Anginogenesis of eutopic and ectopic endometria in endometriosis

Yi Liu, Lu Liqun, Zhu Gui-jin
In: Current Medical Science · 2003 · vol. 23(2) , pp. 190–191 · doi:10.1007/bf02859954 · W2323311576
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Ectopic and eutopic endometria from endometriosis patients exhibited significantly higher vascular surface area and microvessel density than normal endometrium.

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This paper compared angiogenesis between eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues from patients with endometriosis, using quantitative color morphometric image system (CMIS) measures of vascular surface area and assessments of microvessel density (MVD) within endometrial blood vessels across menstrual phases. The authors found that within each menstrual phase, ectopic endometria in endometriosis had significantly higher vascular surface area and MVD than eutopic endometria from the same patients and normal endometrium. A key limitation is that the study’s conclusions are based on morphometric indices of angiogenesis, without direct demonstration of causal mechanisms or functional outcomes. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it specifically analyzes angiogenesis differences between eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues in endometriosis.

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In order to study the angiogenesis in endometriosis, the samples of eutopic and ectopic endometria from patients with endometriosis were quantitatively analyzed by color morphometric image system (CMIS) for vascular surface area, and by examining endometrial blood vessel for microvessel density (MVD). The results showed that within each menstrual phase the vascular surface area and MVD were significantly higher in ectopic endometria with endometriosis than those in eutopic endometria with endometriosis or normal endometrium (P < 0.05). It is concluded that angiogenesis might be involved in the development of endometriosis.
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Summary In order to study the angiogenesis in endometriosis, the samples of eutopic and ectopic endometria from patients with endometriosis were quantitatively analyzed by color morphometric image system (CMIS) for vascular surface area, and by examining endometrial blood vessel for microvessel density (MVD). The results showed that within each menstrual phase the vascular surface area and MVD were significantly higher in ectopic endometria with endometriosis than those in eutopic endometria with endometriosis or normal endometrium (P<0.05). It is concluded that angiogenesis might be involved in the development of endometriosis. Similar content being viewed by others References Potgen A J, Lubsen M C, Schoenmakers D Jet al., Vascular permeability factor expression influences tumor angiogenesis in human meanoma lines xenografted to nude mice. Am J Pathol, 1993, 146:147 Koch A E, Harlow G, Haines E,et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor. A cytokine modulating endothelial function in rheumatoid arthritis. J Immunol, 1995, 152: 4149 Ravindranath N L, Little-Ihring H S, Phillips Net al. Vascular endothelial growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid expression in the primate ovary. Endocrinology, 1992, 131:254 Breier G, Albrecht U, Sterrer S,et al. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor during embryonic angiogenesis and endothelial cell differentiation. Development (Camb.), 1992, 114;521 Smith S K. Angiogenesis. Semin Reprod Endocrinol, 1996, 15:221 Nisolle M F, Cassanas-Roux V, Anaf J Met al. Morphometric study of the stromal vascularition in peritoneal endometriosis. Fertil Steril, 1993, 59:442 Author information Authors and Affiliations Additional information LIU Yi, male, born in 1968, Associate Professor Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Yi, L., Liqun, L. & Guijin, Z. Anginogenesis of eutopic and ectopic endometria in endometriosis. Current Medical Science 23, 190–191 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859954 Received: Published: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859954

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