Endometriosis is estrogen-dependent disease that is related to the inflammatory process in the peritoneal cavity. To being activated by pro-inflammatory cytokines, endometriosis is also influenced by the response of progesterone receptors. …
A 25-year-old female mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) died after exhibiting weakness and recumbency with serosanguineous ascites. Gross findings included haemoperitoneum and multifocal to diffuse serosal thickening with petechiae and ecchymoses…
ObjectiveTo compare the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in endometrial and endometriotic cells.DesignProspective study.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan.Patient(s)Twenty patients w…
Peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis contains an increased number of activated macrophages that secrete a variety of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, vascular endothelial growth factor, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of apoptotic bodies in membrana granulosa in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Yamagata University Hospital. PATIENT(S): Fifty-eight normoovulatory women with en…
Three cases of intussusception of the appendix (IA) with distinctive pathologic changes were reported. All patients were women with different clinical presentations. Grossly, a complete intussusception was found in one case (case 1), while …