Infertile women with endometriosis possess differences in cytokine levels in various tissues.

Lingge JinXiangyan RuanJing JinYu WangYudi ZhangQi ZhouDan LuAlfred Otto Mueck

Published in: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (2022)

This is the first study comparing the levels of cytokines within four different tissues of endometriosis women with or without infertility. The study revealed that endometriosis-related infertile women possess significant differences in cytokine levels in comparison to fertile women with endometriosis. The levels of inflammatory factors from different tissues had certain positive correlations. Infertility may indicate the progress of the disease.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
gene expression
oxidative stress
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
pregnancy outcomes