T helper (Th)1, Th2, and Th17 interleukin pathways in infertile patients with minimal/mild endometriosis

Carolina Giordani Andreoli, Andreoli CG, C Andreoli, Vanessa Krebs Genro, Genro VK, Carlos Augusto Bastos de Souza, Souza CA, Carlos Augusto Souza, Tatiana Michelon, Michelon T, João Paolo Bilibio, Scheffel C, Camila Scheffel, João Sabino Cunha‐Filho, João Sabino Cunha-Filho
Fertility and sterility · 2011 · vol. 95(8) , pp. 2477–2480 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.019 · PMID:21392744 · W2154580647
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This study investigated the expression of Th1, Th2, and Th17 interleukin pathways in infertile patients diagnosed with minimal/mild endometriosis.

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Abstract

In the present study, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-12, IL-17, and IL-23 levels were measured in serum and peritoneal fluid of women with minimal or mild endometriosis and compared with levels in controls without endometriosis. Higher IL-23 levels were encountered in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis, suggesting a possible role of this cytokine in these women's infertility.

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endometriosis

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Ascitic Fluid Endometriosis Infertility, Female Interleukin-23 Peritoneal Diseases T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer Adult Ascitic Fluid Biomarkers Biomarkers Brazil Case-Control Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Humans Infertility, Female

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