifying heme, are expressed in ectopic endometrium and peritoneal cells.DesignProspective s…