OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, in alleviating the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was comprised of…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pathogenesis of endometriotic pain. DESIGN: Retrospective nonrandomized immunohistochemical study. SETTING: A university hospital, Department of Gynecology. PATIENT(S): Twenty human endometriotic specimens w…
PROBLEM: To investigate the molecular mechanism of endometriosis, gene expression profiling was analyzed in a rat endometriosis model. METHOD OF STUDY: An endometriosis model was induced by uterine autotransplantation in the peritoneal cav…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the localization of the proteins osteopontin (OPN) and L-selectin (SELL). DESIGN: Retrospective nonrandomized immunohistochemical study in a surgically induced rat model of peritoneal endometriosis and in samples …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of n-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) compared with n-6 linoleic acid (LA) in an endometriosis rat model. We focused on the relationship between lipid metabolism and inflammatory reactions…