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ReviewAutoimmunity reviews2025

Endometriosis and autoimmunity.

Luz P Blanco, Noemi Salmeri, Sarah M Temkin, Victoria K Shanmugam, Pamela Stratton

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Review in Autoimmunity reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Luz P BlancoNational Institute of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
Noemi SalmeriOffice of Research on Women's Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
Sarah M TemkinOffice of Research on Women's Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
Victoria K ShanmugamOffice of Autoimmune Disease Research, Office of Research on Women's Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
Pamela StrattonOffice of Research on Women's Health, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America; Scientific Consulting Group, Gaithersburg, MD, United States of America. Electronic address: strattop@mail.nih.gov.

Funding

Intramural NIH HHS Z99 NS999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a female-specific chronic condition that affects 1 in 10 women and other individuals with a uterus worldwide with common symptoms that include pelvic pain and infertility. Reliable and effective non-invasive biomarkers for endometriosis do not exist, and therefore currently a diagnosis of endometriosis requires direct visualization of lesions at surgery. Similarly, few safe and effective management strategies exist for endometriosis, with hormonal interventions and surgery only providing temporary symptom control. The development of endometriosis involves the implantation and proliferation of ectopic endometrial cells which triggers local and systemic inflammation and fibrosis. While multiple genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors appear to influence the natural history of endometriosis, chronic inflammation is a hallmark feature associated with development and progression of the disease. Data further shows that endometriosis commonly co-occurs with autoimmune diseases, adding evidence that immune dysfunction likely contributes to the pathogenesis of this disorder. Specific innate and adaptive immune system drivers of endometriosis remain to be identified and additional research is needed to elucidate the mechanistic underpinnings of this debilitating disease. In this narrative review, we discuss the shared biological mechanisms and plausible immune-related connections between endometriosis and autoimmunity.

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Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityEndometriosisAnimalsFemaleHumansAutoimmune diseaseAutoimmunityEndometriosisImmunologyInfertilityPain

Identifiers

PMID39828017
PMCPMC12153059

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