Pernilla Israelsson

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2024-2026

Study types

  • article 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • infertility 1
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 …

article 2024
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…