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Brief Review of Endometriosis and the Role of Trace Elements

Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory condition that is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Despite the progress in research into the mechanisms leading to the development of endometriosis, its cause has not yet been established...

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Autores principales: Osuchowska-Grochowska, Ida, Blicharska, Eliza, Gogacz, Marek, Nogalska, Agata, Winkler, Izabela, Szopa, Agnieszka, Ekiert, Halina, Tymczyna-Borowicz, Barbara, Rahnama-Hezavah, Mansur, Grochowski, Cezary
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8540211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681755
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011098
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author Osuchowska-Grochowska, Ida
Blicharska, Eliza
Gogacz, Marek
Nogalska, Agata
Winkler, Izabela
Szopa, Agnieszka
Ekiert, Halina
Tymczyna-Borowicz, Barbara
Rahnama-Hezavah, Mansur
Grochowski, Cezary
author_facet Osuchowska-Grochowska, Ida
Blicharska, Eliza
Gogacz, Marek
Nogalska, Agata
Winkler, Izabela
Szopa, Agnieszka
Ekiert, Halina
Tymczyna-Borowicz, Barbara
Rahnama-Hezavah, Mansur
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description Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory condition that is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Despite the progress in research into the mechanisms leading to the development of endometriosis, its cause has not yet been established. It seems to be possible that the formation of oxidative stress may be one of the main causes of the development of endometriosis. There is much research that studies the potential role of trace elements in the appearance of endometrial-like lesions. Most studies focus on assessing the content of selected trace elements in the blood, urine, or peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis. Meanwhile, little is known about the content of these elements in endometrial-like implants, which may be helpful in developing the theory of endometriosis. Investigations that are more comprehensive are needed to confirm a hypothesis that some trace elements play a role in the pathomechanism of endometriosis.
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spelling pubmed-85402112021-10-24 Brief Review of Endometriosis and the Role of Trace Elements Osuchowska-Grochowska, Ida Blicharska, Eliza Gogacz, Marek Nogalska, Agata Winkler, Izabela Szopa, Agnieszka Ekiert, Halina Tymczyna-Borowicz, Barbara Rahnama-Hezavah, Mansur Grochowski, Cezary Int J Mol Sci Review Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent, inflammatory condition that is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Despite the progress in research into the mechanisms leading to the development of endometriosis, its cause has not yet been established. It seems to be possible that the formation of oxidative stress may be one of the main causes of the development of endometriosis. There is much research that studies the potential role of trace elements in the appearance of endometrial-like lesions. Most studies focus on assessing the content of selected trace elements in the blood, urine, or peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis. Meanwhile, little is known about the content of these elements in endometrial-like implants, which may be helpful in developing the theory of endometriosis. Investigations that are more comprehensive are needed to confirm a hypothesis that some trace elements play a role in the pathomechanism of endometriosis. MDPI 2021-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8540211/ /pubmed/34681755 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011098 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Blicharska, Eliza
Gogacz, Marek
Nogalska, Agata
Winkler, Izabela
Szopa, Agnieszka
Ekiert, Halina
Tymczyna-Borowicz, Barbara
Rahnama-Hezavah, Mansur
Grochowski, Cezary
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011098
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