Association of neutrophil extracellular traps with endometriosis-related chronic inflammation

Enikő Berkes, Berkes E, Eniko Berkes, Oehmke F, Frank Oehmke, Tinneberg HR, Hans-R Tinneberg, H.-R. Tinneberg, Preissner KT, Klaus T. Preissner, Mona Saffarzadeh, Saffarzadeh M
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2014 · vol. 183 , pp. 193–200 · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.10.040 · PMID:25461378 · W2027627062
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This paper investigated the link between neutrophil extracellular traps and chronic inflammation associated with endometriosis, reporting a positive correlation.

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ObjectiveTo study if neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are present in the peritoneal fluid of endometriosis patients. NETs play a crucial role in fighting against microorganisms. However, exaggerated NET production may lead to tissue damage in their vicinity in pathological conditions. Our study evaluates the presence of NETs in endometriosis peritoneal fluid.Study designPeritoneal fluid (PF) was collected in a case-control study from 52 women, who underwent either diagnostic or operative laparoscopy. The control group consisted of 17 women with infertility, chronic pelvic pain, simple or functional cysts or irregular bleeding. The endometriosis group, altogether 35 patients, comprised 19 patients with stage I and II and 16 patients with stage III and IV endometriosis. First we tested whether the PF is able to stimulate NET production. Neutrophils from healthy volunteers were treated with the PF of endometriosis patients and controls and NETs were detected with Sytox orange extracellular DNA dye and immunofluorescence microscopy. Then we evaluated if NETs were already present in the collected PF using the specific myeloperoxidase (MPO)-DNA capture ELISA method, based on the MPO associated with the NET scaffold.ResultsThe PF of endometriosis patients did not stimulate NET release from healthy granulocytes. However, pre-existent NETs could be detected in 17 endometriosis patients out of 35 (49%). In contrary, in the control group NETs were present in only 3 patients out of 17 (18%), (p=0.03, OR: 4.4). Moreover, the quantification of NETs showed a significantly higher amount of NETs in endometriosis compared to the controls (0.097 vs. 0.02, p=0.04).ConclusionThis is the first study, which evaluated and described the presence of NETs in the PF of endometriosis patients. Our study shows, that NETs may be involved in the complex pathophysiology of endometriosis.

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endometriosis

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Ascitic Fluid Endometriosis Extracellular Traps Inflammation Neutrophils Adult Ascitic Fluid Ascitic Fluid Case-Control Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Humans Inflammation Inflammation Neutrophils

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