Integrin pattern in XXXX endometrium--new diagnostic tool in pelvic endometriosis?

@entity1 @entity249 @entity8652 @entity2371 @entity46
OBJECTIVES: The only possibility to diagnose peritoneal @entity46 is laparoscopy or laparotomy with tissue sampling for histology. @entity1 with impalpable @entity46 not visible on ultrasound suffering from @entity249 or teenagers with @entity2371 , where @entity46 may also be expected, would greatly benefit from an inoperative diagnostic method. A sure and comfortable method of assessing the effectiveness of @entity46 treatment does not exist. The aim of the study was description of the alpha 3 @entity8652 , alpha 4 @entity8652 integrins and @entity8652 chain expression in endometrial biopsies in @entity1 suffering from @entity46 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy was performed in 32 @entity1 because of @entity249 (n = 23) and/or @entity2371 (n = 11). For histochemical stainings of endometrial biopsy primary and secondary mouse antibodies to @entity1 @entity8652 chain were used (DAKO). RESULTS: In 17 @entity1 peritoneal @entity46 was diagnosed by biopsy at the time of laparoscopy. An alpha 3 @entity8652 integrin was more common in the glandular epithelium of @entity1 with @entity46 and @entity8652 subunit was less frequently observed in the stroma of the @entity46 group than in @entity1 without @entity46 . The differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The selected integrins do not yet allow finding a pattern characteristic for @entity46 .
