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- Title
Oxidative Imbalance in Endometriosis-Related Infertility—The Therapeutic Role of Antioxidants.
- Authors
Dymanowska-Dyjak, Izabela; Frankowska, Karolina; Abramiuk, Monika; Polak, Grzegorz
- Abstract
Endometriosis in half of affected women is closely related to problems with fertility. Endometriosis-associated infertility is caused by a wide range of abnormalities affecting the female reproductive tract, from oocyte quality impairment to disturbances in the eutopic endometrium or mechanical abnormalities resulting from disease progression. Since supportive antioxidant therapies, in addition to surgical treatment or assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs), have overall been proven to be effective tools in endometriosis management, the objective of our review was to analyze the role of antioxidant substances, including vitamins, micronutrients, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), curcumin, melatonin, and resveratrol, in endometriosis-related infertility. Most of these substances have been proven to alleviate the systemic oxidant predominance, which has been expressed through decreased oxidative stress (OS) markers and enhanced antioxidative defense. In addition, we demonstrated that the predominant effect of the aforementioned substances is the inhibition of the development of endometriotic lesions as well as the suppression of pro-inflammatory molecules. Although we can undoubtedly conclude that antioxidants are beneficial in fertility support, further studies explaining the detailed pathways of their action are needed.
- Subjects
INFERTILITY; GENITALIA; FEMALE reproductive organs; FERTILITY; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANIMAL infertility; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 12, p6298
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25126298