Jong‐Young Kwak

article 2012

Effects of 17β‐estradiol on the release of monocyte chemotactic protein‐1 and MAPK activity in monocytes stimulated with peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01734.x

AIM: Hormones and inflammation have been implicated in the pathological process of endometriosis; therefore, we investigated the combined effects of 17β-estradiol (E2) and peritoneal fluid obtained from patients with endometriosis (ePF) or …

article 2010

Effects of peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients on the release of monocyte-specific chemokines by leukocytes

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-010-1583-1

PurposeChemokines have been implicated in the pathological process of endometriosis. We compared the effects of peritoneal fluid obtained from patients with endometriosis (ePF) and controls without endometriosis (cPF) on the release of mono…

article 2007

Peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients switches differentiation of monocytes from dendritic cells to macrophages

Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2007.03.013

Immunological abnormalities of cell-mediated and humoral immunity might be associated with the pathogenesis of endometriosis. This study has examined the effects of peritoneal fluid obtained from patients with endometriosis (ePF) on the phe…

article 2006

Effects of peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients on the release of vascular endothelial growth factor by neutrophils and monocytes

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/del077

BACKGROUND: An increase in the level of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production has been reported in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of endometriosis patients. This suggests that changes in the vascular permeability and angiogene…