Current Knowledge on Endometriosis Etiology: A Systematic Review of Literature

References

• Burney RO, Giudice LC. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2012;98(3):511–519. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.029
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Viganò P, Parazzini F, Somigliana E, Vercellini P. ‘Endometriosis: epidemiology and aetiological factors’. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2004;18:177–200. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.01.007
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Browne H, Taylor H. HOXA10 expression in ectopic endometrial tissue. Fertil Steril. 2006;85(5):1386–1390. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.072
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Matsuura K, Ohtake H, Katabuchi H, Okamura H. Coelomic metaplasia theory of endometriosis: evidence from in vivo studies and an in vitro experimental model. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1999;47(Suppl.1):18–22. doi:10.1159/000052855
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fukunaga M, Ushigome S. Epithelial metaplastic changes in ovarian endometriosis. Modern Pathol. 1998;11(8):784–788.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zheng W, Li N, Wang J, et al. Initial endometriosis showing direct morphologic evidence of metaplasia in the pathogenesis of ovarian endometriosis. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2005;24(2):164–172. doi:10.1097/01.rct.0000157091.37057.b4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mikhaleva LM, Solomatina AA, Boltovskaya MN, et al.Clinical and morphological aspects of ovarian endometriosis depending on the severity of the disease. Clin Exp Morphol. 2016;3(19):15–21.
   Google Scholar
• Patsap OI, Tairova MB, Davydov AI, Mikhaleva LM. The role of cytological evaluation in sclerotherapy of ovarian endometrioma. Gynecol Obstet Perinatol. 2020;19(2):5–10. doi:10.20953/1726-1678-2020-2-5-10.
   Google Scholar
• Mikhaleva LM, Davydov AI, Patsap OI, et al. Malignant transformation and associated biomarkers of ovarian endometriosis: a narrative review. Adv Ther. 2020;37:2580–2603. doi:10.1007/s12325-020-01363-5
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Anglesio MS, Papadopoulos N, Ayhan A, et al. Cancer-associated mutations in endometriosis without cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017;376(19):1835–1848. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1614814
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Suda K, Nakaoka H, Yoshihara K, et al. Clonal expansion and diversification of cancer-associated mutations in endometriosis and normal endometrium. Cell Rep. 2018;24(7):1777–1789. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.037
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guo SW. Cancer-associated mutations in endometriosis: shedding light on the pathogenesis and pathophysiology. Hum Reprod Update. 2020;26(3):423–449. doi:10.1093/humupd/dmz047
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zou Y, Zhou JY, Guo JB, et al. The presence of KRAS, PPP2R1A and ARID1A mutations in 101 Chinese samples with ovarian endometriosis. Mutat Res. 2018;809:1–5. doi:10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2018.03.001
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Suda K, Nakaoka H, Yoshihara K, et al. Different mutation profiles between epithelium and stroma in endometriosis and normal endometrium. Hum Reprod. 2019;34(10):1899–1905. doi:10.1093/humrep/dez155
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li X, Zhang Y, Zhao L, et al. Whole-exome sequencing of endometriosis identifies frequent alterations in genes involved in cell adhesion and chromatin-remodeling complexes. Hum Mol Genet. 2014;23(22):6008–6021. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddu330
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kyo S, Sato S, Nakayama K. Cancer-associated mutations in normal human endometrium: surprise or expected? Cancer Sci. 2020;111:3458–3467. doi:10.1111/cas.14571
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davydov AI, Mikhaleva LM, Patsap OI. On markers of early detection of endometriosis-associated ovarian tumors. Gynecol Obstet Perinatol. 2019;4:133–137.
   Google Scholar
• Haidarali E, Vahedi A, Mohajeri S, Mostafidi E, Azimpouran M, Naghavi Behzad M. Evaluation of the pathogenesis of tumor development from endometriosis by estrogen receptor, P53 and Bcl-2 Immunohistochemical Staining. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(12):5247–5250. doi:10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.12.5247
   Google Scholar
• Davydov AI, Mikhaleva LM, Tairova MB, Patsap OI. Ovarian endometriosis: a form of genital endometriosis or a specific nosological unit. Gynecol Obstet Perinatol. 2019;5:5–12.
