Qihui Guan

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

review 2023

Endometriosis and Opioid Receptors: Are Opioids a Possible/Promising Treatment for Endometriosis?

International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms24021633

Endometriosis (EM), defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue with surrounding smooth muscle cells outside the uterus, is a disregarded gynecological disease reported to affect 6-10% of women of reproductive age, with 30-50% of the…

article 2023

Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Opioid Peptide-Receptor Expression in the Endometriosis-Associated Nerve Fibers-Possible Treatment Option?

Cells ·doi:10.3390/cells12101395

Endometriosis (EM) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting millions of women worldwide. Chronic pelvic pain is one of the main problems of this condition, leading to quality-of-life impairment. Currently, available treatment options are…