Tantengco OAG

ORCID: 0000-0002-4535-8837 · 3 papers in corpus
2025
The current state of systemic lupus erythematosus care in the Philippines: a narrative review
Journal of rheumatic diseases ·doi:10.4078/jrd.2025.0032

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease of clinical importance in the Philippines. While its actual prevalence in the Philippines is unknown due to a lack of organized cohorts and community-level screening, …

2024
Effects of Ureaplasma parvum infection in the exosome biogenesis-related proteins in ectocervical epithelial cells.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13803

Ureaplasma parvum is a mycoplasma commonly associated with female reproductive pathologies, such as preterm birth and infertility. It can survive intracellularly and utilize exosomes to propagate infection and its virulence factors. This st…

2021
Effects of a gestational level of estradiol on cellular transition, migration, and inflammation in cervical epithelial and stromal cells.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13370

ProblemEstrogen (E2) is one of the main steroid hormones associated with pregnancy and parturition. High levels of E2 increase uterine contractions, promote fetal membrane weakening, and induce degradation of the cervical extracellular matr…