The endometrial immune environment of women with endometriosis

J Vallvé-Juanico, S Houshdaran… - Human reproduction …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Endometriosis, a common oestrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder in
women of reproductive age, is characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside its normal …

The immunopathophysiology of endometriosis

LK Symons, JE Miller, VR Kay, RM Marks… - Trends in molecular …, 2018 - cell.com
Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent disease characterized by the
growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity. Although the etiology of …

The role of the immune system in the development of endometriosis

M Abramiuk, E Grywalska, P Małkowska, O Sierawska… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects about 10% of women of reproductive age. It
can contribute to pelvic pain, infertility or other conditions such as asthma, cardiovascular …

Intricate connections between the microbiota and endometriosis

I Jiang, PJ Yong, C Allaire, MA Bedaiwy - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Imbalances in gut and reproductive tract microbiota composition, known as dysbiosis,
disrupt normal immune function, leading to the elevation of proinflammatory cytokines …

Anti-inflammatory cytokines in endometriosis

WJ Zhou, HL Yang, J Shao, J Mei, KK Chang… - Cellular and molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Although the pathogenesis of endometriosis is not fully understood, it is often considered to
be an inflammatory disease. An increasing number of studies suggest that differential …

Regulation of inflammation pathways and inflammasome by sex steroid hormones in endometriosis

E García-Gómez, ER Vázquez-Martínez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue
(glands and stroma) outside the uterus, mainly in the peritoneal cavity, ovaries, and …

Involvement of immune cells in the pathogenesis of endometriosis

G Izumi, K Koga, M Takamura, T Makabe… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Endometriosis is characterized by the implantation and growth of endometriotic tissues
outside the uterus. It is widely accepted the theory that endometriosis is caused by the …

Blood biomarkers for the non‐invasive diagnosis of endometriosis

V Nisenblat, PMM Bossuyt, R Shaikh… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background About 10% of reproductive‐aged women suffer from endometriosis, a costly
chronic disease causing pelvic pain and subfertility. Laparoscopy is the gold standard …

Immunological basis of the endometriosis: the complement system as a potential therapeutic target

C Agostinis, A Balduit, A Mangogna, G Zito… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endometriosis (EM) is a chronic disease characterized by the presence and proliferation of
functional endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Ovaries and pelvic …

Epigenetic regulation and T-cell responses in endometriosis–something other than autoimmunity

D Szukiewicz - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial-like glands and stroma located
outside the uterine cavity. This common, estrogen dependent, inflammatory condition affects …