Navarro A

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2012-2022

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • infertility 1
2022
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-022-00946-x

PurposeTo ascertain whether physical activity (PA) is associated with better sperm quality in sperm donors.MethodsA prospective case-control study was designed in an IVF center setting. A total of 207 sperm donation candidates from a relati…

review 2021
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms22042165

Cell-cell communication is an essential mechanism for the maintenance and development of various organs, including the female reproductive system. Today, it is well-known that the function of the female reproductive system and successful pr…

other 2016
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.01.012

OBJECTIVE: To determine the expression and biological roles of serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK1) in tissues and cells from patients with endometriosis and from healthy control subjects. DESIGN: Case-control. SETTING: Univer…

article 2015
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.046

ObjectiveTo define the expression and function of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in response to decidualizing stimuli in endometriotic cells compared with healthy endometrial stroma.DesignBasic science.SettingUniversity research center.Pati…

article 2014
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) ·doi:10.1210/me.2013-1421

In endometriosis, stromal and epithelial cells from the endometrium form extrauterine lesions and persist in response to estrogen (E2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Stromal cells produce excessive quantities of estrogen and PGE2 in a feed-fo…

other 2012
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.030

OBJECTIVE: To define altered gene expression networks in endometriosis. DESIGN: Experiments using endometriotic tissues and primary cells. SETTING: Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Northwestern University. PATIENT(S): Premenopa…

2012
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029021

BackgroundProgesterone, via its nuclear receptor (PR), exerts an overall tumorigenic effect on both uterine fibroid (leiomyoma) and breast cancer tissues, whereas the antiprogestin RU486 inhibits growth of these tissues through an unknown m…