Lower antigenecity of long-term in vitro cultured eutopic endometrial stromal cells from endometriotic patients: a possible evidence of genetic disorders in endometriosis.

Osaka city medical journal · 1998 · vol. 44(1) , pp. 97–104 · PMID:9834622 · W2183104297
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Long-term in vitro culture of eutopic endometrial stromal cells from endometriosis patients revealed lower expression of seven antigens compared to controls, suggesting potential genetic abnormalities.

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In order to investigate an evidence for genetic disorders in endometriotic patients, eutopic endometrial stromal cells were cultured in vitro for more than 4 months and their antigenecities were characterized by flowcytometry. Eutopic stromal cells from 3 endometriotic patients showed lower expressions of the seven antigens (4 cytokine receptors and 3 leukocyte antigens) than the stromal cells from 5 non-endometriotic women. The preliminary results suggest a possibility that endometriotic patients have certain irreversible genetic abnormalities in the stromal cells, and suggest that endometriosis does not occur as a result in vitro unknown transient stimulation.

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endometriosis

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Antigens Endometriosis Endometrium Stromal Cells Adult Antigens Cells, Cultured Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Female Humans Middle Aged Stromal Cells Stromal Cells Time Factors

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