Fujishita A

STUDY QUESTION: Is there any combined effect between inflammation and stress reaction on Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated growth of endometriotic cells? SUMMARY ANSWER: A combined effect of local inflammation and stress reaction in the…

STUDY QUESTION: Is there any occurrence of hidden (occult) endometriotic lesions in normal peritoneum of women with and without visible endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: We detected a slightly higher occurrence of occult microscopic endometri…

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition associated with variable degrees of pelvic pain and infertility. Studies have showed that the growth and progression of endometriosis continue even in ovariectomized anim…

STUDY QUESTION: Is the occurrence of pelvic pain in women with ovarian endometrioma associated with coexisting peritoneal lesions (PLs)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Pelvic pain in women with ovarian endometrioma is usually associated with coexisting P…

STUDY QUESTION: Can prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in menstrual and peritoneal fluid (PF) promote bacterial growth in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: PGE(2) promotes bacterial growth in women with endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREA…

We measured serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels before and after surgery in women undergoing unilateral and monolocular cystectomy for benign ovarian diseases. Comparing to control benign cysts, we found a significant decline in serum anti-…

BACKGROUND: We recently demonstrated the effect of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) on tissue inflammation, angiogenesis and apoptosis in endometriosis, adenomyosis and uterine myoma. Here, we investigated expression of GnRH …

OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effect of human seminal fluid on the growth of endometrial cells derived from women with and without endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Seminal plasma (SP) was collected from 18 healthy fertile men. Serum, periton…

To test the hypothesis that bacterial contamination of menstrual blood could be a local biologic event in the development of endometriosis, menstrual blood was cultured and bacterial endotoxin was measured in menstrual blood and peritoneal …

BACKGROUND: Information is limited regarding the multifunctional role of GnRH agonist (GnRHa) therapy in reproductive diseases. We investigated the pattern of changes in inflammatory reaction, micro-vessel density and apoptosis in the tissu…

Macrophages, dendritic cells, and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are integral components of the innate immune system. This rapidly reactive system responds immediately to infectious or other non-self agents, thereby inducing an inflammatory res…

Endometriosis, a chronic disease characterized by endometrial tissue located outside the uterine cavity is associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. However, an in-depth understanding of the pathophysiology of endometriosis is st…

BACKGROUND: We investigated the role of human heat-shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated growth of endometriosis. METHODS: TLR4 expression was examined in macrophages (M) isolated in primary culture from the peri…

BACKGROUND: The suitable parameter in PF as well as in serum that may predict the activity of endometriosis is not well described. Therefore, we tried to examine the peritoneal fluid (PF) and serum concentrations of hepatocyte growth factor…

BACKGROUND: Information regarding macrophage-mediated regulation of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) by ovarian steroid hormones in women with endometriosis is limited. Therefore, we investigated the regulation of HGF by steroid hormones in i…

BACKGROUND: We investigated the expression of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene and protein by the stromal cells derived from women with or without endometriosis and its regulation by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor al…

BACKGROUND: The different macromolecules as secreted by macrophages in the pelvic environment are believed to enhance the growth of endometriosis. However, the possible mediator that stimulates macrophages for the production of different gr…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of macrophage (Mphi) infiltration in eutopic and ectopic endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle. DESIGN: Controlled clinical study using intact tissue. SETTING: Nagasaki University School of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible involvement of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the cellular changes of pelvic mesothelium and the association of these changes with macrophage (Mphi) infiltration and the different stages of pelvic e…

BACKGROUND: Higher activity by early endometriosis than advanced endometriosis has been reported. However, the pattern of activity in individual colored endometriotic lesions in pelvic cavity is unknown. We investigated the variation in act…

Our purpose was to examine the effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), either singly (10 microg/kg) or with 17beta-estradiol (E2, 100 microg/kg), on the growth of endometriosis in a mouse endometriosis model by employing histo…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mitogenic and angiogenic activity of the eutopic and ectopic endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and to examine whether the activity of the eutopic endometrium is useful to predict greater activity of th…

We describe the preliminary clinical results of a modified method of reduction surgery for easy approach and effective removal of lesions in women with adenomyosis. Old classical reduction surgery was performed in 5 women with imaging diagn…

BACKGROUND: Different cytokines and ovarian steroid hormones have been reported to regulate the growth and maintenance of endometriosis. We determined the relationship between peritoneal fluid concentrations of interleukin-6, ovarian steroi…

We investigated the influence of pelvic endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma on pregnancy outcome in women associated with infertility. A total of 237 women with endometriosis were reviewed, and their fertility rate was assessed by both r…