Hou J

ORCID: 0009-0006-0723-9796 · 9 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2026
BMC oral health ·doi:10.1186/s12903-026-07725-9

BACKGROUND: Periodontitis has increasingly been recognized for its impact on systemic health. Mendelian Randomization (MR), an emerging causal inference method, effectively overcomes confounding biases in observational studies. To systemati…

observational 2026
Current medical imaging ·doi:10.2174/0115734056413130251204092738

INTRODUCTION: The female reproductive system undergoes hormone-driven cyclical changes during the menstrual cycle and further alterations after menopause. However, the impact of these changes on imaging parameters remains unclear. This stud…

observational 2025
Frontiers in reproductive health ·doi:10.3389/frph.2025.1574195

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhea is a cramping pain during menstrual period and the leading cause for recurrent short-term school absenteeism among adolescent girls. However, evidence on the factors associated with the occurrence of dysmenorrhea, s…

observational 2024
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1450965

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent gynecological endocrine condition and a systemic inflammatory disease associated to improper lipid metabolism and increased cardiovascular risk. The Cardiometabolic Index (CMI) is a novel i…

lab-animal 2022
European journal of medical research ·doi:10.1186/s40001-022-00750-8

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. P21 activated kinase 4 (PAK4) and Breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance 3 (BCAR3) have been reported to be involved in numerous aspects in …

case-report 2022
Frontiers in surgery ·doi:10.3389/fsurg.2022.926003

BACKGROUND: Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a malignant tumor that originates in the mesenchymal tissue and is common in the extremities and retroperitoneum. Primary UPS of the duodenal papilla is rare and a distinct clinical …

observational 2021
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01263-y

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics, and the recurrence and prognostic factors of borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs). METHODS: The data of 286 patients admitted to hospital and followed u…

review 2020
International journal of biological sciences ·doi:10.7150/ijbs.41852

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) is a member of the STAT family and localizes to the cytoplasm. STAT4 is phosphorylated after a variety of cytokines bind to the membrane, and then dimerized STAT4 translocates to th…

meta-analysis 2013
Experimental and therapeutic medicine ·doi:10.3892/etm.2013.1019

p53 is a tumor suppressor gene and plays important roles in the etiology of breast cancer. Studies have produced conflicting results concerning the role of p53 codon 72 polymorphism (G>C) on the risk of breast cancer; therefore, a meta-anal…