Rizzo LV

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
erratum 2017
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2017.05.004
review 2017
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2017.04.003

Endometriosis is a benign, chronic inflammatory disease that presents alterations in immune response that can be detected in eutopic endometrium, peritoneal fluid and peripheral blood of affected women. Regulatory T (TReg) cells are a subpo…

other 2013
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.038

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of chemokines that regulate natural killer (NK) and T-regulatory (T-reg) cell activity in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissue samples from endometriosis patients. DESIGN: Case-control study (Canadia…

other 2012
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01173.x

PROBLEM: To evaluate CD4(+) CD25(high) Foxp3(+) cells and IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, and TGF-β in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: A total of ninety-eight patients were studied: endometriosis (n = 70) and control…

article 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.060

ObjectiveTo evaluate interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-18 levels in the serum and peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingUniversity hospital.PatientsInterleukin-12 and IL-18 levels were compare…

other 2007
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del516

BACKGROUND: Efforts have been made to correctly characterize the role of the immune response in endometriosis. The objective of this study was to analyse the interaction between Th1 and Th2 immune response patterns and endometriosis by eval…