Graça Ferreira-Dias

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2019-2026

Study types

  • other 5

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • infertility 1
  • disambig:endometritis 1
other 2026
Theriogenology ·doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117680

Equine endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition with fibrosis being one of the most significant characteristics. A growing body of evidence indicates the critical role of interleukin (IL)-17 in fibrotic disorders. However, its exact…

other 2025
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-025-20152-0

Mare endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the endometrium, primarily characterized by fibrosis, involving interactions among fibroblasts, immune cells, and epithelial cells regulated by cytokines and growth factors. T helper …

other 2024
Reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.repbio.2024.100962

A reduction in myometrial contractile activity can lead to inadequate cleaning of the uterine lumen, resulting in persistent endometritis and potentially endometrosis in mares. Oxytocin (OXT) is a key hormonal regulator of myometrial contra…

other 2020
BMC veterinary research ·doi:10.1186/s12917-020-02562-6

BACKGROUND: Equine endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition, described as endometrial fibrosis that forms in the stroma, under the basement membrane and around the endometrial glands. The role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in the d…

other 2019
Domestic animal endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2018.10.004

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has contradictory effects in many organs. It may have proinflammatory, anti-inflammatory, or anti-fibrotic roles, depending on the type of receptors to which it binds. By signaling through its receptors EP2 and EP4, …