Expression of interleukin-8 and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in adenomyosis

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Ulukus E. Ç., Ulukus M., Seval Y., Zheng W., Arici A.

HUMAN REPRODUCTION, vol.20, no.10, pp.2958-2963, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/humrep/dei154
  • Journal Name: HUMAN REPRODUCTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2958-2963
  • Keywords: adenomyosis, endometriosis, endometrium, interleukin-8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL CELLS, PERITONEAL-FLUID, WOMEN, ADHESION, MYOMETRIUM, CHEMOKINES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To clarify the inflammatory nature of adenomyosis, we aimed to investigate the expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) by immunohistochemistry to determine their putative role in pathophysiology of adenomyosis.