2000
Implantation defect in endometriosis: endometrium or peritoneal fluid.
Selam B, Arici A. Implantation defect in endometriosis: endometrium or peritoneal fluid. Society Of Reproduction And Fertility 2000, 55: 121-8. PMID: 10889841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial receptivityPeritoneal environmentRole of alterationsCytokine concentrationsPeritoneal fluidCell adhesion moleculeEndometriosisClinical observationsHormone analogueDirect actionAdhesion moleculesIron metabolismBiochemical factorsImplantation defectsImplantationWomenRecent studiesFluid microenvironmentPossible mechanismReceptivityEndometriumGonadotrophinDerangement
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 eventsInfertilityPathogenesisLesionsSymptomsWomen
1998
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Peritoneal and Follicular Fluid Levels and its Effect on Early Embryonic Development
Seli E, Zeyneloglu H, Senturk L, Bahtiyar O, Olive D, Arici A. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Peritoneal and Follicular Fluid Levels and its Effect on Early Embryonic Development. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 69: 1145-1148. PMID: 9627307, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00074-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorFibroblast growth factorPeritoneal fluidFollicular fluidBasic FGF levelsFollicular fluid levelsPresence of endometriosisFGF levelsBlastocyst formationException of ageOvulation inductionProspective studyMenstrual cycleMAIN OUTCOMEFluid levelsEndometriosisMurine preimplantation embryonic developmentGrowth factorFGF concentrationsPreimplantation embryonic developmentWomenTwo-cell murine embryosPreimplantation embryosEmbryonic developmentReproductive parametersThe 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibody FormationAscitic FluidEndometriosisFemaleHumansImmunity, CellularIntegrinsMenstruationRisk FactorsMonocyte 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
1996
Peritoneal fluid from women with moderate or severe endometriosis inhibits sperm motility: the role of seminal fluid components**Supported by grants HD-19505 and HD-32902 (to G.H.) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Oral E, Arici A, Olive D, Huszar G. Peritoneal fluid from women with moderate or severe endometriosis inhibits sperm motility: the role of seminal fluid components**Supported by grants HD-19505 and HD-32902 (to G.H.) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Fertility And Sterility 1996, 66: 787-792. PMID: 8893686, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58637-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAscitic FluidEndometriosisFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleKineticsMaleProspective StudiesSemenSperm MotilityConceptsPeritoneal fluidSperm motilityCell-mediated inhibitionT-testStudent's t-testRandomized studyRelated infertilitySevere endometriosisMild endometriosisFertile womenSeminal fluidMAIN OUTCOMEEndometriosisSperm fractionSperm motility inhibitionLeukocyte componentsInhibitory actionSemen analysisPhysiological salineProgressive motile spermWomenNational InstituteAndrology laboratoryOvernight incubationMotility inhibitionThe 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 typesPeritoneal Growth Factors and Endometriosis
Oral E, Arici A. Peritoneal Growth Factors and Endometriosis. Seminars In Reproductive Medicine 1996, 14: 257-267. PMID: 8885056, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1016335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research