Peritoneal fluid leptin levels are increased but adiponectin levels are not changed in infertile patients with pelvic endometriosis
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OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a leading cause of infertility, and recent studies suggest that leptin and adiponectin may have a role in its causation and progression. This study assessed levels of leptin and adiponectin in serum and peritoneal fluid (PF) in patients with endometriosis and infertility. DESIGN AND SETTING: This cross-sectional study included women undergoing diagnostic and/or therapeutic laparoscopy for endometriosis with chief complaint of infertility. Following laparoscopy, patients diagnosed with endometriosis served as cases while patients with no endometriosis served as controls. Patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome, diabetes, thyroiditis and patients on prior therapy with danazol or leuprolide were excluded from the study. Leptin and adiponectin levels were analysed in blood and PF using commercially available ELISA kits. RESULTS: Of the 50 patients (aged 22-41 years), 15 had endometriosis (cases) while 35 had no endometriosis (controls). The median PF leptin level was significantly higher in cases as compared to controls (27.7 vs. 15.6 ng/ml, p = 0.019), and this remained significant even when PF leptin was BMI-normalised (p = 0.004). However, median serum leptin and adiponectin levels remained comparable between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirmed the role of PF leptin in causation and progression of endometriosis. However, this would have been definitive if healthy fertile females were included in this study.
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Contrasting evidence exists on prolactin, leptin, LH, and adiponectin levels in endometriosis patients versus controls, showing either no difference, an increase (prolactin, leptin, LH) or a decrease (adiponectin).
“Contrasting evidence exists on prolactin, leptin, luteinizing hormone (LH), and adiponectin levels in endometriosis patients versus controls, showing either no difference, an increase (prolactin, leptin LH) or a decrease (adiponectin) [23, 75, 76].”
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- Authors
- Pandey, N., Kriplani, A., Yadav, R. K., Lyngdoh, B. T., & Mahapatra, S. C.
- Affiliations
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Yadav, Raj Kumar
- Venue
- Gynecological Endocrinology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-05-26
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 843-849
- ISSN
- 0951-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1473-0766
- OpenAlex
- W2016698711
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Gynecological Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Keywords
- endometriosis, infertility, peritoneal fluid, leptin, adiponectin, serum adipokines, endometriosis pathogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Ascitic Fluid, Cross-Sectional Studies, Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Infertility, Female, Menstrual Cycle, Pelvis, Laparoscopy, Diet, Vegetarian, Biomarkers, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Disease Progression, Leptin, Adiponectin, Young Adult
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