Endometriosis Research: From Bench to Bedside
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2019) | Viewed by 72095
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Interests: women’s health; minimally invasive procedures; up-to-date management; gynecology; reproductive health; surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
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 reproductive age, to 50% of infertile women. Its etiopathogenesis of endometriosis still remains controversial—immune, hormonal, genetic, and epigenetic factors may be all involved, and several theories have been proposed to explain it.
This Special Collection aims to publish ground-breaking research that may open new scenarios and change the perspective of the topic. This concept will not be limited to clinical work about diagnosis, or pharmacologic and surgical treatments, but it will specifically involve basic science (immunology, cell biology, genetics, and epigenetics), to unravel new pathways to follow for the future diagnosis and management of endometriosis, and to improve our current knowledge of its etiology.
Dr. Antonio Simone Laganà
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Endometriosis
- Reproductive immunology
- Inflammation
- Cytokines
- Infertility
- In vitro fertilization
- Peritoneal fluid
- Apoptosis
- Epigenetics
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Ovary
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