Research Article

A Promise in the Treatment of Endometriosis: An Observational Cohort Study on Ovarian Endometrioma Reduction by N-Acetylcysteine

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Immunohistochemical comparison of NAC-treated and untreated endometrioma tissue obtained at laparoscopy. Representative examples of NAC-treated (a, b, and c) and untreated (d, e, and f) tissue samples showing an increased labeling for proteins belonging to the cell-cell adhesion complexes, β-catenin (a) versus (d) and E-cadherin (b) versus (e) and a decrease in inflammatory COX-2 (c) versus (f). Original magnification 40x.
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