Masahide Ohmichi
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· 37 papers in corpus
other
2013
INTRODUCTION: GPR30 is a seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled estrogen receptor that regulates endometrial cellular responses to estrogen. GPR30 is often highly expressed in cancer cells from aggressive tumors. The aim of this study was to…
other
2012
BACKGROUND: The resistance of endometriotic tissue to progesterone can be explained by alterations in the distribution of progesterone receptor (PR) and estrogen receptor (ER) isoforms. The aims of this study were to examine the expressions…
2012
Background Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases associated with infertility. Endometriosis may affect the androgen receptor (AR) mRNA expression in human granulosa cells and the methylation of the promoter region o…
other
2012
OBJECTIVES: G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) is a 7-transmembrane estrogen receptor that functions alongside traditional estrogen receptors to regulate the cellular responses to estrogen. Recent studies suggest that GPR30 expression is…
2012
Introduction: In an attempt to reduce pain and improve cosmetic outcome in laparoscopic surgery, there has been a recent drive to reduce port sizes (mini-laparoscopic surgery: MLS) or port number (single-site laparoscopic surgery). We evalu…
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how endometriosis affects the expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors mRNA in granulosa cells. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: IVF-ET program at Osaka Medical College. PATIENT(S): Eighteen patients wi…
review
2011
Multicystic mesothelioma was described as a benign neoplasm in most reports. But, whether it is neoplastic or reactive is still controversial. Although multicystic mesothelioma is often accompanied by endometriosis, histologic findings of t…
case-report
2010
Background : Abdominal wall endometriosis is rare and difficult to diagnose. Overall abdominal wall endometriosis incidence has been reported 0.03-1.0% of women with cesarean section scar.Case : We report the case of a 26-year-old woman wit…
lab-animal
2010
This study examines the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as a therapeutic target in clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the ovary, which has been regarded as a chemoresistant histologic subtype. Immunohistochemical analysis using…
lab-animal
2009
PURPOSE: Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays a central role in cell proliferation and is regarded as a promising target in cancer therapy, including for ovarian cancer. This study aimed to examine the role of mTOR as a therapeutic ta…
other
2007
The expression of mitochondrial genes in granulosa cells was quantitated by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The expression ratio of mitochondrial genes in granulosa cells of patients with severe endometriosis showed no statistically si…
other
2007
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate survivin gene expression in granulosa cells from infertile patients and examine the relationship between survivin gene expression and infertile clinical background. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: IVF-ET program…