Peritoneal cytokines and adhesion formation in endometriosis: an inverse association with vascular endothelial growth factor concentration Ewa Barcz, Ph.D., Łukasz Milewski, M.D., Piotr Dziunycz, M.D., Paweł Kamiński, Ph.D., Rafał Płoski, Ph.D., Jacek Malejczyk, Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 97, Issue 6, Pages 1380-1386.e1 (June 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.057 Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Correlations between interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentrations in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis and revised American Fertility Society endometriosis score (A) and scored grade of pelvic adhesions (B). Spearman correlation coefficients (rs) and their probability levels (P), and the number of cases (N) are shown in the insets. Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 1380-1386.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.057) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Concentrations of (A) vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and (B) interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis with and without pelvic adhesions in relation to different grades of the disease. Data are shown as median and 25th to 75th percentile range. Statistical significance of differences were calculated by Mann-Whitney U test. N = number of patients. Fertility and Sterility 2012 97, 1380-1386.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.057) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions