T helper (Th)1, Th2, and Th17 interleukin pathways in infertile patients with minimal/mild endometriosis |
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| Authors: | Andreoli Carolina Giordani Genro Vanessa Krebs Souza Carlos Augusto Michelon Tatiana Bilibio João Paolo Scheffel Camila Cunha-Filho João Sabino |
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| Institution: | a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
b Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | In the present study, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-12, IL-17, and IL-23 levels were measured in serum and peritoneal fluid of women with minimal or mild endometriosis and compared with levels in controls without endometriosis. Higher IL-23 levels were encountered in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis, suggesting a possible role of this cytokine in these women's infertility. |
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| Keywords: | Endometriosis Th1 Th2 Th17 interleukin infertility |
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