M Takamura

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus
2021
UP-REGULATION OF INTERLEUKINS AND THEIR UNDERLYING PART TO DEVELOP ENDOMETRIOSIS IN WOMEN EXPERIENCING RETROGRADE MENSTRUATION
·doi:10.31032/ijbpas/2021/10.2.5390a

Endometriosis is associated with dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea and often severe pelvic pain as well as considered a chronic inflammatory disease, defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. An important general con…

2012
ENDOMETRIOSIS, ENDOMETRIUM, IMPLANTATION AND FALLOPIAN TUBE
·doi:10.1093/humrep/27.s2.78
lab-animal 2011
TGF-β1 induces proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) expression in endometriotic stromal cells and stimulates PAR2 activation-induced secretion of IL-6
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der125

BACKGROUND: Proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that is activated by several serine proteases. PAR2 activation in endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) has been implicated in the development of endometriosis …

lab-animal 2010
Progesterone decreases bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 7 expression and BMP7 inhibits decidualization and proliferation in endometrial stromal cells
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep455

BACKGROUND: Regulation of decidualization is decisive for proper implantation and the establishment of pregnancy. Recent studies have suggested that several bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) play physiological roles in reproduction. In the…

observational 2009
Post-operative oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of ovarian endometrioma recurrence after laparoscopic excision
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dep297

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of post-operative oral contraceptives (OCs) use on the rate of recurrence after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometrioma. METHODS: In May 2005, we introduced a 'post-operati…