   Google Scholar
• Ramathal CY, Bagchi IC, Taylor RN, Bagchi MK. Endometrial decidualization: of mice and men. Semin Reprod Med. 2010;28(1):17–26. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1242989
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vasquez YM, Wu SP, Anderson ML, et al. Endometrial expression of steroidogenic factor 1 promotes cystic glandular morphogenesis. Mol Endocrinol. 2016;30(5):518–532. doi:10.1210/me.2015-1215
   Google Scholar
• Viger RS, Guittot SM, Anttonen M, Wilson DB, Heikinheimo M. Role of the GATA family of transcription factors in endocrine development, function, and disease. Mol Endocrinol. 2008;22(4):781–798. doi:10.1210/me.2007-0513
   Google Scholar
• Dyson MT, Roqueiro D, Monsivais D, et al. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis predicts an epigenetic switch for GATA factor expression in endometriosis. PLoS Genet. 2014;10(3):e1004158. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004158
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zaret KS, Carroll JS. Pioneer transcription factors: establishing competence for gene expression. Genes Dev. 2011;25(21):2227–2241. doi:10.1101/gad.176826.111
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sampson JA. Metastatic or embolic endometriosis, due to the menstrual dissemination of endometrial tissue into the venous circulation. Am J Pathol. 1927;3(2):93–110.43.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• D’Hooghe TM, Debrock S. Endometriosis, retrograde menstruation and peritoneal inflammation in women and in baboons. Hum Reprod Update. 2002;8(1):84–88. doi:10.1093/humupd/8.1.84
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bulun SE, Yilmaz BD, Sison C, et al. Endometriosis. Endocr Rev. 2019;40(4):1048–1079. doi:10.1210/er.2018-00242
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Missmer SA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, et al. Reproductive history and endometriosis among premenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol. 2004;104(5 Pt 1):965–974. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000142714.54857.f8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Izawa M, Taniguchi F, Harada T. GATA6 expression promoted by an active enhancer may become a molecular marker in endometriosis lesions. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2019;81(2):e13078. doi:10.1111/aji.13078
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Iwafuchi-Doi M, Zaret KS. Pioneer transcription factors in cell reprogramming. Genes Dev. 2014;28(24):2679–2692. doi:10.1101/gad.253443.114
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marquardt RM, Kim TH, Shin JH, Jeong JW. Progesterone and estrogen signaling in the endometrium: what goes wrong in endometriosis? Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20(15):3822. doi:10.3390/ijms20153822
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Monsivais D, Dyson MT, Yin P, et al. ERβ- and prostaglandin E2-regulated pathways integrate cell proliferation via Ras-like and estrogen-regulated growth inhibitor in endometriosis. Mol Endocrinol. 2014;28(8):1304–1315. doi:10.1210/me.2013-1421
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Lee B, Du H, Taylor HS. Experimental murine endometriosis induces DNA methylation and altered gene expression in eutopic endometrium. Biol Reprod. 2009;80(1):79–85. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.108.070391
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu Y, Strawn E, Basir Z, Halverson G, Guo SW. Aberrant expression of deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferases DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B in women with endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2007;87(1):24–32. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.077
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dyson MT, Kakinuma T, Pavone ME, et al. Aberrant expression and localization of deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase 3B in endometriotic stromal cells. Fertil Steril. 2015;104(4):953–963.e2. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.046
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bernardi LA, Dyson MT, Tokunaga H, et al. The essential role of GATA6 in the activation of estrogen synthesis in endometriosis. Reprod Sci. 2019;26(1):60–69. doi:10.1177/1933719118756751
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Naqvi H, Ilagan Y, Krikun G, Taylor HS. Altered genome-wide methylation in endometriosis. Reprod Sci. 2014;21(10):1237–1243. doi:10.1177/1933719114532841
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Signorile PG, Severino A, Santoro M, Spyrou M, Viceconte R, Baldi A. Methylation analysis of HOXA10 regulatory elements in patients with endometriosis. BMC Res Notes. 2018;11(1):722. doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3836-1
   Google Scholar
• Orazov MR, Khamoshina MB, Mikhaleva LM, et al. Molecular genetic features of the state of endometry in endometriosis-associated infertility. Difficult Patient. 2020;1–2:23–32.
