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
1999
The relevance of the peritoneal fluid in endometriosis-associated infertility
Mulayim N, Arici A. The relevance of the peritoneal fluid in endometriosis-associated infertility. Human Reproduction 1999, 14: 67-76. PMID: 10690802, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_2.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal fluidEndometriosis-associated infertilityPathogenesis of endometriosisOccurrence of endometriosisImmunological factorsEndometriotic lesionsFertile womenGynaecological disordersEndometriosisEarly reproductive eventsHeterogenous symptomsImmunological differencesSteps of reproductionReproductive failureDiseaseRecent studiesClear conclusionsReproductive eventsInfertilityPathogenesisLesionsSymptomsWomenChemokines and human reproduction
Garcı́a-Velasco J, Arici A. Chemokines and human reproduction. Fertility And Sterility 1999, 71: 983-993. PMID: 10360897, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00120-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotactic protein-1Interleukin-8Preterm laborCervical ripeningMonocyte chemotactic protein-1Endometrial stromal cell growthRole of chemokinesProtein 1Corpus luteum functionInterleukin-8 correlatesNew therapeutic strategiesAutocrine growth factorHuman reproductionStromal cell growthRelease of collagenaseExtracellular matrix remodelingPeritoneal fluidVillous placentaChemotactic cytokinesHuman endometriumMEDLINE searchFollicular developmentTherapeutic strategiesLeukocyte trafficChemokines
1997
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression in human preovulatory follicles and ovarian cells
Arici A, Oral E, Bukulmez O, Buradagunta S, Bahtiyar O, Jones E. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression in human preovulatory follicles and ovarian cells. Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 1997, 32: 201-219. PMID: 9080384, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(97)82476-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1MCP-1 levelsFollicular fluidHCG administrationPreovulatory folliclesPg/Granulosa-lutein cell culturesSerum MCP-1 levelsMacrophage migrationMCP-1 mRNA expressionChemotactic protein-1 expressionAdministration of hCGHuman preovulatory folliclesSerum progesterone levelsChemotactic protein-1Human ovarian folliclesFollicular fluid samplesHuman follicular fluidGranulosa-lutein cellsLH/hCGInterleukin-1 alphaMonocytes/macrophagesProtein-1 expressionMCP-1 mRNAPg/mL