Background: Circulating endometrial cells (CECs) have been reported to be present in the peripheral blood of women with endometriosis (EM), providing clear and specific evidence of the presence of ectopic lesions...
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Background: Circulating endometrial cells (CECs) have been reported to be present in the peripheral blood of women with endometriosis (EM), providing clear and specific evidence of the presence of ectopic lesions. In this study, we established a method with a high detection rate of CECs, assessed the diagnostic value of CECs for EM and compared with serum CA125, and proposed a hypothesis for the pathogenesis of EM from the new perspective of CECs. Methods: The participants were enrolled prospectively from October 2015 to July 2016. The peripheral blood samples were collected from 59 participants, and the blood cells were isolated for immunofluorescence staining via microfluidic chips. The cells that were positive for vimentin/cytokeratin and estrogen/progesterone receptor and negative for CD45 were identified as CECs. The serum CA125 level was tested with electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Results: The detection rate of CECs reached 89.5% (17/19) in the EM group, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (15.0% [6/40], P 〈 0.001) and was independent of menstrual cycle phases. Furthermore, a positive CEC assay detected 4/5 cases of Stage Ⅰ–Ⅱ EM. In contrast, a positive CA125 test had limited value in detecting EM (13/19, 68.4%) and detected only one case of Stage Ⅰ–Ⅱ EM. Conclusion: CECs are promising biomarkers for EM with great potential for a noninvasive diagnostic assay.
印度尼西亚(简称"印尼")是位于东南亚的岛国。2014年,印尼政府建立国家健康保险服务体系(National Health Insurance System,NHIS),2019年NHIS参保人数可覆盖本国约82%的人口。脑卒中、缺血性心脏病、糖尿病、结核病和肝硬化为该国居民...
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印度尼西亚(简称"印尼")是位于东南亚的岛国。2014年,印尼政府建立国家健康保险服务体系(National Health Insurance System,NHIS),2019年NHIS参保人数可覆盖本国约82%的人口。脑卒中、缺血性心脏病、糖尿病、结核病和肝硬化为该国居民主要致死疾病。1996年印尼卫生部颁布法案,允许针灸师进入印尼医疗机构行医,之后针灸学被纳入医学院校的教学科目中。目前中医药在印尼尚存在政策立法不完善、中医教育及人才培养体系不健全、中医传统理论接受度较低等问题。建议当地学会和组织积极推动中医药在印尼的立法;中医院校应加强教师队伍建设,提高教学质量,培养当地中医药人才;加强两国传统医学的合作与交流,以促进中医药在印尼的传播与发展。
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