   Google Scholar
• Rubel CA, Wu SP, Lin L, et al. A Gata2-dependent transcription network regulates uterine progesterone responsiveness and endometrial function. Cell Rep. 2016;17(5):1414–1425. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.09.093
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang Y, Chen X, Saravelos SH, et al. HOXA-10 and E-cadherin expression in the endometrium of women with recurrent implantation failure and recurrent miscarriage. Fertil Steril. 2017;107(1):136–143.e2. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.09.016
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Özcan C, Özdamar Ö, Gökbayrak ME, Doğer E, Çakıroğlu Y, Çine N. HOXA-10 gene expression in ectopic and eutopic endometrium tissues: does it differ between fertile and infertile women with endometriosis? Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019;233:43–48. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.11.027
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Orazov MR, Lokshin VN, Silantyeva EC, et al. Morphological and molecular biological determinants of repeated implantation failure. Bulletin of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic Of Kazakhstan. 2020;3(385):6–15. doi:10.32014/2020.2518-1467.63
   Google Scholar
• Wang J, Huang C, Jiang R, et al. Decreased Endometrial IL-10 impairs endometrial receptivity by downregulating HOXA10 expression in women with adenomyosis. Biomed Res Int. 2018;2018:2549789. doi:10.1155/2018/2549789
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Riyanti A, Febri RR, Zakirah SC, et al. Suppressing HOXA-10 Gene Expression by MicroRNA 135b during the window of implantation in infertile women. J Reprod Infertil. 2020;21(3):217–221.
   Google Scholar
• Robles TG, Fernández RA, García-Palencia P, et al. Hoxa-10 and Cyclin D3 overexpression in the decidual reaction in a superovulation protocol in Young Adult C57BL/6J Mice. Vet Pathol. 2017;54(2):328–335. doi:10.1177/0300985816660748
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Celik O, Unlu C, Otlu B, Celik N, Caliskan E. Laparoscopic endometrioma resection increases peri-implantation endometrial HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 mRNA expression. Fertil Steril. 2015;104(2):356–365. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.04.041
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu PL, Zhou Y, Zeng C, et al. Transcription factor 21 regulates expression of ERβ and SF-1 via upstream stimulatory factor-2 in endometriotic tissues. Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Regul Mech. 2018;1861(8):706–717. doi:10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.06.008
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ferraz-de-souza B, Lin L, Achermann JC. Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1, NR5A1) and human disease. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2011;336(1–2):198–205. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2010.11.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tian Y, Kong B, Zhu W, Su S, Kan Y. Expression of steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in endometriosis is associated with endometriosis severity. J Int Med Res. 2009;37(5):1389–1395. doi:10.1177/147323000903700513
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fabbri HC, Ribeiro de Andrade JG, Maciel-Guerra AT, Guerra-Júnior G, de Mello MP. NR5A1 loss-of-function mutations lead to 46, XY partial gonadal dysgenesis phenotype: report of three novel mutations. Sex Dev. 2016;10(4):191–199. doi:10.1159/000448013
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Attar E, Tokunaga H, Imir G, et al. Prostaglandin E2 via steroidogenic factor-1 coordinately regulates transcription of steroidogenic genes necessary for estrogen synthesis in endometriosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009;94(2):623–631. doi:10.1210/jc.2008-1180
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Noble LS, Takayama K, Zeitoun KM, et al. Prostaglandin E2 stimulates aromatase expression in endometriosis-derived stromal cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1997;82(2):600–606. doi:10.1210/jcem.82.2.3783
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tsai SJ, Wu MH, Lin CC, Sun HS, Chen HM. Regulation of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression and progesterone production in endometriotic stromal cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001;86(12):5765–5773. doi:10.1210/jcem.86.12.8082
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sun HS, Hsiao KY, Hsu CC, Wu MH, Tsai SJ. Transactivation of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in human endometriotic stromalcells is mediated by the prostaglandin EP2 receptor. Endocrinology. 2003;144(9):3934–3942. doi:10.1210/en.2003-0289
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tamura M, Deb S, Sebastian S, Okamura K, Bulun SE. Estrogen up-regulates cyclooxygenase-2 via estrogen receptor in human uterine microvascular endothelial cells. Fertil Steril. 2004;81(5):1351–1356. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.09.076
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xue Q, Bai L, Li T, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Zhou YF.[Expression of steroidogenic factor 1 in ovarian endometriosis and adenomyosis]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2011;46(11):831–833.
