K B Isaacson
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· 10 papers in corpus
observational
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine the significance of prestimulation ovarian cysts on the response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and the outcome of IVF. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: In vitro fertilization unit in an academic cente…
observational
1998
PURPOSE: The impact of severity of endometriosis on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was analyzed in an uncontrolled, retrospective study in an academic IVF program. METHODS: Sixty-one patients with a primary diagnosis of endome…
lab-animal
1997
alpha-2 macroglobulin (A2M) is a 718,000-kDA broad spectrum plasma protease inhibitor whose production by the human endometrium was recently reported. The multifunctional A2M receptor, also known as low-density lipoprotein receptor-related …
other
1997
OBJECTIVE: To compare the gene expression of complement component 3 (C3) in human eutopic and ectopic endometrium. DESIGN: A prospective, controlled study. SETTING: Academic hospital. PATIENT(S): Women with documented endometriosis. INT…
observational
1997
PURPOSE: The outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in a group of infertile women with a history of in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) was analyzed. Records from an academic IVF program were retrospectively reviewed. METHODS: S…
other
1996
C3 production by the human endometrium has been previously described. The objective of the current study was to localize the site of expression and regulation of the third component of complement, C3, in the endometrium. Eight secretory and…
other
1995
OBJECTIVE: To obtain the molecular weights (MW) of endometrial antigens eliciting immunoglobulin (Ig) G auto-antibodies in all endometriosis patients irrespective of their place of origin or race, and to verify their specificity and immunog…
lab-animal
1991
We have recently demonstrated that glandular epithelial cells isolated from human endometriotic tissue synthesize and secrete complement component 3 (C3). Furthermore, because C3 is capable of producing many of the immunological activities …
other
1990
In the present study we examined complement-3 (C3) synthesis and secretion from early proliferative endometrium of infertile patients with and without endometriosis. One gram of tissue was obtained by endometrial sampling at the time of dia…
lab-animal
1989
Many investigators have described a variety of immune phenomena associated with endometriosis. Among these are elevated titers of activated macrophages, monokines, and lymphokines in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. In 1…