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 …

Fusobacterium infection facilitates the development of endometriosis through the phenotypic transition of endometrial fibroblasts

A Muraoka, M Suzuki, T Hamaguchi… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Retrograde menstruation is a widely accepted cause of endometriosis. However, not all
women who experience retrograde menstruation develop endometriosis, and the …

Immunology of endometriosis

LGC Riccio, P Santulli, L Marcellin, MS Abrão… - Best practice & research …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of endometriosis is not completely understood, but an aberrant
immune response in the peritoneal environment seems to be crucial for the proliferation of …

Pathophysiology and immune dysfunction in endometriosis

SH Ahn, SP Monsanto, C Miller… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Endometriosis is an estrogen‐dependent, chronic, proinflammatory disease prevalent in
10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. Characterized by the growth of endometrium …

B cells responses and cytokine production are regulated by their immune microenvironment

MI Vazquez, J Catalan-Dibene, A Zlotnik - Cytokine, 2015 - Elsevier
The adaptive immune system consists of two types of lymphocytes: T and B cells. These two
lymphocytes originate from a common precursor, yet are fundamentally different with B cells …

Meta-signature of human endometrial receptivity: a meta-analysis and validation study of transcriptomic biomarkers

S Altmäe, M Koel, U Võsa, P Adler, M Suhorutšenko… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Previous transcriptome studies of the human endometrium have revealed hundreds of
simultaneously up-and down-regulated genes that are involved in endometrial receptivity …

The distinguishing cellular and molecular features of the endometriotic ovarian cyst: from pathophysiology to the potential endometrioma-mediated damage to the …

AM Sanchez, P Viganò, E Somigliana… - Human reproduction …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The cellular elements lining the internal surface and inside the cyst The environment around
the endometriotic cyst† Conclusions and future research background: Clinical data suggest …

The link between immunity, autoimmunity and endometriosis: a literature update

T Zhang, C De Carolis, GCW Man, CC Wang - Autoimmunity Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Endometriosis (EMS), an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder affects
approximately 5–10% of the general female population of reproductive age and 20–90% of …

Chronic niche inflammation in endometriosis-associated infertility: current understanding and future therapeutic strategies

YH Lin, YH Chen, HY Chang, HK Au, CR Tzeng… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease that affects up to 10% of
women of reproductive age and accounts for up to 50% of female infertility cases. It has …