J. Brice Weinberg

article 2002

Inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by peritoneal macrophages in endometriosis-associated infertility

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02940-5

ObjectiveDetermine whether peritoneal macrophages from women with endometriosis-associated infertility express more inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) and produce more NO than fertile controls.DesignUnblinded clinical study.Patient(s)Ni…

article 1992

The Lack of Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor‐Alpha, Interleukin‐1‐Alpha, and Interferon‐Gamma on Human Sperm Motility In Vitro

·doi:10.1002/j.1939-4640.1992.tb00310.x

Whether cytokines present in human peritoneal fluid reduce sperm motility, and thus contribute to infertility, is investigated. The human recombinant cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1-alpha, and interferon-gamma, were in…

article 1988

Reduced trypsin-binding capacity of α2-macroglobulin in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: possible relevance to alterations in macrophase function

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60006-7

Alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2M) is a plasma protein with proteinase inhibitor and immune modulatory capabilities. The amounts of alpha 2M in peritoneal fluid (PF) from women with endometriosis and women with noninflammatory gynecologic con…

article 1988

Reduction of the intraperitoneal inflammation associated with endometriosis by treatment with medroxyprogesterone acetate

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(88)80106-6

An intraperitoneal inflammatory exudate has been repeatedly observed in infertile women without mechanical compromise of the pelvic viscera, particularly with endometriosis. This is manifested by increases in the peritoneal fluid volume, le…

article 1985

Peritoneal macrophages and infertility: the association between cell number and pelvic pathology

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49036-9

Increased numbers of peritoneal macrophages have been repeatedly associated with infertility. Because the factors contributing to this intraperitoneal exudate are unknown, this study was carried out to determine which anatomic or endocrinol…

article 1984

Peritoneal fluid prolactin in infertile women with endometriosis: lack of evidence of secretory activity by endometrial implants

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48271-3

To evaluate the functional status of endometriotic implants, a luteal secretory product of endometrium, PRL, was measured in the PF of 27 infertile women with endometriosis, 13 infertile women without endometriosis, and 11 fertile women und…