THE CONGRESS
List of topics for Oral Presentation and Poster
 
 
 

 
 
STEROID HORMONES
 
  • Steroid hormone receptors
  • Cell membrane steroid hormone receptors
  • Nuclear receptors coactivators and corepressors
  • Steroid hormone receptors non-transcriptional signaling
 
MOLECULAR REGULATION OF TARGET TISSUES
 
  • Direct effects of sex steroid hormones on the vascular wall
  • Sex steroid hormones and the central nervous system
  • Molecular control of bone synthesis and resorption
  • Cellular mechanisms of immune regulation

 
INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PATHWAYS
 
  • Growth factors signaling cascades in reproductive tissues
  • Cytokines and cytokine receptors
  • G protein-coupled receptors signaling
 
ANGIOGENESIS
 
  • Angiogenesis during embryo implantation
  • Angiogenesis and gynecological cancers
  • Angiogenetic processes in the ovary
  • Angiogenesis and endometriosis
 
HYPOTHALAMO-PITUITARY-OVARIAN AXIS
 
  • Molecular determinants of gonadotropins biological actions
  • FSH and LH receptors
  • Polymorphisms and mutations of gonadotropin receptors
 
INSULIN SIGNALING
 
  • The IGFs/IGF-BPs/IGF-Rs system
  • Molecular regulation of adipocytes by insulin and IGFs
  • Insulin sensitivity and reproduction
 
NEW TREATMENTS IN GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
 
  • The future of gene therapy in gynecological endocrinology
  • Molecular basis for the actions of estrogens, antiestrogens and selective estrogen receptor modulators
  • Molecular differences between GnRH analogs and antagonists
  • Molecular basis for the development of new tocolytic agents
  • Effects of different progestins on reproductive tissues
  • Impact of route of administration on hormone effects
  • Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulators (SPRMs)
 
PREGNANCY
 
  • Growth factors and cytokines networks in placental function
  • Insulin resistance and obstetric diseases
  • Thyroid hormones and pregnancy
  • Cytokines and other inflammatory factors in preterm labour
 
MEDICALLY ASSISTED PROCREATION
 
  • Hormonal regulation of embryonic development
  • Assisted reproduction for patients with primary and premature ovarian failure
  • Ovulation induction
 
ADRENAL FUNCTION
 
  • DHEA and DHEAS signaling and therapy
  • Stress, adrenal gland and menstrual cyclicity
  • Molecular regulation of the HPA axis
 
HORMONES AND AGEING

  • Steroid hormones and cellular ageing processes
  • Neurosteroids: reproductive events and ageing
  • The androgen deficiency syndrome

MENOPAUSE AND AGEING
 
  • Postmenopausal osteoporosis
  • HRT:cardiovascular disease and cancers
  • HRT and Alzheimer and Parkinson Diseases
 
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN MENOPAUSE
 
  • Progesterone, progestins and SPRMs
  • Androgen therapy
  • Hormonal manipulation of breast tissue
 
CANCER
 
  • Genes and gynecological cancers
  • Proteomics as a tool for cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Gene expression in endometrial hyperplasia
  • Hormones and gynecological cancers
 
ENDOMETRIOSIS
 
  • Genetics and hormonal modulation of endometriosis
  • Cytokines in endometriosis development
  • Novel treatments for endometriosis
 
CONTRACEPTION
 
  • Non-contraceptive benefits of oral contraceptives
  • Ovarian activity under contraception
  • Male contraception
  • New roots for hormonal contraception
 
ADOLESCENCE GYNECOLOGY
 
  • The onset of puberty
  • Primary amenorrhoea
  • Adolescent sexuality
 
PCOS
 
  • Hyperandrogenism in PCOS patients
  • Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk in PCOS
  • Insulin-sensitising agents and PCOS
 
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
 
  • Endometrial maturation and abnormal menstrual bleeding
  • Hypothalamic dysfunction
  • Luteal function and luteal defects
 
REPRODUCTION
 
  • Genomic and proteomics in human reproduction
  • Molecular mechanisms of follicle selection and development
  • Molecular and endocrine regulation of embryo implantation
 
 
 
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