Enitome E. Bafor — Endo Lab

lab-animal 2026

Double negative T cells decline in inflammatory reproductive dysfunction

Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57959-4

Double-negative T cells (DNTs; CD3+CD4-CD8-) have been implicated in immune regulation in autoimmune settings, but their relevance to reproductive tissue immune balance and inflammation-associated infertility remains unclear. Here, we defin…

lab-animal 2024

Pheophorbide-a, a chlorophyll derivative, inhibits myometrial contractility ex vivo via blockade of extracellular and intracellular Ca2+−entry

·doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02286

Preterm delivery is associated with neonatal complications such as neurological impairment and necrotising enterocolitis. Thus, suppression of early myometrial contractility in pre-term labor (PTL) delays delivery and reduces maternal adver…

lab-animal 2020

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris [Lamiaceae]) Leaves Inhibit Contraction of the Nonpregnant Mouse Uterus

Journal of medicinal food ·doi:10.1089/jmf.2020.0076

Dysmenorrhea is painful menstrual periods, which affects 25% of women within reproductive age and has a prevalence of 67.2-90.0%. Current treatment has several adverse effects and can be ineffective once the pain is initiated. Thymus vulgar…

lab-animal 2016

In vivo investigation of female reproductive functions and parameters in nonpregnant mice models and mass spectrometric analysis of the methanol leaf extract ofEmilia Coccinea(Sims) G Dons

·doi:10.14814/phy2.13047

In Southern Nigeria, the leaves of Emilia coccinea (Sims) G Dons are used traditionally for birth control. This study was therefore aimed at evaluating the activities of the methanolic leaf extract of Emilia coccinea (EM) on parameters that…