Endometriosis is the extrauterine engraftment of endometrium-like tissue, causing chronic pain. Complex sensory-vascular-immune interactions, including growth factors, cytokines, and neuropeptides, are implicated in its pathophysiology, but…
Cigarette smoke (CS) is a well-known source of several inflammatory, cytotoxic and genotoxic compounds that cause chronic lung diseases. The transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), a smoking-responsive, non-selective cation channel,…
BACKGROUND: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a rare, yet severe, iatrogenic complication of ovulation induction therapy during assisted reproductive procedures. Our group previously detected atypical cells in the ascitic fluid of…
OBJECTIVE: Recently, 14-3-3 zeta protein was identified as a potential serum biomarker of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The goal of this study was to investigate the clinical potential of 14-3-3 zeta protein for monitoring EOC progressio…