title: How can macroscopically normal peritoneum contribute to the pathogenesis of endometriosis?
abstract: This study indicates that the immunobiology of macroscopically normal peritoneum is relevant to understand the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Peritoneal interleukin 6, interleukin 12, and ferritin were differentially expressed in women with and without endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Leuven University Fertility Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Amelie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fassbender
authors.forename: Lut
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Overbergh
authors.forename: Eefje
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verdrengh
authors.forename: Cleophas M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kyama
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vodolazakaia
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bokor
authors.forename: Christel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meuleman
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peeraer
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tomassetti
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waelkens
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: D'Hooghe
mesh_terms: D004715:Endometriosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000276:immunology; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: C508600:IL6 protein, human; D015850:Interleukin-6; D018664:Interleukin-12; D005293:Ferritins