   Google Scholar
• Noël JC, Anaf V, Borghese B, Vaiman D, Fayt I, Chapron C. The steroidogenic factor-1 protein is not expressed in various forms of endometriosis but is strongly present in ovarian cortical or medullary mesenchymatous cells adjacent to endometriotic foci. Fertil Steril. 2011;95(8):2655–2657. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.131
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Noël JC, Borghese B, Vaiman D, Fayt I, Anaf V, Chapron C. Steroidogenic factor-1 expression in ovarian endometriosis. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2010;18(3):258–261. doi:10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181c06948
   Google Scholar
• Xue Q, Lin Z, Cheng YH, et al. Promoter methylation regulates estrogen receptor 2 in human endometrium and endometriosis. Biol Reprod. 2007;77(4):681–687. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.107.061804
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Juhasz-Böss I, Fischer C, Lattrich C, et al. Endometrial expression of estrogen receptor β and its splice variants in patients with and without endometriosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2011;284(4):885–891. doi:10.1007/s00404-010-1768-7
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Han SJ, Hawkins SM, Begum K, et al. A new isoform of steroid receptor coactivator-1 is crucial for pathogenic progression of endometriosis. Nat Med. 2012;18(7):1102–1111. doi:10.1038/nm.2826
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu X, Zhou Y, Feng Q, et al. Association of endometriosis risk and genetic polymorphisms involving biosynthesis of sex steroids and their receptors: an updating meta-analysis. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2012;164(1):1–9. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.008
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bellelis P, Barbeiro DF, Rizzo LV, Baracat EC, Abrão MS, Podgaec S. Transcriptional changes in the expression of chemokines related to natural killer and T-regulatory cells in patients with deep infiltrative endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2013;99(7):1987–1993. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.038
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jr MH, Haddad C, Coelho G, Casoy J. Role of inflammation and aromatase expression in the eutopic endometrium and its relationship with the development of endometriosis. Womens Health (Lond). 2012;8(6):647–658. doi:10.2217/whe.12.52
   Google Scholar
• Podgaec S, Barbeiro DF, Gueuvoghlanian-Silva BY, Bellelis P, Abrão MS, Baracat EC. Foxp3 expression in deep rectosigmoid endometriosis lesions and its association with chronic pelvic pain. J Reprod Immunol. 2014;104:96–99. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2014.05.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Waiyaput W, Pumipichet S, Weerakiet S, Rattanasiri S, Sophonsritsuk A. Effect of simvastatin on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in endometriosis patients: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Womens Health. 2017;17(1):89. doi:10.1186/s12905-017-0446-3
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bellelis P, Barbeiro DF, Gueuvoghlanian-Silva BY, Kalil J, Abrão MS, Podgaec S. Interleukin-15 and interleukin-7 are the major cytokines to maintain endometriosis. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2019;84(5):435–444. doi:10.1159/000496607
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gueuvoghlanian-Silva BY, Bellelis P, Barbeiro DF, Hernandes C, Podgaec S. Treg and NK cells related cytokines are associated with deep rectosigmoid endometriosis and clinical symptoms related to the disease. J Reprod Immunol. 2018;126:32–38. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2018.02.003
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gazvani R, Templeton A. New considerations for the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2002;76(2):117–126. doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00577-x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khan KN, Masuzaki H, Fujishita A, et al. Peritoneal fluid and serum levels of hepatocyte growth factor may predict the activity of endometriosis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2006;85(4):458–466. doi:10.1080/00016340500432556
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rached MR, Coelho V, Marin MLC, et al. HLA-G is upregulated in advanced endometriosis. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reproductive Biol. 2019;235:36–41. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.01.030
