Immunologic aspects of endometriosis
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This paper explores endometriosis as a systemic disease involving immune system alterations that may permit ectopic endometrial cell implantation and autoantibody development.
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Endometriosis appears to be a systemic disease with alterations in both humoral and cell-mediated immunity. An immune defect may allow ectopic implantation of the endometrial cells with subsequent development of autoantibodies.
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- Die Wirkung von hCG auf die Dezidualisierung ektoper endometrialer Läsionen als therapeutischer Ansatz zur Behandlung der Endometriose 2014
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- Antiangiogenic agents for endometriosis 2011
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- Role of laparoscopy in the treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility 2002
- Endometrial anomalies in women with endometriosis 2001
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- Spontaneous apoptosis of endometrial tissue is impaired in women with endometriosis 1998
- Clinical relevance of the baboon as a model for the study of endometriosis 1997
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- Spontaneous and induced synthesis of cytokines by peripheral blood monocytes in patients with endometriosis 1996
- Prevalence of endometriosis in rhesus (Macaca mulatta) monkeys ingesting PCB (Aroclor 1254): review and evaluation 1996
- Antibodies to carbonic anhydrase in endometriosis: prevalence, specificity, and relationship to clinical and laboratory parameters 1996
- Monocyte-mediated enhancement of endometrial cell proliferation in women with endometriosis 1994
- Changes in T-cell regulation of responses to self antigens in women with pelvic endometriosis 1992
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