Increased expression of pattern recognition receptors and nitric oxide synthase in patients with endometriosis

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1199-1208

  Yeo, Seung Geun ^a   Won, Yong Sung ^b   Lee, Ho Yun ^a   Kim, Young Il ^a   Lee, Jin Woo ^a   Park, Dong Choon ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Endometriosis Pattern recognition receptors; Immunoglobulin; Nitric oxide synthase; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 15; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 4; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING OLIGOMERIZATION PROTEIN 1; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 1; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EFFUSION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE ADHESION;

EID: 84881286959     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5169     Document Type: Article

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