Our results suggest that peritoneal macrophages express IL-1ra mRNA rather than IL-1 beta mRNA with the progress of endometriosis and that peritoneal macrophages may secrete IL-1ra protein that modulates the effects of IL-1.
Our results suggest that peritoneal macrophages express IL-1ra mRNA rather than IL-1 beta mRNA with the progress of endometriosis and that peritoneal macrophages may secrete IL-1ra protein that modulates the effects of IL-1.
Our results suggest that peritoneal macrophages express IL-1ra mRNA rather than IL-1 beta mRNA with the progress of endometriosis and that peritoneal macrophages may secrete IL-1ra protein that modulates the effects of IL-1.
Sixteen women with tubal infertility had anti-hsp60 antibodies compared with seven women with endometriosis and two women with other causes of infertility.
Sixteen women with tubal infertility had anti-hsp60 antibodies compared with seven women with endometriosis and two women with other causes of infertility.
A comparison of PR and AR mRNA levels in the pelvic peritoneum of the endometriosis and the nonendometriosis groups revealed no significant differences.
During the follicular phase, ER mRNA levels in the pelvic peritoneum of patients with endometriosis were significantly lower than those of patients with endometriosis.
A comparison of PR and AR mRNA levels in the pelvic peritoneum of the endometriosis and the nonendometriosis groups revealed no significant differences.
The levels of Cu,Zn-SOD and Mn-SOD were significantly higher in the peritoneal fluid from women with adenomyosis than in those with endometriosis or infertile women.
The present study was conducted to determine the presence or absence of aromatase expression in peritoneal endometriotic implants and in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis.
We have investigated this possibility by examining DNA from 40 cases of endometriosis for clonal status, alterations in TP53 and RASK, and allelic losses at candidate ovarian tumor suppressor loci on chromosome arms 6q, 9p, l1q, 17p, l7q, and 22q.
The purified recombinant human alpha-enolase was evaluated as a specific antigenic tool for the diagnostic measurement of antiendometrial antibodies in sera from patients with endometriosis.
Based on standard Western blot analysis, a 48 kDa protein was localized in the soluble protein extract of endometrial adenocarcinoma cells using sera from patients with clinically staged endometriosis and identified as the glycolytic enzyme alpha-enolase.
Based on standard Western blot analysis, a 48 kDa protein was localized in the soluble protein extract of endometrial adenocarcinoma cells using sera from patients with clinically staged endometriosis and identified as the glycolytic enzyme alpha-enolase.
These results demonstrate that the genes coding for bFGF and its receptor are expressed in endometriosis cells, but levels of bFGF mRNA are generally lower than those detected in their eutopic counterpart.