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Menstrual blood contains immune cells with inflammatory and anti‐inflammatory properties

Samira Hosseini, Fazel Shokri, Reihaneh Tokhmechy, Elham Savadi‐Shiraz, Mahmood Jeddi‐Tehrani, Marjaneh Rahbari, Amir‐Hassan Zarnani

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2015 · 26 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

MB contains cells of an inflammatory and anti-inflammatory nature, implying the existence of finely tuned cell homeostasis during menstruation. Our results imply that MB could be viewed as an easy-to access specimen for monitoring endometrial immune cells, especially those that have preferential endometrial localization.

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