Dietmar Pils

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 questionAs 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…

BackgroundThe 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 biomarke…