Bruce A Lessey
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· 197 papers in corpus
· active 1989-2026
Study types
- article 140
- other 24
- review 18
- letter 5
- preprint 5
Condition tags
- endometriosis 176
- infertility 64
- chronic_pelvic_pain 13
- dysmenorrhea 5
- die_deep_infiltrating 4
- endometrioma 3
- dyspareunia 2
- adenomyosis 2
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
- interstitial_cystitis 1
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Lessey BA 98
- Steven L. Young 86
- Jae-Wook Jeong 51
- Asgerally T. Fazleabas 42
- Tae Hoon Kim 33
- Chandrakant Tayade 30
- Jung‐Yoon Yoo 29
- Jeong JW 21
- Fazleabas AT 20
- Kim TH 19
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2016
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2016
AT-rich interactive domain 1A gene (ARID1A) loss is a frequent event in endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinomas. Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside the uterus, and 50 % of wome…
other
2016
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of endometriotic lesion removal on local and systemic inflammation. DESIGN: Multiplex cytokine analysis on samples from endometriosis patients before surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, and 3 months after sur…
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2016
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2016
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2015
STUDY QUESTION: Are STAT3 signaling molecules differentially expressed in endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Levels of phospho-STAT3 and HIF1A, its downstream signaling molecule, are significantly higher in eutopic endometrium from women with e…
other
2015
AT-rich interactive domain 1A gene (ARID1A) loss is a frequent event in endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinomas. Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside the uterus, and 50% of women…
other
2015
C-X-C ligand 13 (CXCL13), a regulator of mucosal immunity, is secreted by human endometrial epithelium and may be involved in embryo implantation. However, cyclic expression of human endometrial CXCL13 in health and disease is not well stud…
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2015
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2015
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2015
Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory disease characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue in aberrant locations outside the uterus. Neoangiogenesis or establishment of new blood supply is one of the fundamental requirements of endo…
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2014
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2014
PROBLEM: Uterine natural killer cells (uNK) have been thought to play a key role in endometriosis and infertility. We investigated the expression of CD56, CD16, and NKp46 in endometrial tissues from 61 women with unexplained recurrent pregn…
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2014
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate if there is a higher incidence of endometriosis in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), compared with normal fertile controls. Material and methods Women with PCOS according to Rot…
other
2014
Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial cells outside of the uterine cavity, is a major cause of infertility and pelvic pain, afflicting more than 10% of reproductive age women. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease …
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2014
CONTEXT: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease affecting one in 10 women of reproductive age and is a major cause of pelvic pain and impaired fertility. Endometrial stromal cells of women with endometriosis exhibit a reduced respo…
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2014
Endometriosis affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age and 176 million women worldwide. The prevalence in women with infertility is between 30% and 50% but may be higher in women with pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, or irritable b…
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2014
Aims The aim of this study was to identify whether endometriosis is a progressive disease with age, and to review the literature on this topic. Material and methods The incidence of endometriosis in a cohort of 500 women who underwent lapar…
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2014
STUDY QUESTION: Are the transmembrane mucins, MUC1, MUC4 and MUC16, differentially expressed in endometriosis compared with normal endometrium? SUMMARY ANSWER: This study revealed that transmembrane mucin expression does not vary significan…
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2014
Embryo implantation is regulated by an inflammatory process in response to sequential exposure to estrogen and progesterone, followed by resolution and repair. The actions of estrogen and progesterone on these inflammatory processes are tig…
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2014
Cytokines present within the environment of endometriosis are believed to contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease by promoting inflammatory conditions surrounding the implantation of endometriotic lesions. Interleukin‐17A is a member …
other
2014
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate endometrial leukemia inhibitor factor (LIF) expression as a marker of endometrial receptivity in women with unexplained infertility (UI). DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. SETTING: University-associated infert…
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2014
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2014
Resveratrol is a natural phytoestrogen with antiproliferative properties present in red wine, grapes, and berries. Published reports on the effects of resveratrol in human endometrial function are limited. The objective of this study was to…
review
2014
The p160/steroid receptor coactivator (SRC) family comprises three pleiotropic coregulators (SRC-1, SRC-2, and SRC-3; otherwise known as NCOA1, NCOA2, and NCOA3, respectively), which modulate a wide spectrum of physiological responses and c…