Endogenous estrogens and estrogen metabolites (EM) in human peritoneal fluid may play an important role in health and disease, yet little is known regarding their types and levels present in human peritoneal fluid, primarily due to the lack…
OBJECTIVE: To test the ability of a group of serum cytokines, either individually or in combination, to serve as biomarkers for the nonsurgical diagnosis of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Subjects were allocated to two groups according to th…
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to screen a panel of targeted adenoviruses as vectors for endometriosis gene therapy. STUDY DESIGN: Endometriotic cells were obtained from subjects with ovarian endometriomas. Liver tissues were tak…
OBJECTIVE: To use dominant negative mutants of estrogen receptor genes delivered to endometriosis cells via an adenovirus vector (Ad-DN-ER) to abrogate estrogen action on these cells. DESIGN: Experimental in vitro study. SETTING: Universi…