It is still a question of debate whether neutrophils, often found in the tumor microenvironment, mediate tumor-promoting or rather tumor-inhibiting activities. The present study focusses on the involvement of neutrophils in high grade serou…
RESEARCH QUESTION: As microRNA (miRNA) are stable in circulation, this study tested whether they could serve as putative non-invasive biomarkers for endometriosis, and their expression differences between endometriosis patients and controls…
Fragestellung: Endometriose ist eine gutartige Erkrankung und weist Charakteristika einer chronischen Inflammation auf. Wir untersuchten die Unterschiede in der Serumkonzentration von sCD40Ligand und CXCL-1 zwischen Patientinnen mit Endomet…
Endometriosis is a benign but troublesome gynecological condition, characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. Lately, the discovery and validation of noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers for endometriosis is one of th…
BACKGROUND: The immune system is a key player in fighting cancer. Thus, we sought to identify a molecular 'immune response signature' indicating the presence of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and to combine this with a serum protein biomar…