Iwabe T
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· 32 papers in corpus
other
2000
OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in endometrial and endometriotic cells. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan. PATIENT(S): Twe…
lab-animal
2000
Endometriosis, a common disease among women of reproductive age, is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. We and others showed that several cytokine levels, including interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor nec…
lab-animal
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…
other
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
1998
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. DESIGN: Peritoneal fluid was collected by laparoscopy. Endometrial and endometriotic stroma…
observational
1997
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to investigate the relationship between the levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-6 soluble receptor, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in peritoneal fluid and the size and number of active red endometriotic lesions.…
other
1989
In order to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasonic oocyte collection for IVF-ET, a comparative study was performed on the results of IVF-ET by the transabdominal and transvaginal methods in 145 cycles of 51 patients. The oocyte…