INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent condition characterized by ectopic implantation of endometrial tissue; molecular mechanisms underlying lesion persistence remain incompletely understood. Aquaporins (AQPs), transmembrane …
INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which monocytes/macrophages play a key pathogenetic role. The peritoneal fluid (PF) cytokine profile can modulate recruited monocyte functions, determining their contribution …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between oxidative DNA damage biomarkers (levels of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine [8-OHdG], telomere length [TL], human telomerase reverse transcriptase [hTERT], telomerase activity [TA] and polymorph…
CONTEXT: Gynecological disorders represent a complex set of malignancies that result from a diverse array of molecular changes affecting the lives of over a million women worldwide. Ovarian, Endometrial, and Cervical cancers, Endometriosis,…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the utilisation of CA-125, CA-15.3 and CA-19.9 in differentiating between ovarian neoplasms and endometriomas, and the best cut-off value for these tumour markers in this differentiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preopera…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to validate and investigate the clinical value of urinary enolase I in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Urine samples of 39 patients with histologically confirmed endometriosis and 20 patients withou…
Cytokines are key mediators of intercellular communication and are likely to promote the development and progression of endometriosis. Previous studies provided evidence that endometriosis develops as a result of the pathogenetic factors in…
Little information is available on the intra-individual variability of oxidative stress biomarkers in healthy individuals and even less in the context of the menstrual cycle. The objective of this study was to characterize the analytical an…
Dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants widely distributed in the food chain, which is the main source of human exposure. Their effects on human health at background exposure levels are still poorly un…