C Carravetta

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 1992-2001

Study types

  • article 5

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • infertility 1
article 2001
The peritoneal fluid concentration of leptin is increased in women with peritoneal but not ovarian endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1251

This study was designed to measure leptin concentrations in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with different aspects of pelvic endometriosis. Among 36 consecutive women undergoing laparoscopy, nine were diagnosed as having minimal-mild end…

article 2000
Increased Leptin Levels in Serum and Peritoneal Fluid of Patients with Pelvic Endometriosis1
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jcem.85.7.6703

Pelvic endometriosis is an immune-related chronic inflammatory disease, characterized by ectopic implants of endometrium in the peritoneal cavity and associated with increased secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and neoangiogenesis. Lept…

article 1998
Serum concentrations of soluble human leukocyte class I antigens and of the soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in endometriosis: relationship with stage and non-pigmented peritoneal lesions
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3206

Serum concentrations of soluble human leukocyte class I antigens (sHLA-I) and of the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) are increased in the early inflammatory stages of several immune-related diseases. These soluble molecules also…

article 1996
Endometriosis and immune response.
Acta Europaea fertilitatis
article 1992
Immune system and endometriosis.
Acta Europaea fertilitatis

Many experimental and clinical findings indicate a disimmune pathogenesis of infertility associated with endometriosis. The most important modifications of cell-mediated immunity in endometriosis concern macrophage activity, increased both …