Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent chronic disease in women of reproductive age; it is associated with dysregulation of the immune response, local inflammation, and increased formation of autoantibodies. The aim of the study was t…
Cell cultures isolated from endometriosis lesions by enzymatic dissociation consisted of fibroblast-like cells expressing CD90, CD73, and CD105; cell viability in these cultures was >90%, but this parameter decreased by passage 3. Zero pass…
The content of some cytokines in the peritoneal fluid and the level of their in vitro production by peritoneal macrophages and lymphocytes were evaluated in women with external endometriosis. The ratio of peritoneal lymphocytes and macropha…
The paper presents the results of studies of the role of immune factors in the pathogenesis of infertility, impaired gestation, and perinatal abnormalities, which have been performed at the Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Per…
ObjectiveTo investigate the influence of sera and peritoneal fluids (PFs) from fertile and infertile women on the binding of antisperm antibodies to the surface of spermatozoa.DesignThe immunoglobulin (Ig) G antisperm antibodies binding to …
Immunoregulatory lymphocytes of SD2-, SD4-, SD8- and SD2-phenotypes have been assayed using monoclonal antibodies in peripheral blood of infertile women with external genital endometriosis and tubal-peritoneal infertility. The tested cells …