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Intestinal microbiota-associated LysoPC(16:0) promotes endometriosis via PPARγ-mediated M2 macrophage polarization

Na Li1,2, Ming Yuan1,3, Xueyang Jin1,4

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250000, China.

Iscience
|October 24, 2026
PubMed

Keywords:
IL-10LysoPC(16:0)PPARγendometriosisgut microbiotainterleukin-10macrophage polarizationperitoneal lysophosphatidylcholine

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