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Recombinant interleukin-2 corrects in vitro the immunological defect of endometriosis.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Dec 1993
Melioli G, Semino C, Semino A, Venturini P L, Ragni N
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: It has been shown recently that women with endometriosis have several immunological defects. In particular, these patients have a defect in peripheral blood natural killer cell activity and have lost their capacity of recognizing and lysing autologous endometrial cells. METHOD: We evaluated the effect of recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) on peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained from both healthy donors...
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