Suheil Cruz

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2014-2016

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
article 2016
Stress Influences the Vitamin D‐Vitamin D Receptor System and Macrophages in an Animal Model of Endometriosis
·doi:10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1247.7

Although the role of vitamin D in endometriosis is still unclear, vitamin D signaling through the vitamin D receptor (VDR) is associated with anti‐proliferative and anti‐inflammatory effects. We previously reported differential VDR expressi…

article 2014
Impact of stress on mast cell and vitamin D receptor expression in an animal model of endometriosis (703.4)
·doi:10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.703.4

Endometriosis is characterized by peritoneal inflammation, infertility and chronic pelvic pain that substantially affect quality of life. Since stress can affect the immune system and recruitment of inflammatory cells it may contribute to t…