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PROBLEM: Previous studies have established that in vitro proliferation of endometrial cells is enhanced by peripheral blood monocytes (PBM) and suppressed by peritoneal macrophages (PM) from patients with endometriosis but only suppressed b…
It is well recognized that cell-mediated immune responses contribute to the elimination of foreign antigens and cells from the invading organism. It is also likely that the immune system can recognize and eliminate altered or misplaced auto…
PROBLEM: The etiology and/or pathogenesis of endometriosis may involve aspects of both humoral and cellular immunity. METHOD: In this investigation, we analyzed the ability of B lymphocytes from distinct patient groups for production of Ig…
Endometriosis appears to be a systemic disease with alterations in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity. An immune defect may allow ectopic implantation of the endometrial cells with subsequent development of autoantibodies.