Nalini Santanam

ORCID: 0000-0003-3343-6081 · 31 papers in corpus
other 1999
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00145-4

OBJECTIVE: To measure autoantibodies that recognize oxidatively modified proteins in the sera of women with surgically proven endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary care academic medical center. PATIENT(S): Women und…

article 1998
·doi:10.1016/s1071-5576(97)86152-7
review 1998
Seminars in reproductive endocrinology ·doi:10.1055/s-2007-1016286

Our central hypothesis proposes that oxidatively damaged red blood cells (RBCs), apoptotic endometrial cells or undigested endometrial tissue may signal the recruitment and activation of mononuclear phagocytes. Women with endometriosis are …

article 1998
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jcem.83.6.4823

Inflammatory processes have been hypothesized to mediate some of the clinical sequelae associated with endometriosis. The peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis is known to contain more inflammatory cells and their associated cyt…

review 1998
Biochemical pharmacology ·doi:10.1016/s0006-2952(98)00074-4

The word antioxidant has become a household term, and every day we are bombarded with claims of antioxidant protection against a host of diseases. Atherosclerosis, cancer, gastric ulcers, memory loss, rheumatoid arthritis, endometriosis, pr…

article 1996
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70132-1

ObjectiveOur purpose was to examine RU 486 and related compounds on macrophage scavenger receptors and cellular adhesion.Study designTHP-1 cells were activated with phorbol myristate acetate and treated with dexamethasone, levonorgestrel, a…