Benedikt M Kessler

BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids (UFs), benign tumours prevalent in up to 80% of women of reproductive age, are associated with significant morbidity, including abnormal uterine bleeding, pain and infertility. Despite identification of key geno…

ABSTRACT Uterine fibroids (UFs), benign tumours prevalent in up to 80% of women of reproductive age, are associated with significant morbidity, including abnormal uterine bleeding, pain and infertility. Despite identification of key genomic…

Abstract Study question Can an endometriosis-specific protein signature in small extracellular vesicles (sEV) from peritoneal fluid (PF) be utilised as a non-invasive biomarker of the condition? Summary answer Yes, potentially. We found dif…

Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease of women in reproductive age, and is thought to arise from retrograde menstruation and implantation of endometrial tissue, mostly into the peritoneal cavity. The condition is characterized by…

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OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the feasibility of studying exosomes directly from peritoneal fluid, we isolated exosomes from endometriosis patient samples and from controls, and characterized their cargo. DESIGN: Case-control experimental study…

Lipid peroxidation products, e.g. 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), are generated by oxidative stress, and are suggested to cause endometriosis-associated pain following iron overload after retrograde menstrual bleeding. Our aim was to determine th…