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TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 115-122Publisher
Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1507-185
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Chemokine; inflammation; endometriosis; interferon
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- Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy [4945/20/08.03.2016]
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Background/aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the serum concentration of main chemokines and interferons in patients with diagnosed endometriosis. Materials and methods: A total of 160 women were divided in two study groups (group 1 - endometriosis; group 2 - healthy women). Serum levels of IFN- alpha, IFN-gamma, MCP- 1, MIP- 1 alpha, MIP- 1 beta, RANTES, eotaxin, IL- 8, MIG, IP- 10, and IL- 17A were measured with Human Multiplex Cytokine Panels. Results. Serum levels of IFN-gamma, MCP- 1, and IL- 8 were significantly higher (mean 14.03, 57.24, and 534.24, respectively, compared to 0.58, 20.51, and 259.82, respectively), and serum levels of IP- 10 and eotaxin were significantly lower in women with endometriosis compared to the controls (mean 1.15 and 1.01, respectively, compared to 3.90 and 3.22, respectively). Conclusions. According to our results women with endometriosis have elevated levels IFN-., MCP- 1, and IL- 8, and lower serum levels of IP- 10 and eotaxin, indicating unbalanced immune activity in endometriosis.
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