Table 4 Prevalence of patients with PF cells stained positively by immunocytochemistry for 7 different cell markers among 32 patients with (endo, n = 19) or without (control, n = 13) endometriosis
From: Quantity and quality of retrograde menstruation: a case control study
Marker | Endometrial epithelial/glandular cells | Endometrial stromal cells | Mesothelial cells | Macrophages/Monocytes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endo | Contr | Endo | Contr | Endo | Contr | Endo | Contr | |
Ber Ep4 | ||||||||
Total | 2/19 | 0/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 |
Menstrual | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
Follicular | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
Luteal | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
Vimentin | ||||||||
Total | 0/19 | 0/13 | 17/19 | 11/13 | 17/19 | 11/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 |
Menstrual | 0/5 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
Follicular | 0/4 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
Luteal | 0/10 | 0/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
Calretinin | ||||||||
Total | 0/19 | 0/13 | 11/19 | 9/13 | 11/19 | 9/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 |
Menstrual | 0/5 | 0/2 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
Follicular | 0/4 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
Luteal | 0/10 | 0/10 | 5/10 | 7/13 | 5/10 | 7/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
Cytokeratin7 | ||||||||
Total | 10/19 | 6/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 10/19 | 6/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 |
Menstrual | 3/5 | 2/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
Follicular | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
Luteal | 4/10 | 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 4/10 | 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
Cytokeratin8 | ||||||||
Total | 4/19 | 3/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 4/19 | 3/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 |
Menstrual | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
Follicular | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
Luteal | 2/10 | 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
Cytokeratin18 | ||||||||
Total | 4/19 | 3/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 4/19 | 3/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 |
Menstrual | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
Follicular | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
Luteal | 2/10 | 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
CD68 | ||||||||
Total | 0/19 | 0/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 0/19 | 0/13 | 17/19 | 11/13 |
Menstrual | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 2/2 |
Follicular | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 |
Luteal | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 |