OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of PRL-3 siRNA (small interfering RNA) on the migration of endometriotic stromal cells. METHODS: Primary endometriotic stromal cells were cultured in vitro. Then PRL-3 (phosphatase of regenerating liver-3…
Objective To investigate the expressions of aquaporin 2(AQP2) and aquaprin 8(AQP8) in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis(EMs)and to elucidate possible impact of AQP2 and AQP8 on EMs.Methods 53 patients in our hos…
Cell adhesion molecules are transmembrance receptors that facilitate intercellular binding and cellular interaction with the extracellular matrix.They play important roles in infiltration and metastasis of the tumor.Endometriosis is a commo…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether nerve fibers can be detected in the endometrium and myometrium in women with painful uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. DESIGN: A retrospective immunohistochemical study. SETTING: An academic training hospit…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of phosphatase of regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3) in ectopic, eutopic, and normal endometria and explore its relationship with endometriosis. DESIGN: A clinical retrospective and molecular study. SETT…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate nerve fibers distribution in endometrium of adenomyosis and their relationship with dysmenorrhea. METHODS: Endometrial tissue was sampled from 74 hysterectomy specimens including 32 cases with adenomyosis and 42 c…
fibroids To determine whether nerve fibers in the functional layer endometrium are caused by an endometriosis itself or a common symptom of pain, endometrial tissues from 30 women with endometriosis, 40 women with adenomyosis, 41 women with…
To determine whether nerve fibers in the functional layer endometrium are caused by an endometriosis itself or a common symptom of pain, endometrial tissues from 30 women with endometriosis, 40 women with adenomyosis, 41 women with uterine …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the roles of endometrial matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9, vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), and microvascular density (MVD) in the occurrence of anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB). DES…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of aquaporin (AQP) in eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues from women with endometriomas. DESIGN: Controlled laboratory research. SETTING: Hospital-based unit for gynecology and obstetrics and r…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between IL-10 promoter gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to endometriosis (EMs) in Chinese population. Amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reactions …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the susceptibility of endometriosis (EMS) and the gene polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in Chinese Han population. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 76 EMS patie…
BACKGROUND: Danazol, a synthetic steroid with antigonadotrophic properties, has been widely used for the treatment of endometriosis and adenomyosis. However, the local application of danazol to the uterus to treat adenomyosis is controversi…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) in peritoneal fluid (PF) and serum in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective analytical study. SETTING: University-affiliated obstetrics and gynec…
As an important immunological and effector cell,macrophage participates in specific and non-specific immunities.Many studies indicated that the number of macrophages in peritoneal fluid,eutopic and ectopic endometria of women with endometri…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the concentrations of interleukin-15 (IL-15) in peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis and fertile disease-free controls. STUDY DESIGN: Peritoneal fluid samples were obtained from 50 women with endometriosis an…
Although associations of interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene promoter polymorphisms and their protein production with endometriosis risk have been reported, the correlations remain controversial. The objective of this study was to determine IL-10 g…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of interleukin-17 (IL-17) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the concentrations of IL-17 in peritoneal fluid of 36 patients with di…
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…
This prospective study aimed to determine whether patients with endometriosis are having different level of interlukin-17 (IL-17) in peritoneal fluid when compared with patients without endometriosis. The patients with minimal/mild endometr…
For recent years, the incidence of endometriosis rose up year by year and a study on changes in immunofunction in the microenvironment of patients' abdominal cavity become a hotpoint on the basis of three traditional theories. The pathophys…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the concentrations of interleukin-18 (IL-18) in peritoneal fluid and serum in patients with endometriosis in comparison with the control group. DESIGN: A prospective analytical study. SETTING: The obstetrics and gy…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 and T1 genotypes and endometriosis risk (EM). METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used to detect the presence or absence of the GSTM1 a…