Eva Dionyssopoulou

article 2012

Role of prostaglandin E2 in the experimental L-carnitine-induced endometriosis-like inflammatory model

·doi:10.5301/je.2012.9406

Purpose Ectopic implantation of endometrium leading to endometriosis has been correlated with various immune and non-immune parameters. Inflammatory cytokines including IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF-α, increase in serum and peritoneal fluid of endometri…

article 2005

Constitutive or induced elevated levels of l-carnitine correlate with the cytokine and cellular profile of endometriosis

Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2004.12.002

During the past decade, accumulated evidence indicates an association between endometriosis and an alteration of humoral and cell-mediated immunity. While the role of L-carnitine in the regulation of energy metabolism is well established, i…

article 2003

Expression of Serum Human Leukocyte Antigen and Growth Factor Levels in a Greek Family With Familial Endometriosis

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation ·doi:10.1016/s1071-5576(02)00261-7

ObjectiveAn increased incidence of endometriosis in the first-degree relatives of patients with endometriosis has been reported, suggesting a familial predisposition and possible genetic influence. In this study, we present a family with fo…

article 2003

Increased soluble VEGF levels in endometriosis appears independent of clinical indices

·doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2003.10.007

article 2003

Serum concentrations of growth factors in women with and without endometriosis: the action of anti-endometriosis medicines

International Immunopharmacology ·doi:10.1016/s1567-5769(02)00216-3

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic syndrome of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Growth factors and inflammatory mediators produced by peritoneal leukocytes have recently been postulated to participate in the pathogenesis of endometrios…

article 2002

Novel diagnostic tests for endometriosis

·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03156-9