A.A. Murphy
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· 9 papers in corpus
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1998
Inflammatory processes have been hypothesized to mediate some of the clinical sequelae associated with endometriosis. The peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with endometriosis is known to contain more inflammatory cells and their associated cyt…
lab-animal
1997
Peritoneal macrophages are easily isolated by lavage, suggesting that they are either nonadherent or weakly adherent in situ. Cultured macrophages express class A scavenger receptors (SCR), which mediate Ca2+-independent adhesion in vitro. …
lab-animal
1996
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to examine RU 486 and related compounds on macrophage scavenger receptors and cellular adhesion. STUDY DESIGN: THP-1 cells were activated with phorbol myristate acetate and treated with dexamethasone, levonorgest…
lab-animal
1995
PROBLEM: Macrophages are implicated in the pathophysiology of endometriosis and are influenced by anti-inflammatory steroids as well as anti-oxidants. METHODS: We tested the effect of RU-486, an antiprogesterone, antiglucocorticoid and an …
nonrandomized-trial
1994
To evaluate the long-term effects of treatment with RU486 and to test its efficacy in endometriosis, a 3-month trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of daily administration (100 mg/day or approximately 2 mg/kg/day) on the functional a…
review
1989
Endometriosis is a difficult problem for practicing gynecologists and is commonly associated with infertility. The diagnosis of endometriosis should only be made at the time of laparoscopy or laparotomy and should be confirmed with biopsy i…