Molecular and Cellular Advances in Endometriosis Research

• Other Authors: Laganà, Antonio Simone (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; endometriosis; epigenetics; EZH2; microRNA; inflammation mediators; annexin A1; Lipoxin A4; receptors; Lipoxin; Resolvin; review; ovarian cancer; BMI-1; epithelial tumor cells; stroma; peritoneal fluid; cytokines; chemokines; Th1 cells; Th2 cells; Treg cells; Th17 cells; long noncoding RNAs; lncRNAs; epithelial to mesenchymal transition; EMT; proliferation; migration; cytoskeleton; dapsone; DDS-NHOH; red blood cell; glycyrrhetinic acid; endometrial cancer; molecular basis of endometriosis; human disease; noncoding RNA (ncRNA); long noncoding RNA (lncRNA); circular lncRNA (circRNA); long non-coding RNAs; sponging; ceRNA; chromatin; chronic pain; neurogenic inflammation; neuroimmune modulation; nerve signalling; peripheral nerve; inflammation; non-hormonal treatment
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Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial-like endometrial cells, glands, and stroma outside the uterus, causing a strong inflammatory-like microenvironment in the affected tissue. The exact prevalence of endometriosis is unknown, but estimates range from 2%-10% of women of reproductiv...