Pietro Di Lucia

ORCID: 0000-0002-0726-1532 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2007-2016

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • mesh:D004715 2
  • infertility 1
article 2016

The selective vitamin D receptor agonist, elocalcitol, reduces endometriosis development in a mouse model by inhibiting peritoneal inflammation

article 2012
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des150

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, which is characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue at ectopic locations as well as vascular development and inflammation, is still an unmet clinical need since an optimal drug that allows for both pain and…

other 2007
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dem142

BACKGROUND: An immune-mediated defect in recognition and elimination of endometrial fragments refluxed in the peritoneal cavity has been hypothesized to play a crucial role in endometriosis development. Since vitamin D is an effective modul…