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T-helper 9 (Th9) cells play a known role in various chronic inflammatory diseases. Despite parallels between endometriosis and Th9-driven diseases, their role in endometriosis has not been extensively explored. We investigated Th9 cell involvement in endometriosis pathophysiology using human tissue samples, in vitro experiments with human-derived Th9 cells, and in vivo experiments to shed insight on the impact of adoptively transferred Th9 cells in our established syngeneic endometriosis mouse model. Immunohistochemistry of a tissue microarray revealed significantly increased IL-9\u2013positive cells in patient lesions compared to control endometrium. Human CD4+ Th cells purified from peripheral blood mononuclear cells treated with Th9-driving growth factors produced significantly altered proinflammatory mediators (increased IL-5 and IL-17F; decreased IL-8) in response to estrogen stimulation. Adoptive transfer of mouse Th9-like cells increased plasma IL-1\u03b1 concentration and altered transcriptional profiles of several signaling pathways, including Notch and PI3K-Akt. Immunofluorescent microscopy depicted adoptively transferred Th9 cells present within mouse lesions. Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated reduced lesion proliferation following Th9 adoptive transfer. 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