UNLABELLED: Changes in the peritoneal fluid environment have been implicated in the pathogenesis of endometriosis as well as in the decrease of fertility. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and interferon gamma (IFN gamma) play a criti…
OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of the role of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonographic measurement of the endometrium volume in perimenopausal women with irregular uterine bleeding. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We have assessed 45 women (23 postmenopausal…
UNLABELLED: The survivin gene encoding a novel inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) is located on chromosome (17q25). It is expressed during development and in human cancer in vivo. Endometriosis in cicatrix after cesarean section represent…
Leptin may play a role in the regulation of menstrual cycle acting either directly on ovaries or at the level of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Peritoneal fluid is a biologically active environment that influences ovarian function but, on…
Phagocytic activity of macrophages isolated from peritoneal fluid (PF) was estimated using flow cytometry. Study group consists of 28 patients with endometriosis and 19 patients with benign noninflammatory tumour of adnex(is) served as refe…
Dendritic cells represent discrete leukocyte subpopulation of specialist or "professional" antigen-presenting cells (APC). They play a crucial role in the activation of naive T cells "in vivo" They have monocyte/macrophages origin. There ar…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether impairment of the antioxidant systems of peritoneal fluid might be a factor responsible for infertility. STUDY DESIGN: Total antioxidant status was measured in peritoneal fluid obtained from 18 infertile wom…
OBJECTIVES: To assess the concentration of Plasma Glutathione Peroxidase (plGPx) in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of patients with unexplained infertility and infertile women with minimal and mild endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 33 women…
The aim of our study was to comparison of a thickness of endometrium and blood flow parameters measured by transvaginal ultrasonography with color and "power" angio Doppler. We examined 81 women in perimenopausal period. Blood flow characte…
The presence of leukocyte subpopulations was demonstrated in peritoneal fluid and in endometrial tissue of women with (n = 16) and without (n = 20) endometriosis. Peritoneal fluid samples were also assayed for effects on lymphocyte prolifer…
The assessment was performed of laparoscopic images of the sex organ in 58 women after induction of ovulation. Abnormalities were found in 29 women with permanent lack of ovulation and in six women with achieved ovulation. The changes in th…