PATHOGENETIC ROLE OF MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (CSF-1) IN PREDICTING ENDOMETRIOID DISEASE

Abstract

The aim: To assess the CSF – 1 level in peritoneal fluid and menstrual blood of women with endometrioid disease and to investigate its diagnostic and prognostic specificity. Materials and methods: The study included 80 women of child-bearing age (mean age 30.95 ± 6.49 years) with benign gynaecological pathology of the ovaries and / or fallopian tubes. The women included in the study were divided into two groups: study group (n = 50, mean age 31.04 ± 6.3 years), consisting of patients with confirmed endometrioid disease, and control group (n = 30, mean age 30.8 ± 6.8 years), involving individuals without signs of endometriosis (p> 0.05). Results: We have found significantly higher level of CSF-1 content in the peritoneal fluid in the subjects of the study group (2027.05 ± 732.64 pg / ml) compared with those in the control group (1725.62 ± 466.06 pg / ml) (p = 0.029). There is a tendency towards an increase in CSF-1 level in women with endometriosis in its more severe stages and more severe and extended adhesions. The investigation of CSF-1 content in menstrual blood has demonstrated significant increase in its values in the women of the study group (9431.6 ± 2866.22 pg / ml) compared with the values in the control group (6637.12 ± 954.05 pg / ml), (p = 0.00004). Thus, there is a tendency towards the growth in CSF-1 level in peritoneal fluid and menstrual blood in women with endometriosis and concurrent increase in severity of the disease. Conclusions: There has been found significant increase in CSF-1 content in women with endometrioid disease in both peritoneal fluid and menstrual blood (1.2 and 1.4 times, respectively). Thus, macrophage growth factor (CSF-1) can be used as a diagnostic and prognostic criterion in evaluating the progression of endomertioid disease.