Fariba Ramazanali

ObjectiveEndometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease characterized by the presence of endometriotic tissue outside the uterine cavity, the condition that immunological factors play important roles in its pathogenesis. Thymic stromal lymp…

ObjectiveToll-like receptors (TLRs, as members of the innate immune system) are expressed in the human endometrium and their aberrant regulation and expression are involved in the pathogenesis of endometrial diseases. This study is aimed at…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a common complex gynecological disorder that may result in infertility. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a key pro-inflammatory cytokine that is overexpressed in endometriosis tissues. However, hit…

BACKGROUND: A predominant difference between endometrial and normal cells is higher proliferation rate in the former cells which is benign. The genes of inhibitor of differentiation (ID) family play a major role in cell proliferation regula…

Background: Endometriosis is a common, chronic inflammatory disease which is defined as an overgrowth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. The etiology of this disease is complex and multifactorial but there is a strong evidenc…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the expression of MIF, CD74, and COX-2 in normal, ectopic, and eutopic endometrium during the menstrual cycle and to assess MIF level in peripheral blood.DesignThe expressions of MIF, CD74, and COX-2 in normal, ectopic,…