OBJECTIVE: Nitrate is ubiquitously found in the environment and is one of the main components of nitrogen fertilizers. Previous studies have shown that nitrate disrupts the reproductive system in aquatic animals, but no study has evaluated …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequencies of iNKT cells and their subsets in patients with deep endometriosis. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted between 2013 and 2015, with 73 patients distributed into two groups: 47 women with a hi…
Endometriosis is a highly prevalent gynecological disease characterized by lesions in different sites. Regulation of specific estrogen pathways may favor the formation of distinct microenvironments and the progression of endometriosis. Howe…
Background and Objectives: The presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity is a key feature of endometriosis. Although endometriotic lesions appear to be histologically quite similar to the eutopic endometrium, detailed s…