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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Targeting the Immune Network in Endometriosis: A Comprehensive Review of Pathogenesis, Immunomodulation, and Emerging Therapies.

Yukun Mo, Meiye Li, Wei Ye, Zhuozhen Jiang, Xianhua Lin, Kewang Luo

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Yukun MoShenzhen Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Women and Children's Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Meiye LiShenzhen Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Women and Children's Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Wei YeShenzhen Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Women and Children's Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Zhuozhen JiangSchool of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Xianhua LinShenzhen Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Women and Children's Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0002-6414
Kewang LuoShenzhen Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Women and Children's Medical Center, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China.ORCID 0009-0001-5907-0308

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82104457Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission [SZLHQJCYJ2021001].
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial-like tissue and is closely associated with pain and infertility. This review summarizes current evidence on immune dysregulation and emerging immunomodulatory therapies in endometriosis. Relevant clinical and mechanistic studies were identified through a structured literature review and qualitatively synthesized. Increasing evidence suggests that immune dysregulation plays a critical role in disease pathogenesis. Within the immune microenvironment, innate and adaptive immune cells-including macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, mast cells, T cells, and B cells-collectively promote inflammation, angiogenesis, fibrosis, and immune evasion. Emerging immunotherapeutic strategies, including macrophage repolarization, NK cell restoration, dendritic cell modulation, neutrophil extracellular traps inhibition, immune checkpoint blockade, and cytokine/chemokine targeting, have shown promising preclinical and early clinical potential. However, disease heterogeneity, reproductive safety concerns, and the lack of validated biomarkers remain major barriers to clinical translation, highlighting the potential of immunomodulatory therapies as future non-hormonal treatment strategies.

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endometriosisimmune cellsimmunotherapiesmast cellsmicroenvironmentneutrophils

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PMID42515755
PMCPMC13414553

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