Figure 1.

Physiology of post breeding endometritis (PBE) and pathophysiology of endometrosis. C, complement; PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; NETs, neutrophil extracellular traps; AA, arachidonic acid; PGF_2α, prostaglandin F_2α; MMPs, matrix metalloproteinases; TIMPs, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases; IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α; TGFβ, transforming growth factor β; CTGF, connective tissue growth factor; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa B; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1.