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Capobianco A, Rovere-Querini P. Endometriosis, a disease of the macrophage. Front Immunol. 2013;4:9. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2013.00009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Braun DP, Ding J, Shen J, Rana N, Fernandez BB, Dmowski WP. Relationship between apoptosis and the number of macrophages in eutopic endometrium from women with and without endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2002;78(4):830–835. doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03334-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Berbic M, Schulke L, Markham R, Tokushige N, Russell P, Fraser IS. Macrophage expression in endometrium of women with and without endometriosis. Hum Reprod. 2009;24(2):325–332. doi:10.1093/humrep/den393
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Takebayashi A, Kimura F, Kishi Y, et al. Subpopulations of macrophages within eutopic endometrium of endometriosis patients. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2015;73(3):221–231. doi:10.1111/aji.12331
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Orazov MR, Mikhaleva LM, Semenov PA. Khronicheskiy endometrit: patogenez, diagnostika, lecheniye i yego svyaz’ s besplodiyem. Klin Eksp Morfologiya. 2020;9(2):16–25. doi:10.31088/CEM2020.9.2.16-25
   Google Scholar
• Poli-Neto OB, Meola J, Rosa-E-Silva JC, Tiezzi D. Transcriptome meta-analysis reveals differences of immune profile between eutopic endometrium from stage I-II and III-IV endometriosis independently of hormonal milieu. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):313. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-57207-y
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Attia GR, Zeitoun K, Edwards D, Johns A, Carr BR, Bulun SE. Progesterone receptor isoform A but not B is expressed in endometriosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000;85(8):2897–2902. doi:10.1210/jcem.85.8.6739
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Babayev SN, Park CW, Keller PW, Carr BR, Word RA, Bukulmez O. Androgens upregulate endometrial epithelial progesterone receptor expression: potential implications for endometriosis. Reprod Sci. 2017;24(10):1454‐1461. doi:10.1177/1933719117691145
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vasquez YM, Wang X, Wetendorf M, et al. FOXO1 regulates uterine epithelial integrity and progesterone receptor expression critical for embryo implantation. PLoS Genet. 2018;14(11):e1007787. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007787
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marin MLC, Coelho V, Visentainer JEL, et al. Inhibitory KIR2DL2 gene: risk for deep endometriosis in euro-descendants. Reprod Sci. 2021;28(1):291–304. doi:10.1007/s43032-020-00255-x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Orazov MR, Ye.Orekhov R, Kamillova DP, Ye. SS. Tayny patogeneza povtornykh neudach implantatsii. Trudnyy Patsiyent. 2020;4:Tom 18. doi:10.24411/2074-1995-2020-10030
   Google Scholar
• Dorostghoal M, Ghaffari HO, Marmazi F, Keikhah N. Overexpression of endometrial estrogen receptor-alpha in the window of implantation in women with unexplained infertility. Int J Fertil Steril. 2018;12(1):37–42. doi:10.22074/ijfs.2018.5118
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Milesi MM, Varayoud J, Ramos JG, Luque EH. Uterine ERα epigenetic modifications are induced by the endocrine disruptor endosulfan in female rats with impaired fertility. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2017;454:1–11. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.028
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Camargo-Díaz F, García V, Ocampo-Bárcenas A, González-Marquez H, López-Bayghen E. Colony stimulating factor-1 and leukemia inhibitor factor expression from current-cycle cannula isolated endometrial cells are associated with increased endometrial receptivity and pregnancy. BMC Womens Health. 2017;17(1):63. doi:10.1186/s12905-017-0418-7
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lessey BA, Palomino WA, Apparao KB, Young SL, Lininger RA. Estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) and defects in uterine receptivity in women. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2006;4 Suppl 1(Suppl1):S9. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-4-S1-S9
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Petousis S, Prapas Y, Margioula-Siarkou C, et al. Expression of progesterone receptors is significantly impaired in the endometrium of infertile women during the implantation window: a prospective observational study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016;29(23):3912–3919. doi:10.3109/14767058.2016.1152244
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim JJ, Kurita T, Bulun SE. Progesterone action in endometrial cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and breast cancer. Endocr Rev. 2013;34(1):130–162. doi:10.1210/er.2012-1043
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sletten ET, Arnes M, Lyså LM, Larsen M, Ørbo A. Significance of progesterone receptors (PR-A and PR-B) expression as predictors for relapse after successful therapy of endometrial hyperplasia: a retrospective cohort study. BJOG. 2019;126(7):936–943. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15579
