TIM |
T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain |
Gal |
Galectin |
PB |
Peripheral blood |
PF |
Peritoneal fluid |
NK |
Natural Killer cell |
CD |
Cluster of differentiation |
Treg |
Regulatory T cell |
FoxP3 |
Forkhead box P3 |
Th |
T helper cell |
TCR |
T cell receptor |
IFNγ |
Interferon gamma |
IL |
Interleukin |
IL-1β |
Interleukin 1 beta |
TNFα |
Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
PBMC |
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
NE |
Non-endometriotic |
E |
Endometriosis |
PTL |
Peritoneal fluid leukocytes |
rASRM |
revised American Society of Reproductive Medicine |
EU |
European Union |
GDPR |
General Data Protection Regulation |
SD |
Standard deviation |
BMI |
Body mass index |
GnRH |
Gonadotropin releasing hormone |
DIE |
Deep infiltrative endometriosis |
NKT |
Natural Killer T cell |
n.s. |
Non-significant |
MFI |
Mean Fluorescent Intensity |
K2EDTA |
Dipotassium-Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid |
RPMI |
Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
FBS |
Fetal bovine serum |
DMSO |
Dimethyl sulfoxide |
FITC |
Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
PE |
Phycoerythrin |
PerCP |
Peridinin-chlorophyll protein |
APC |
Allophycocyanin |
D-PBS |
Dulbecco’s phosphate saline buffer |
PFA |
Paraformaldehyde |
FACS |
Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |