Gut microbiota alterations and their association with IL6, IL8 and TNFα levels in patients with external genital endometriosis
Journal: Bulletin of Russian State Medical University
Year: 2023

Today, the association of gut microbiota with external genital endometriosis (EGE) is of special scientific interest. The study was aimed to assess alterations of the gut microbiota taxonomic composition and explore their correlations with plasma levels of IL6, IL8 and TNFα at the species level in patients with EGE. The crosssectional comparative study involved 50 patients with EGE (index group) and 50 healthy women (control group). The changes in the gut microbiota taxonomic composition and pla