Cristina Luce Glitz
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· 5 papers in corpus
· active 2006-2009
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family. Endometriosis is strongly associated with sub-fertility, and affects about 15% of women of reproductive age. IL-18 may favor the progression of endometriosis. The objecti…
A endometriose uma doena presente em 10 a 15% da populao feminina, sendo caracterizada por tecido endometrial fora da cavidade uterina.Essa doena est fortemente associada infertilidade e dor plvica crnica.Pacientes com infertilidade e endom…
BACKGROUND:There is some evidence showing immunologic alterations in women with endometriosis and infertility.Among the immunologic alterations we highlight the role of interleukin-18 (IL-18), mainly in infertile patients with mild/minimal …