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jackson KS, Brudney A, Hastings JM, Mavrogianis PA, Kim JJ, Fazleabas AT. The altered distribution of the steroid hormone receptors and the chaperone immunophilin FKBP52 in a baboon model of endometriosis is associated with progesterone resistance during the window of uterine receptivity. Reprod Sci. 2007;14(2):137–150. doi:10.1177/1933719106298409
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Petousis S, Prapas Y, Margioula-Siarkou C, et al. Unexplained infertility patients present the mostly impaired levels of progesterone receptors: prospective observational study. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2018;79(6):e12828. doi:10.1111/aji.12828
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Broi MGD, Junior RCV, Meola J, et al. Expression of PGR, HBEGF, ITGAV, ITGB3 and SPP1 genes in eutopic endometrium of infertile women with endometriosis during the implantation window: a pilot study. JBRA Assist Reprod. 2017;21(3):196–202. doi:10.5935/1518-0557.20170038
   Google Scholar
• Kao LC, Germeyer A, Tulac S, et al. Expression profiling of endometrium from women with endometriosis reveals candidate genes for disease-based implantation failure and infertility. Endocrinology. 2003;144(7):2870–2881. doi:10.1210/en.2003-0043
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Burney RO, Talbi S, Hamilton AE, et al. Gene expression analysis of endometrium reveals progesterone resistance and candidate susceptibility genes in women with endometriosis. Endocrinology. 2007;148(8):3814–3826. doi:10.1210/en.2006-1692
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Osteen KG, Bruner-Tran KL, Eisenberg E. Reduced progesterone action during endometrial maturation: a potential risk factor for the development of endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2005;83(3):529–537. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.026
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Adamyan L, Wattiez A, Gomel V, Martin DC. Pathogenesis of endometriosis: the genetic/epigenetic theory. Fertil Steril. 2019;111(2):327–340.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Tahlak M, et al. Infection as a potential cofactor in the genetic-epigenetic pathophysiology of endometriosis: a systematic review. Facts, Views Vision ObGyn. 2019;11(3):209.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Adamyan L, et al. The genetic-epigenetic pathophysiology of endometriosis: a surgeon’s view. In: Endometriosis in Adolescents. Cham: Springer; 2020:173–193.
   Google Scholar
• Bayramova NN, Protasova AE, Raskin GA, Sobivchak MS, Yarmolinskaya MI. ‘Endometrioz-assotsiirovannyye opukholi yaichnika: morfologicheskiye i immunogistokhimicheskiye osobennosti’. Zlokachestvennyye Opukholi. 2019;9.
   Google Scholar
• Levakov SA, Gromova TA. Prognozirovaniye retsidiva endometrioza yaichnikov i yego neoplasticheskoy transformatsii. Rossiiskii Vestnik Akushera-Ginekologa. 2019;19.
   Google Scholar
• Gromova TA, Levakov SA. ‘Prognozirovaniye razvitiya retsidiva endometrioza yaichnikov’. Akusherstvo I Ginekologiya Sankt-Peterburga. 2019;33–39.
   Google Scholar
• Won S, Cho YJ, Lee N, et al. Atypical endometriosis is related to a higher recurrence rate. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reproductive Biol. 2020;254:44–51. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.08.054
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kajiyama H, Suzuki S, Yoshihara M, et al. Endometriosis and cancer. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019;133:186–192. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.12.015
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim N, Hong SR, Lim KT, Lee KH, Kim TJ, So KA. EP886 Atypical endometriosis associated with ovarian malignancy. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2019.
   Google Scholar
• Moore L, Leongamornlert D, Coorens TH, et al. The mutational landscape of normal human endometrial epithelium. Nature. 2020;580(7805):640–646. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2214-z
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lac V, Nazeran TM, Tessier‐Cloutier B, et al. Oncogenic mutations in histologically normal endometrium: the new normal? J Pathol. 2019;249(2):173–181. doi:10.1002/path.5314
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kurman RJ, Shih IM. The dualistic model of ovarian carcinogenesis: revisited, revised, and expanded. Am J Pathol. 2016;186(4):733–747. doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.11.011
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maeda D, Shih IM. Pathogenesis and the role of ARID1A mutation in endometriosis-related ovarian neoplasms. Adv Anat Pathol. 2013;20(1):45. doi:10.1097/PAP.0b013e31827bc24d
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar