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. 2009 Apr;61(4):286-93.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00692.x.

Endometrial osteopontin mRNA expression and plasma osteopontin levels are increased in patients with endometriosis

SiHyun Cho  1 , Young Sun Ahn, Young Sik Choi, Seok Kyo Seo, Anna Nam, Hye Yeon Kim, Jae-Hoon Kim, Ki Hyun Park, Dong Jae Cho, Byung Seok Lee
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Endometrial osteopontin mRNA expression and plasma osteopontin levels are increased in patients with endometriosis

SiHyun Cho et al. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2009 Apr.

Abstract

Problem: The aim of this study was to evaluate osteopontin (OPN) mRNA expression in eutopic endometrium and plasma OPN levels in patients with endometriosis.

Method of study: A total of 79 patients with histologically confirmed endometriosis and 43 patients without endometriosis participated in this study. OPN mRNA expression in endometrial tissues was measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and plasma concentrations of OPN were quantified using a specific commercial sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).

Results: Osteopontin mRNA expression in endometrial tissue was significantly higher in women with endometriosis than in controls (P = 0.010). The mean plasma levels of OPN (mean +/- S.E.M.) in patients with endometriosis and controls were 407.31 +/- 37.80 ng/mL and 165.84 +/- 19.29 ng/mL, respectively (P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for plasma OPN revealed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.894, with a sensitivity of 93.0%, specificity of 72.4%, positive likelihood ratio of 3.37, and negative likelihood ratio of 0.1 using a cut-off value of 167.68 ng/mL.

Conclusion: Osteopontin may be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and plasma OPN may be a useful non-invasive marker for the diagnosis of endometriosis.

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