Girard K

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2011-2014

Study types

  • article 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
article 2014
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Is Involved in Ectopic Endometrial Tissue Growth and Peritoneal-Endometrial Tissue Interaction In Vivo: A Plausible Link to Endometriosis Development
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110434

Pelvic inflammation is a hallmark of endometriosis pathogenesis and a major cause of the disease's symptoms. Abnormal immune and inflammatory changes may not only contribute to endometriosis-major symptoms, but also contribute to ectopic en…

article 2012
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Antagonist Blocks the Development of Endometriosis In Vivo
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037264

Endometriosis, a disease of reproductive age women, is a major cause of infertility, menstrual disorders and pelvic pain. Little is known about its etiopathology, but chronic pelvic inflammation is a common feature in affected women. Beside…

article 2011
Decreased concentrations of soluble interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein levels in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2011.08.001

Interleukin 1 (IL1) may play an important role in endometriosis-associated pelvic inflammation, and natural specific inhibitors, including soluble IL1 receptor accessory protein (sIL1RAcP) and soluble IL1 receptor type 2 (sIL1R2), are criti…