Endometriosis: Molecular Advances in Pathophysiology and Therapies
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2024) | Viewed by 361
Special Issue Editor
Interests: prenatal diagnosis; fetal echocardiography; fetal surgery; preeclampsia biomarkers; complications of endometriosis in pregnant women
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit a manuscript to the Special Issue “Endometriosis: Molecular Advances in Pathophysiology and Therapies”.
The definition of endometriosis consists in the presence of endometrial-like tissue (stroma and glands) outside the uterus, which provokes a local inflammatory response. It is an estrogen-dependent chronic condition that affects women in their reproductive age and is associated with infertility and pain. However, in the last 10 years, evidence has emerged in support of an impact of inflammation and immunological mechanisms associated to endometriosis, not only in reducing fertility, but also in contributing to adverse obstetrical outcomes.
Further, understanding the pathophysiology of endometriosis is changing our approaches to diagnosis and treatment: for instance, in the context of discussing early intervention during adolescence.
Topic will include (but are not limited to):
- The impact of inflammation and the immunological mechanisms of endometriosis on fertility.
- The impact of inflammation and the immunological mechanisms of endometriosis on first trimester pregnancy outcomes.
- Endometriosis: molecular advances in pathophysiology.
- Endometriosis: molecular advances in therapies.
This Special Issue of IJMS, therefore, welcomes original research articles and reviews related to endometriosis. Communications, mini-reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are also welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Annalisa Inversetti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- endometriosis
- pregnancy complications
- fertility
- placenta
