Pernilla Israelsson

ORCID: 0009-0003-8605-8122 · 4 papers in corpus
other 2026
Enhanced CD56 Expression and Increased Number of CD56+bright Cells in the Peripheral Blood of Untreated Endometriosis Patients
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.70214

PROBLEM: NK-cell dysfunction in endometriosis is suggested to contribute to the survival of ectopic endometrial tissue. However, the underlying causes of this impairment remain unclear. NK cells are divided into: CD56+bright, which produce …

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Immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of endometriosis: a comprehensive analysis of the role of NK cells, cytokines, and extracellular vesicles/exosomes
Frontiers in immunology ·doi:10.3389/fimmu.2026.1885409

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Retrograde menstruation is widely accepted as a primary mechanism for ectopic endometrial seeding; …

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Endometriotic Tissue-derived Exosomes Downregulate NKG2D-mediated Cytotoxicity and Promote Apoptosis: Mechanisms for Survival of Ectopic Endometrial Tissue in Endometriosis
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) ·doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2300781

Endometriosis, affecting 10% of women, is defined as implantation, survival, and growth of endometrium-like/endometriotic tissue outside the uterine cavity, causing inflammation, infertility, pain, and susceptibility to ovarian cancer. Desp…

2023
Long-Term Follow-Up of Tamoxifen Treatment and the Use of Imaging in Psammocarcinoma: A Case Report, Review of the Literature and Discussion of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) ·doi:10.3390/curroncol30120747

Psammocarcinoma (PsC) represents a rare form of low-grade serous tumor of the ovary or peritoneum. Although ovarian cancer generally has a poor prognosis in its late stages, PsC seems to have a more indolent course. We present a patient wit…