2000
Leukocytes in ovarian function
Bukulmez O, Arici A. Leukocytes in ovarian function. Human Reproduction Update 2000, 6: 1-15. PMID: 10711825, DOI: 10.1093/humupd/6.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian functionRelease of chemokinesAcute inflammatory reactionCorpus luteum formationConnective tissue elementsImmune cellsGonadal functionInflammatory reactionCell adhesion moleculeLocal secretionOvarian disordersLeukocyte migrationNumerous cytokinesImmune systemSoluble factorsFollicle wallProgressive infiltrationAdhesion moleculesLeukocytesThecal fibroblastsTissue elementsCytokinesCellsActual ruptureChemokines
1996
The peritoneal environment in endometriosis
Oral E, Olive D, Arici A. The peritoneal environment in endometriosis. Human Reproduction Update 1996, 2: 385-398. PMID: 15717438, DOI: 10.1093/humupd/2.5.385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal fluidPeritoneal environmentPF of womenEtiology of endometriosisMonocytes/macrophagesSpermatozoon-oocyte interactionEndometriotic implantsEndometrial fragmentsPeritoneal factorsPeritoneal endometriosisRetrograde menstruationIL-8MCP-1Postimplantation survivalChemoattractant cytokinesMast cellsEndometriosisImmune systemMesothelial cellsCytokinesGrowth factorOvum captureMacrophagesEtiologyCell types