Celik, OnderCelik, EbruTurkcuoglu, IlginYilmaz, ErcanUlas, MustafaSimsek, YavuzKaraer, Abdullah2024-08-042024-08-0420131933-71911933-7205https://doi.org/10.1177/1933719112466307https://hdl.handle.net/11616/96090We aimed to investigate whether the surgical removal of endometrioma alters the nuclear factor-kappa B1 (NF-kB1; p50/105) and NF-kB p65 (Rel A) expression in the eutopic endometrium of infertile women with endometrioma before and after laparoscopic removal of the ovarian endometrioma during the mid-secretory phase. Infertile women with endometrioma (n = 15) were enrolled. Infertile patients with nonendometriotic ovarian cyst (n = 10) and healthy fertile women (n = 10) were recruited as controls. Endometrial samples were obtained before and 3 months after the laparoscopic cystectomy. The NF-kB1 (p50/105) levels were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the endometrium of all groups before and after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy during implantation window. Expression of NF-kB1 (p50/105) in eutopic endometrium was significantly higher in infertile women with endometrioma compared to nonendometriotic cyst and fertile controls (P < .05). Laparoscopic cystectomy resulted in a significant decrease in NF-kB1 expression in women with endometrioma. The NF-kB p65 (Rel A) immunoreactivity of eutopic endometrium decreased significantly subsequent to the surgical removal of the endometrioma. In conclusion, increased endometrial NF-kB expression may contribute to endometriosis-associated infertility.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessendometriomaeutopic endometriumlaparoscopyNF-kB1NF-kB p65 (Rel A)Article2077627702322117110.1177/19337191124663072-s2.0-84878852476Q2WOS:000319926200005Q2