Bertschi, Dominic; Mc Kinnon, Brett; Evers, Jakob; Bersinger, Nick A.; Mueller, Michael (2013). Enhanced inflammatory activity of endometriotic lesions from the rectovaginal septum. Mediators of inflammation, 2013(450950), p. 450950. Hindawi Publishing Corp. 10.1155/2013/450950
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Endometriosis is characterised by the growth of ectopic lesions at multiple locations outside the uterine cavity and may be considered a collection of distinct but related conditions. The exact aetiology of endometriosis is still not clear although a role for inflammation is increasingly accepted. We therefore investigated the inflammatory activity of eutopic tissue and that of the matching ectopic lesions from different locations by measuring the genetic expression of inflammatory chemokines and cytokines. The gene expression in matching eutopic and ectopic tissue was compared, as was the gene expression in lesions from different locations. A significantly higher mRNA expression of the chemokines ENA-78 and RANTES and the cytokines IL-6 and TNF α was observed in endometriotic lesions of the rectovaginal septum (RVS) compared to that of matching eutopic tissue. Comparisons across lesion locations showed a significantly higher expression of IL-6 and TNF α in the RVS compared to lesions from either the ovaries or the peritoneum. These results show that the production of some inflammatory chemokines and cytokines is significantly increased in the ectopic endometrial tissue compared to matching eutopic tissue. Furthermore, IL-6 and TNF α are produced in significantly higher quantities in RVS lesions compared to other lesions.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Endometriose und gynäkologische Onkologie 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Endometriose und gynäkologische Onkologie |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mc Kinnon, Brett, Evers, Jakob, Bersinger, Nick A., Mueller, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0962-9351 |
Publisher: |
Hindawi Publishing Corp. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Monika Zehr |
Date Deposited: |
17 May 2016 11:37 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1155/2013/450950 |
PubMed ID: |
24453419 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.54055 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54055 |
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