Vandeputte M

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
other 1993
Angiogenic activity of peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55859-2

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of angiogenic factors in peritoneal fluid (PF) and follicular fluid (FF). DESIGN: The PF samples of 48 women with (n = 24) or without (n = 24) endometriosis were investigated. Angiogenesis was assayed…

other 1993
Immunosuppressive activity of peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis
Obstetrics and gynecology

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the immunosuppressive effect of peritoneal fluid and follicular fluid on both natural killer-mediated cytotoxicity and phytohemagglutinin-induced lymphocyte proliferation. METHODS: The peritoneal fluid of women wi…

observational 1992
The natural killer activity of peritoneal fluid lymphocytes is decreased in women with endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55224-8

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the local natural killer (NK) activity of the peritoneal fluid mononuclear cells (PFMC). DESIGN PATIENTS: In a prospective way, the NK activity (K562-assay) was measured in peripheral blood (PB) and peritoneal flui…

observational 1991
Women with endometriosis show a defect in natural killer activity resulting in a decreased cytotoxicity to autologous endometrium
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54414-8

OBJECTIVE: The role of natural killer (NK) cells in the decreased cellular immunity of women with endometriosis was investigated. DESIGN, SETTING, PATIENTS: Thirty-four women were investigated prospectively before a CO2-laser laparoscopy f…