Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 19, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811586
Keywords
endometriosis; infertility; peritoneal fluid; cadherin 12; type II cadherin; neural cadherin
Funding
- Medical University of Warsaw [1W51/2/M/MG/N/20]
- European Union [101008193]
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This study compared the levels of CDH 12 in the peritoneal fluid between women with and without endometriosis. The results showed that CDH 12 levels were significantly higher in patients with infertility or primary infertility and endometriosis compared to patients without endometriosis and without infertility or primary infertility. CDH 12 may play a role in the pathogenesis of infertility, both in women with and without endometriosis.
Cadherin 12 (CDH 12) can play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to compare the levels of cadherin 12 in the peritoneal fluid between women with and without endometriosis. This was a multicenter cross-sectional study. Eighty-two patients undergoing laparoscopic procedures were enrolled in the study. Cadherin 12 concentrations were determined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. No differences in cadherin 12 concentrations between patients with and without endometriosis were observed (p = 0.4). Subgroup analyses showed that CDH 12 concentrations were significantly higher in patients with infertility or primary infertility and endometriosis in comparison with patients without endometriosis and without infertility or primary infertility (p = 0.02) and also higher in patients with stage I or II endometriosis and infertility or primary infertility than in patients without endometriosis and infertility or primary infertility (p = 0.03, p = 0.048, respectively). In total, CDH 12 levels were significantly higher in patients diagnosed with infertility or primary infertility (p = 0.0092, p = 0.009, respectively) than in fertile women. Cadherin 12 can possibly play a role in the pathogenesis of infertility, both in women with and without endometriosis.
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