title: Peritoneal fluid concentrations of interleukin-11 in women with endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the peritoneal fluid concentrations of interleukin-11 (IL-11) in women with endometriosis as compared with the control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective, controlled study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The obstetrics and gynecology department of a teaching hospital and a university immunology department.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty consecutive women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for benign gynecological indications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Peritoneal fluid was obtained during laparoscopy, and the concentration of IL-11 was measured.
  
  
  METHODS
  Concentration of IL-11 in correlation with the presence of endometriosis, its stage, and the phase of the menstrual cycle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  IL-11 was detectable in the peritoneal fluid of 64% of women tested. Concentrations of IL-11 showed no correlation with the presence of endometriosis, the American Fertility Society stage of the disease, or the phase of the menstrual cycle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found no evidence to suggest that IL-11 is involved in the pathogenesis of pelvic endometriosis.
authors: Reproductive Medicine Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom. m.r.gazvani@abdn.ac.uk
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Gazvani
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bates
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Vince
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Christmas
authors: D I
authors: DI
authors: Lewis-Jones
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Kingsland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017370:Interleukin-11 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D017370:Interleukin-11