Results
| PMID | 1442940 |
| Gene Name | TNF |
| Condition | Endometriosis |
| Association |
Associated |
| Population size | 50 |
| Population details | 50 (21 infertile women with no endometriosis, 19 untreated endometriosis, 10 undergoing treatment for endometriosis ) |
| Sex | Female |
| Infertility type | Female infertility, Endometriosis associated infertility |
| Associated genes | IL-1, TNF |
| Other associated phenotypes |
Endometriosis |
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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Jul;167(1):265-70. Taketani, Y| Kuo, T M| Mizuno, M Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the relationship between the levels of cytokines in peritoneal fluid and its embryo toxicity. STUDY DESIGN: The levels of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor were measured in peritoneal fluid from infertile women who did not have endometriosis (n = 21), who had untreated endometriosis (n = 19), and who had undergone medical treatment for endometriosis (n = 10). Embryo toxicity was investigated in mouse two-cell embryos cocultured with the oviducts in culture media that contained various concentrations of peritoneal fluid. RESULTS: The levels of cytokines were significantly higher in the peritoneal fluid from women who had untreated endometriosis than in women who did not have endometriosis, but they were extremely low in women who had undergone medical treatment with either danazol or buserelin. The peritoneal fluid from women who had untreated endometriosis adversely affected the cleavage of mouse two-cell embryos. After medical treatment the embryo toxicity of the peritoneal fluid was almost undetectable. CONCLUSION: These results offer some theoretic bases in support of medical treatment to improve reproductive performance in infertile women who have endometriosis. Mesh Terms: Adult| Animals| Ascitic Fluid/*metabolism| Buserelin/therapeutic use| Culture Techniques| Danazol/therapeutic use| *Embryonic and Fetal Development| Endometriosis/complications/*drug therapy/*metabolism| Fallopian Tubes/physiology| Female| Human |
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