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article
2021
Angiogenesis is considered to be one of the key stages in the development of endometriosis. Recent studies indicate that bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and their receptors (BMPR) may play an important role in the angiogenesis process. I…
article
2021
OBJECTIVES: Concentrations of soluble ICAM-2, -3, -4 and syndecan-1 and -4 have not yet been marked in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. The aim of the study was to determine whether these molecules can participate in format…
article
2021
Endometriosis is a disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, primarily into the peritoneal cavity. It is known as a complex, chronic inflammatory disease and it is strongly associated with immu…
review
2018
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is an inflammatory gynaecological disease with an associated chronic inflammation. Interleukin(IL)-1 is one of the most important immune and proinflammatory factors, produced mainly by monocytes and macrophages. St…
article
2018
review
2017
PROBLEM: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an impairment in immune response. Disorders in the peritoneal fluid and ectopic endometrium macrophage populations and their secretory products create a specific micro…
article
2016
BACKGROUND: The most important proinflammatory cytokine is interleukin (IL)-1β, however its precursor, prointerleukin-1β (proIL-1β), can also potentiate inflammatory state. The aim of this study was to explore the involvement of proIL-1β in…
article
2015
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2012
PROBLEM: To assess whether interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-18 and interleukin-1 converting enzyme (ICE) are involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: Peritoneal fluid (PF) was obtained from 85 women with and without endomet…
review
2011
Natural Killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic effector lymphocytes with the ability to lyse target cells in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-independent manner and without the need for prior antigen exposure. Data strongly suggest…
article
2009
AIM: The aim of our work was to study both the concentration of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) in peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis and to examine peritoneal lymphocyte ability to produce anticardiolipin antibodies. MATERIAL AN…
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2007
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2005
article
2004
Abstract Endometriosis is a gynaecological disorder characterized by increased number and activation of peritoneal macrophages and release of macrophage-derived cytokines and growth factors. The aim of our work was t(5 study the level of ne…