Perforation of a duodenal diverticulum is rare but associated with high morbidity and mortality. Retroperitoneal perforations often present atypically, delaying diagnosis and management. We describe a 48-year-old woman presented to the hosp…
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.641206.].
Spontaneous uterine rupture is a rare, life-threatening condition typically seen in gravid women with a history of uterine surgery or trauma. This report presents an unusual case of spontaneous uterine rupture in a 29-year-old virgin, highl…
Endometriosis is a common, benign, and hormone-dependent gynaecological disorder that displays altered immunoinflammatory profiles. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) suppressed immunosurveillance in endometriosis in human and mouse m…
Green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) can inhibit angiogenesis and development of an experimental endometriosis model in mice, but it suffers from poor bioavailability. A prodrug of EGCG (pro-EGCG, EGCG octaacetate) is utilized to enh…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the antiangiogenesis mechanism of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in an endometriosis model in vivo. DESIGN: Animal studies. SETTING: University laboratory. ANIMAL(S): Human endometrium from women with endomet…
BACKGROUND: The development of new blood vessels plays an essential role in growth and survival of endometriosis. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) from green tea has powerful anti-angiogenic properties and our aim was to evaluate these prope…