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Functional Analysis of the Histidine N-Methyltransferase SETD3 in Endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a disease associated with pain symptoms and reduced fertility, characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. SETD3 is an actin-specific histidine N-methyltransferase that regulates actin …

A New Perspective on Endometriosis: How Gut and Reproductive Tract Microbiota Influence Disease Progression?

Endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 10% of reproductive-aged individuals, remains underdiagnosed and poorly managed due to a limited understanding of its pathogenesis. Emerging evidence highlights the gut and reproductive …

Steroidal alkaloids as multi-target therapeutics for the treatment of endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by ectopic endometrial tissue, progressive fibrosis and chronic pain, with a pathogenesis that goes beyond oestrogen dependence. The central question this review seeks …

The Microbiome-Gut-Gonad Axis: How Microbial Metabolites Orchestrate Reproductive Physiology, Pathology, and Therapy.

The human microbiome, a dynamic endocrine organ, exerts profound systemic influence through the production of bioactive metabolites. While the microbiome-gut-brain axis is well-established, the direct conduit between the gut microbiota …

Bowel endometriosis: from pathogenesis to clinical management.

Bowel involvement is a severe manifestation of deep endometriosis that affects approximately 8-12% of women with endometriosis. Bowel endometriosis is most commonly localised in the rectosigmoid colon and frequently coexists …

Estetrol potentiates progesterone-driven growth restraint while blunting pro-angiogenic activation in murine endometriosis lesions.

Endometriosis is sustained by ectopic endometrial implants that remain proliferative and vascularized, making endocrine modulation a cornerstone of therapy. Estetrol (E4) an endogenous estrogen produced during pregnancy, with selective tissue …

From Endometriosis to Lipedema: Toward a Neuroimmune Framework for Pain Amplification in Hormone-Sensitive Disorders.

Background: Endometriosis and lipedema are chronic female-predominant disorders characterized by persistent pain that is frequently disproportionate to anatomical lesion burden. Although traditionally interpreted within distinct lesion-centered frameworks, both conditions exhibit …

Suggestive associations between genetically predicted gut microbiota and endometriosis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Introduction. Endometriosis affects 10-20% of reproductive-age women. Emerging evidence links the gut microbiota to endometriosis pathogenesis, but observational studies are limited by confounding, reverse causation and uncertainty about whether reported …

Obstructive anomalies without menses - partial distal vaginal agenesis.

Aspartame exposure promotes endometriosis progression through PTGS2-mediated oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Aspartame, a widely used artificial sweetener, has been implicated in multiple toxicities. However, its potential reproductive toxicity mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the underlying relationship between aspartame …