Decreased lactoferrin levels in peritoneal fluid of women with minimal endometriosis

Grzegorz Polak, Polak G, Iwona Wertel, Tarkowski R, Rafał Tarkowski, Dorota Morawska, Morawska D, Kotarski J, Jan Kotarski
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2006 · vol. 131(1) , pp. 93–96 · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.03.013 · PMID:16644090 · W2062270100
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This study investigated lactoferrin levels in peritoneal fluid and found them to be decreased in women diagnosed with minimal endometriosis.

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ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate for the presence of lactoferrin (LTF) in peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis.PatientsSeventy-eight women were studied, including 49 women with endometriosis and, as a reference group, 29 patients with functional follicle ovarian cysts.ResultsLactoferrin levels were detectable in all peritoneal fluid samples. Women with minimal endometriosis had lower PF lactoferrin concentrations compared to both patients with high revised American Fertility Society classification scores and women with follicle ovarian cysts. No significant difference in the peritoneal LTF levels was found between patients with stage II endometriosis, stage III or IV endometriotic disease and women with functional cysts of ovaries.ConclusionsOwing to its antibacterial properties lactoferrin is probably an important defense factor in the peritoneal cavity, however its role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis remains enigmatic.

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endometriosis

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Ascitic Fluid Endometriosis Lactoferrin Adolescent Adult Ascitic Fluid Case-Control Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Lactoferrin Laparoscopy Peritoneal Cavity Peritoneal Cavity

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