CCL2 and endometriosis: Likewise, our results are in accordance with a reduction in cell viability as found by Cao et al. [41], as well as a decrease in the expression of several molecules involved in the pathophysiology of endometriosis (VCAM-1, ICAM- 1, TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1) in cell cultures obtained from endometriotic lesions after treatment with curcumin [36].