Regulatory T cells and other leukocytes in the pathogenesis of endometriosis

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-155

  Berbic, M ^a   Fraser, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometrium; Immune cells; Immunology; Menstrual cycle; Peritoneal lesions; Treg cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CD68 ANTIGEN; CD83 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; LEUKOTRIENE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEROTONIN; T6 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHORISTOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; UTERUS;

EID: 79952705062     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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