Endometriosis and Immunology

Ercan Baştuğ
In: Turkish Journal of Immunology · 2013 · vol. 1(2) , pp. 54–62 · doi:10.5606/tji.2013.195 · W2312503166
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Endometriosis is a disease with varied phenotypes, potentially linked to chronic inflammation, autoantibody reactions, and altered immune cell activity including peritoneal macrophages, T-cells, and NK cells.

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This paper is a review examining how immunologic mechanisms may be associated with endometriosis, emphasizing the role of inflammation and immune dysregulation. It discusses evidence for immune alterations including increased and activated peritoneal macrophages, increased circulating antibodies, decreased T-cell reactivity, decreased natural killer cell cytotoxicity, and cytokine network changes, and links these to possible progesterone resistance and irregular cytokine production in symptomatic cases. The review also notes potential caveats in its scope as an evaluative synthesis rather than a single experimental study, aiming to illuminate associations rather than establish definitive causality. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it specifically reviews endometriosis–immunology connections and the potential role of inflammation and autoimmune-related features.

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Abstract

Endometriyozis degisik fenotipleri olan bir hastaliktir. Semptomatik olgularda progesterona direnc ve duzensiz sitokin uretimi, hem ektopik hem otopik endometriyumda gorulebilir. En azindan bazi hastalarda, bu durumun kronik enflamasyon ve antikor otoreaksiyonu ile ilintisi mevcuttur. Immunolojik faktorler de endometrial hucrelerin olusmasinda neden olabilir. Immunolojik degisimler arasinda peritoneal makrofajlarin sayisinda ve aktivitesinde artis, antikorlarin artan dolasimi, azalan T-hucre reaksiyonu, azalan naturel killer hucre sitotoksisitesi ve sitokin aginda diger degisimler sayilabilir. Bu derlemede amac, endometriyozis ve otoimmun hastaliklar arasindaki olasi iliskiyi irdelemek ve endometriyozis etyopatogenezinde enflamasyonun oynadigi potansiyel role isik tutmaktir.

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