Taniguchi F
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· 89 papers in corpus
article
2005
BACKGROUND: The survival of endometriotic cells in the ectopic site has been investigated from the aspect of susceptibility of endometriotic tissues to apoptosis. In order to investigate the nature of abnormal survival of endometriotic cell…
article
2005
ObjectiveTo investigate whether and how P, dienogest (synthetic progestin), and danazol affected tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha)-induced interleukin-8 (IL-8) expression in endometriotic stromal cells.DesignProspective study.SettingDe…
article
2005
ObjectiveTo examine the effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on estrogen production and aromatase activity using a human granulosa tumor cell line (KGN cells). The involvement of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in the inhibito…
article
2005
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of the potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser used during the laparoscopic anterior rectum slicing (LARS) operation.DesignRetrospective study.SettingNational Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyo…
other
2004
BACKGROUND: We previously reported that the level of interleukin (IL)-6 is increased in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. This study was undertaken to assess the effects of IL-6 and soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) on in vitro…
review
2004
Apoptosis plays a critical role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and represents a normal function to eliminate excess or dysfunctional cells. Accumulated evidence suggests that apoptosis helps to maintain cellular homeostasis during the me…
article
2004
ObjectiveTo examine the involvement of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the induction of interleukin-6 (IL-6) by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in endometriotic stromal cells (ESC).De…
article
2003
Endometriosis, a common disease among women of reproductive age, is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. We previously reported that TNFalpha promoted proliferation of endometriotic stromal cells by i…
other
2002
Endometriosis is one of the causative factors of impaired fecundity. Whatever the mechanisms are of this impairment, surgical removal of endometriosis appears to increase postoperative fecundity. Our strategy in laparoscopic surgery for sym…
editorial
2000
ObjectiveTo compare the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in endometrial and endometriotic cells.DesignProspective study.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan.Patient(s)Twenty patients w…
article
2000
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if complete resolution of endometriosis by laparoscopic surgery is beneficial to postoperative fecundity, dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. DESIGN: An observational comparative study on the outcome of laparoscopic surg…
other
1999
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the possible roles of interleukin 6 and soluble interleukin 6 receptor in the growth of endometrial and endometriotic cells. STUDY DESIGN: Endometrial and endometriotic stromal cells were collected from t…
article
1999
Peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis contains an increased number of activated macrophages that secrete a variety of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, vascular endothelial growth factor, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha …
other
1991
Between January, 1966 and December, 1988, 66 patients with surgical-pathological stage II adenocarcinoma of the endometrium who were treated with abdominal simple or radical hysterectomy at the Osaka National Hospital were studied retrospec…