STUDY QUESTION: Are increased sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1 levels associated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE) activity in endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Here we provide the first functional evidence that induced TACE activi…
RESEARCH QUESTION: As microRNA (miRNA) are stable in circulation, this study tested whether they could serve as putative non-invasive biomarkers for endometriosis, and their expression differences between endometriosis patients and controls…
Fragestellung: Endometriose ist eine gutartige Erkrankung und weist Charakteristika einer chronischen Inflammation auf. Wir untersuchten die Unterschiede in der Serumkonzentration von sCD40Ligand und CXCL-1 zwischen Patientinnen mit Endomet…
Endometriosis is a benign but troublesome gynecological condition, characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. Lately, the discovery and validation of noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers for endometriosis is one of th…
BACKGROUND: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is the most serious complication of IVF/ICSI therapy. The pathophysiology and etiology of the disease is still not fully clarified. METHODS: To assess whether polymorphisms of the VEGF/V…