ArticleReproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)2019
Elevated serum chemokines are independently associated with both endometriosis and uranium exposure.
Article in Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02295085 (Fernald Community Cohort - 18 Year Observational Study with Bio Banked Blood and Urine Samples), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Fernald Community Cohort - 18 Year Observational Study with Bio Banked Blood and Urine Samples
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying Predictive Biomarkers and Immune Infiltration Features in Endometriosis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Smoking and endometriosis: A narrative review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Endometriosis leads to central nervous system-wide glial activation in a mouse model of endometriosis.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2023Article
- The immunotoxicity of natural and depleted uranium: From cells to people.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2022Review
- Modulation of PARP activity by Monomethylarsonous (MMAToxicology and applied pharmacology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Endometriosis is a complex disease impacted by the hormonal and immune systems. Cytokines and chemokines are serum biomarkers that maybe useful to develop a noninvasive disease diagnosis. Individuals in the Fernald Community Cohort were exposed to uranium, a heavy metal with radioactive properties and estrogenic potential; therefore, serum samples from women in this cohort with or without uranium and with or without endometriosis were compared for alterations in chemokine, cytokine, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) levels. Control women were matched to endometriosis cases by uranium exposure, age, and body mass index. MMP levels were not altered. Five chemokines and one cytokine significantly increased in endometriosis cases versus controls irrespective of uranium exposure. Uranium exposure alone was associated with an increase in inflammatory chemokines. The majority of the elevated chemokines in endometriosis cases play important roles in attracting T helper-2 cells, which may be vital to understanding the immune response in endometriosis.
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