| Autor: |
Andrew J. Shih, Robert P. Adelson, Himanshu Vashistha, Houman Khalili, Ashima Nayyar, Radha Puran, Rixsi Herrera, Prodyot K. Chatterjee, Annette T. Lee, Alexander M. Truskinovsky, Kristine Elmaliki, Margaret DeFranco, Christine N. Metz, Peter K. Gregersen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1741-7015 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12916-022-02500-3 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Endometriosis is a common, complex disorder which is underrecognized and subject to prolonged delays in diagnosis. It is accompanied by significant changes in the eutopic endometrial lining. Methods We have undertaken the first single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-Seq) comparison of endometrial tissues in freshly collected menstrual effluent (ME) from 33 subjects, including confirmed endometriosis patients (cases) and controls as well as symptomatic subjects (who have chronic symptoms suggestive of endometriosis but have not been diagnosed). Results We identify a unique subcluster of proliferating uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in ME-tissues from controls that is almost absent from endometriosis cases, along with a striking reduction of total uNK cells in the ME of cases (p |
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