{"paper_id":"b4509f9b-7bec-4459-8939-f28d2c2b31f5","body_text":"The Role of Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor in the Peritoneal Fluid in Infertile Patients with Endometriosis\n1994 Volume 172 Issue 3 Pages 221-226\nDetails\nAbstract\nFUKAYA, T., SUGAWARA, J., YOSHIDA, H. and YAJIMA, A. The Role of Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor in the Peritoneal Fluid in Infertile Patients with Endometriosis. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1994, 172 (3), 221-226-Macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) concentrations in the peritoneal fluid of 44 infertile patients were measured. The concentration of M-CSF was significantly higher in the patients with endometriosis than in those without endometriosis. There was no significant difference between the M-CSF concentration and stage of endometriosis classified by revised American Fertility Society (rAFS) classification in the 44 patients. However, in primary infertility patients with endometriosis there was a significant correlation between peritoneal M-CSF levels and rAFS points of endometriosis. We speculate that there is some relationship between the increased levels of M-CSF in the peritoneal cavity and the primary infertility associated with endometriosis especially progression of endometriosis.\n© Tohoku University Medical Press\nFavorites & Alerts\nRecently viewed articles\n- About this Journal\nThe Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine (TJEM) was founded in 1920 by professors of Tohoku Imperial University, Medical School. The TJEM has been published continuously, except for the year of 1946 just after the World War II. The TJEM is open to original articles in all branches of medical sciences. The TJEM also covers the fields of disaster-prevention science, including earthquake archeology. - Submitted manuscripts will be screened for\nplagiarism with Similarity Check (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/).\nAnnouncements from publisher\n- Subscriptions\nInland subscriptions should be sent to Tohoku University Medical Press, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, JAPAN.\nSubscriptions from abroad should be addressed to MARUZEN CO., LTD., EXPORT DEPARTMENT, Postal address: P.O.Box 75, Shinagawa, Tokyo 140-8799, JAPAN.\ne-mail: export@maruzen.co.jp","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}