Uterine fibroids (UF) are the most common benign tumor of the female reproductive tract. The aim of this study was to explore the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced activation of TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway on stromal fibroblasts in …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of timely ovulation induction on Infertility women with minimal-mild endometriosis (EMS) after laparoscopy combined with hysteroscopy. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was performed on 132 infer…
OBJECTIVE: Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) and leiomyosarcoma (LMS) are the two most common uterine sarcomas, but both are rare tumors. The aim of the present study was to compare the global gene expression patterns of ESS and LMS. METHO…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of interleukine-16 (IL-16) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine the levels of IL-16 in peritoneal fluid and serum specimens of 22 …
Interleukin-16 (IL-16) is a homotetramer of 14-kDa subunits discovered in 1982 as a T-cell-specific chemoattractant factor. The gene of IL-16 is located on chromosome 15 (15q26.1) and unrelated to other interleukins or chemokines (1). IL-16…