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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Immune Dysregulation in Endometriomas: Implications for Inflammation.

Izabela Dymanowska-Dyjak, Barbara Terpiłowska, Izabela Morawska-Michalska, Adam Michalski, Grzegorz Polak, Michał Terpiłowski, Mansur Rahnama-Hezavah, Ewelina Grywalska

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Alterations in Cellular Immunity in Patients With Endometriosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2026
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  5. Dietary Caloric Restriction Suppresses Endometriosis by Inhibiting STAT3/ERK Pathways.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  15. Endometriosis: Future Biological Perspectives for Diagnosis and Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Izabela Dymanowska-DyjakIndependent Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Gynecology and Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Barbara TerpiłowskaDepartment of Gynecological Oncology and Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Izabela Morawska-MichalskaDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9462-8779
Adam MichalskiDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9598-373X
Grzegorz PolakIndependent Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Gynecology and Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4436-2893
Michał TerpiłowskiDepartment of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Mansur Rahnama-HezavahChair and Department of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Ewelina GrywalskaDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0451-4741

Funding

Medical University of Lublin DS275Medical University of Lublin DS640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most common manifestation of endometriosis, a condition characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus, is the endometrioma, a cystic ovarian lesion. It is a commonly occurring condition associated with chronic pelvic pain exacerbated prior to and during menstruation, as well as infertility. The exact pathomechanisms of the endometrioma are still not fully understood. Emerging evidence suggests a pivotal role of immune dysregulation in the pathogenesis of endometriomas, primarily influencing both local and systemic inflammatory processes. Among the factors implicated in the creation of the inflammatory milieu associated with endometriomas, alterations in both serum and local levels of several cytokines stand out, including IL-6, IL-8, and IL-1β, along with abnormalities in the innate immune system. While numerous signaling pathways have been suggested to play a role in the inflammatory process linked to endometriomas, only NF-κB has been conclusively demonstrated to be involved. Additionally, increased oxidative stress, both resulting from and contributing to endometriomas, has been identified as a primary driver of both systemic and local inflammation associated with the condition. This article reviews the current understanding of immune dysfunctions in the endometrioma and their implications for inflammation.

Indexed as

EndometriosisInflammationAnimalsCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateOxidative StressSignal TransductionCytokineschocolate cystendometrioidal cystendometriomaendometriosisimmune dysregulationinflammation

Identifiers

PMID38732021
PMCPMC11084867

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