2005
Immunology of endometriosis.
Ulukus M, Arici A. Immunology of endometriosis. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 57: 237-48. PMID: 16166933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenesis of endometriosisEctopic endometrial cellsEndometrial cellsAutoimmune diseasesImmune cellsNatural killer cell cytotoxicityPresence of autoantibodiesKiller cell cytotoxicityReproductive-age womenRetrograde menstruation theoryRetrograde menstruationCellular immunityHumoral immunityUterine cavityEctopic endometriumEndometriotic diseaseAge womenT cellsPeritoneal cavityEnigmatic disorderEndometriosisCell cytotoxicityImpaired capacityPathogenesisStromal cells
1998
Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Mor G, Gutierrez L, Eliza M, Kahyaoglu F, Arici A. Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 1998, 40: 89-94. PMID: 9764350, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic diseaseTrophoblastic diseaseFasL expressionImmunobiology of pregnancyMaternal immune responseMaternal immune toleranceMaternal-fetal interfaceReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionNick-end labeling assayFas ligand expressionEnd-labeling assayPaternal alloantigensPathologic placentasImmune toleranceFetal antigensT cellsFas-FasLImmune responseNormal placentaLigand expressionPlacentaHuman placentaParaffin sectionsPathologic statesThe Peritoneal Fluid Levels of Interleukin‐12 in Women with Endometriosis
Zeyneloglu H, Senturk L, Seli E, Bahtiyar O, Olive D, Arici A. The Peritoneal Fluid Levels of Interleukin‐12 in Women with Endometriosis. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 1998, 39: 152-156. PMID: 9506213, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00347.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal fluid levelsIL-12Peritoneal fluidMesothelial cell culturesInterleukin-12Fluid levelsPg/High-sensitivity enzyme-linked immunosorbentNatural killer cell activityKiller cell activityIL-12 levelsPresence of endometriosisNatural killer cellsPeritoneal fluid samplesMonocytes/macrophagesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentKiller cellsT cellsEndometriosisCell culturesCell activityWomenFluid samplesSignificant differencesStromal
1997
PATHOGENESIS OF ENDOMETRIOSIS
Oral E, Arici A. PATHOGENESIS OF ENDOMETRIOSIS. Obstetrics And Gynecology Clinics Of North America 1997, 24: 219-233. PMID: 9163764, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8545(05)70301-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Progestin regulation of interleukin-8 mRNA levels and protein synthesis in human endometrial stromal cells
Arici A, MacDonald P, Casey M. Progestin regulation of interleukin-8 mRNA levels and protein synthesis in human endometrial stromal cells. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1996, 58: 71-76. PMID: 8809187, DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(96)00016-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCells, CulturedDactinomycinEndometriumFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-8Medroxyprogesterone AcetateMolecular Sequence DataProgesteroneProgesterone CongenersProgestinsProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerStromal CellsTranscription, GeneticConceptsIL-8 mRNAHuman endometrial stromal cellsEndometrial stromal cellsInterleukin-8IL-1Stromal cellsInterleukin-8 mRNA levelsNormal human pregnancyIL-8 gene transcriptionFormation of cytokinesMigration of leukocytesConcentration-dependent mannerEndometrial repairHuman pregnancyLeukocytic infiltrationDecidual tissuesHuman endometriumT cellsProgestin regulationSynthetic progestinsUterine endometriumUterine involutionHormonal eventsOvarian cycleEndometrium