2006
Long‐term pituitary down‐regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis
Sallam H, Garcia-Velasco J, Dias S, Arici A, Abou-Setta A, Jaafar S. Long‐term pituitary down‐regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis. 2006, 2021: cd004635. PMID: 16437491, PMCID: PMC8195082, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004635.pub2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionNational Research RegisterGnRH agonistReview authorsPregnancy rateOdds ratioFourth review authorClinical pregnancy rateTubal factor infertilityCochrane Central RegisterThird review authorLive birth rateAdministration of gonadotrophinIndependent review authorsDegree of endometriosisEffect of administrationPrincipal outcome measureAdministration of GnRHLower pregnancy ratesMantel-Haenszel techniqueSpecialised RegisterClinical pregnancyEctopic pregnancyCentral RegisterMiscarriage rate
2001
Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production and macrophage infiltration in leiomyomatous uterus
Sozen I, Senturk L, Arici A. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production and macrophage infiltration in leiomyomatous uterus. Fertility And Sterility 2001, 76: 792-796. PMID: 11591415, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02378-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1Leiomyomatous uterusMacrophage countGonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistDirect paracrine effectChemotactic protein-1 productionMCP-1 levelsChemotactic protein-1MCP-1 stainingCross-sectional studyMyometrium of womenMCP-1 expressionMonocyte chemotactic protein-1 productionMCP-1 protein expressionUniversity Medical CenterProtein-1 productionGnRH agonistHormone agonistMacrophage infiltrationMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEImmunohistochemical analysisLeiomyoma cellsParacrine effectsGnRH
1997
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 concentration in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis and its modulation of expression in mesothelial cells
Arici A, Oral E, Attar E, Tazuke S, Olive D. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 concentration in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis and its modulation of expression in mesothelial cells. Fertility And Sterility 1997, 67: 1065-1072. PMID: 9176445, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81440-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1Chemotactic protein-1 levelsChemotactic protein-1Protein-1 levelsChemotactic protein-1 concentrationsProtein-1 concentrationsPeritoneal fluidMesothelial cellsPg/Severe endometriosisProtein 1Control womenSecretory phaseProliferative phaseSevere endometriosis groupPathogenesis of endometriosisPeritoneal mesothelial cellsInterleukin-1 alphaUniversity Medical CenterMessenger RNA expressionUntreated endometriosisGnRH agonistEndometriosis groupModerate endometriosisProspective study