Basic research in endometriosis

A more thorough understanding of the mechanisms associated with the cause and pathophysiology of endometriosis may help in the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods for the management of endometriosis. Research has begun to enhance our understanding of endometriosis by demonstrating...

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Published inObstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 269
Main Author Sharpe-Timms, K L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1997
Subjects
Animals
Ascitic Fluid - cytology
CA-125 Antigen - metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Colony-Stimulating Factors - physiology
Disease Models, Animal
Endometriosis - etiology
Endometriosis - metabolism
Endometriosis - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Membrane Glycoproteins - biosynthesis
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Summary:A more thorough understanding of the mechanisms associated with the cause and pathophysiology of endometriosis may help in the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods for the management of endometriosis. Research has begun to enhance our understanding of endometriosis by demonstrating the differences and similarites between eutopic and ectopic endometrium, and by characterizing the peritoneal environment. Animal models have been developed and validated to conduct studies that are ethically impossible in women. Recently, cell culture models, using purified populations of cells from endometriotic lesions, have provided an appropriate in vitro endometriosis model to study the language by which cells communicate; to evaluate the biochemical effects of steroids, growth factors, pharmacological agents and immunomodulatory agents on the cells; and to study the effects of endometriosis on reproduction.
ISSN:0889-8545
DOI:10.1016/S0889-8545(05)70304-1