A study on cytokines in peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis

For recent years, the incidence of endometriosis rose up year by year and a study on changes in immunofunction in the microenvironment of patients' abdominal cavity become a hotpoint on the basis of three traditional theories. The pathophysiological features of peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis and activity of cytokines secreted in endometriotic implants are associated with occurrence, development and progression of endometriosis and also interfere with certain steps of human reproduction. This article reviewed role of cytokines in peritoneal fluid in pathogenesis of endometriosis.