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. 2004 Feb;81(2):305-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.011.

Peritoneal fluid concentrations of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide-78 correlate with the severity of endometriosis

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Peritoneal fluid concentrations of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide-78 correlate with the severity of endometriosis

Nobuhiro Suzumori et al. Fertil Steril. 2004 Feb.
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Abstract

Objective: To assess the release of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide-78 (ENA-78) into peritoneal fluid in women with and without endometriosis.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Nagoya City University Hospital.

Patient(s): Surgery was scheduled in the proliferative or secretory phase of the menstrual cycle for 59 women with (n = 35) and without (n = 24) endometriosis.

Intervention(s): Peritoneal fluid samples were obtained at laparotomy or laparoscopy.

Main outcome measure(s): The ENA-78 concentrations in the peritoneal fluid were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Result(s): The concentrations of ENA-78 in the peritoneal fluid were markedly elevated in the endometriosis patients as compared with the controls, especially in women with severe stage disease.

Conclusion(s): We conclude that ENA-78 is an important factor that may contribute to the pathogenesis of endometriosis, possibly promoting neovascularization.

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