Article
Functional and phenotypic alterations in peritoneal macrophages from patients with early and advanced endometriosis.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Jan 1998
Raiter-Tenenbaum A, Barañao R I, Etchepareborda J J, Meresman G F, Rumi L S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to elucidate whether peritoneal macrophage (pMO) alterations are a generalized feature in all stages of endometriosis and the effect of hormonal treatment on this leukocyte population. For this purpose we quantified the number of pMO, the expression of HLA-DR antigen (pM...
Topics
- Adult
- Danazol
- Dinoprostone
- Endometriosis
- Estrogen Antagonists
- Female
- Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Interleukin-1
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages
- Nitroblue Tetrazolium
- Phagocytosis
- Phenotype
