Matsuzaki S

INTRODUCTION: Maternal outcomes of pregnancy with subclinical hypothyroidism continue to be active areas of research interest. The objective of this study was to compare severe maternal morbidity at delivery between pregnant patients with s…

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease, and hormonal treatment is the most common treatment. Both deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and ovarian endometrioma (OV) are characterized by dense surrounding fibrotic tissue…

Role of labor induction requiring cervical preparation for full-term, low-risk pregnant patients is under active investigation. The objective of this study was to describe nationwide temporal trends, characteristics, and outcomes associated…

OBJECTIVES: A recent study has shown that myofibroblasts are primed for apoptosis when survival pathways are inhibited under fibrosis. This knowledge of apoptosis priming led to the development of methods to induce apoptosis specifically in…

PURPOSE: To assess national trends, characteristics, and delivery outcomes associated with gestational carriers (GC) pregnancies. METHODS: This cross-sectional study queried the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's National Inpatient …

OBJECTIVE: To examine pregnancy characteristics and maternal morbidity at delivery among pregnant patients with a diagnosis of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study queried the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's Na…

Successful embryo implantation requires transient, well-controlled inflammation in decidualizing cells. In mice, Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 signaling in endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) by stimulation with factors present in seminal flui…

INTRODUCTION: This study examined obstetric outcomes in patients diagnosed with uterine adenomyosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This historical cohort study queried the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's National Inpatient Sample. The st…

Endometriosis is a chronic disease in which lesions resembling endometrial tissue are found outside the uterus, mainly in the pelvis or abdomen. It may affect 10% of women of childbearing age. It is the cause of a significant alteration in …

This study aimed to assess the relationship between placenta accreta spectrum disorder (PASD) and endometriosis. The relationships among pregnancy, assisted reproductive technology (ART), placenta previa, ART-conceived pregnancy and PASD we…

Primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) has characteristics similar to those of ovarian carcinoma. The typical course of PFTC metastasis includes peritoneal dissemination and pelvic and paraaortic lymph node metastasis, while inguinal lymph…

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease characterized by chronic inflammation, with an estimated prevalence of approximately 5-15% in reproductive-aged women. This study aimed to assess the relationship between placenta previa (PP) …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to review the effect of endometriosis on the prevalence of placenta previa and postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant patients and the surgical outcomes of pregnant patients with endometriosis developing placenta prev…

Endometriosis are characterized by dense fibrous tissue. Numerous studies have investigated roles of inflammation on the pathophysiology of endometriosis. However, the interplay of inflammation and fibrosis remains to be clarified. Here we …

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels decrease after surgical treatment of ovarian endometrioma. This is the main reason that surgery for ovarian endometrioma endometriosis is not recommended before in vitro fertilization, unless the pa…

RESEARCH QUESTION: It is not clear whether innate immunity along with autophagy is altered in endometrial cells of patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: This study evaluated the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or polyinosinic:polycytidy…

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma within extrauterine sites. Our previous study revealed an epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like process in red peritoneal endometriosis, whereas membrane lo…

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder responsible for infertility and pelvic pain. A complete cure for patients with endometriosis awaits new targets and strategies. Here we show that U0126 (a MEK inhibitor) and MK2206 (an AKT in…

OBJECTIVE: The study was performed to evaluate whether trauma is an initial event of development of endometriosis. METHOD: Using Medline database from January 1960 up to December 2014, a systematic review was made of all published studies …

STUDY QUESTION: Can deep infiltrating endometriotic stromal cells (DES) sense changes in extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness and respond to them? SUMMARY ANSWER: Soft matrices inhibit cell proliferation and inactivate the fibrotic phenoty…

STUDY QUESTION: How can deep endometriotic stromal cells proliferate and persist in a fibrotic environment? SUMMARY ANSWER: The serine/threonine kinase AKT and extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathways may co-operate to suppo…

Advances in surgical and medical treatments for ovarian cancer have improved prognoses. Platinum drugs in particular are pivotal for the medical treatment of ovarian cancer. However, previous studies have revealed that some histological sub…

STUDY QUESTION: Is epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) treatment effective in the treatment of fibrosis in endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: EGCG appears to have antifibrotic properties in endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Histologically, …