Nirgianakis, Konstantinos; Bersinger, Nick A.; Mc Kinnon, Brett; Kostov, Plamen Stefanov; Imboden, Sara; Mueller, Michael (2013). Regression of the inflammatory microenvironment of the peritoneal cavity in women with endometriosis by GnRHa treatment. European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology, 170(2), pp. 550-554. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.08.010
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OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) on the peritoneal fluid microenvironment in women with endometriosis.
STUDY DESIGN
Peritoneal fluid was collected from 85 women with severe endometriosis (rAFS stage III and IV) during laparoscopic surgery during the proliferative phase. Prior to surgery clinical data were collected. The concentrations of specific markers for endometriosis in the peritoneal fluid were determined using an ELISA and a comparison between peritoneal fluid markers in women using GnRHa and no hormonal treatment was performed using a non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test.
RESULTS
The study included peritoneal fluid from 39 patients who had been administered GnRHa (Zoladex(®)) in the three months prior to surgery and 46 from women with no hormonal treatment in this period. Concentrations of IL-8, PAPP-A, glycodelin-A and midkine were significantly reduced in the GnRHa treatment group compared to women receiving no hormonal treatment. RANTES, MCP-1, ENA-78, TNF-α, OPG, IP-10 and defensin showed no significant change between the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS
GnRHa mediate a significant regression in the inflammatory nature of the peritoneal microenvironment in women with endometriosis.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Nirgianakis, Konstantinos, Bersinger, Nick A., Mc Kinnon, Brett, Kostov, Plamen Stefanov, Imboden, Sara, Mueller, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0301-2115 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Nathalie Ursula Becher |
Date Deposited: |
26 Jun 2014 16:20 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.08.010 |
PubMed ID: |
23993133 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Cytokines Endometriosis GnRH agonists Peritoneal fluid |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.54086 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54086 |
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