Shigemitsu A

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
review 2017
Role of Oxidative Stress in Epigenetic Modification in Endometriosis
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719117704909

Aberrant DNA methylation and histone modification are associated with an increased risk of reproductive disorders such as endometriosis. However, a cause-effect relationship between epigenetic mechanisms and endometriosis development has no…

review 2014
Mechanism of pain generation for endometriosis-associated pelvic pain
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-013-3049-8

PURPOSE: Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain appears due to persistent nociceptive stimulation, but the precise mechanisms remain poorly understood. METHODS: A search was conducted to screen and select articles from PubMed. MAIN RESULTS:…

2013
The biology of uterine sarcomas: A review and update.
Molecular and clinical oncology ·doi:10.3892/mco.2013.124

Uterine sarcoma is a rare neoplasm, accounting for only 5% of uterine malignancies. The pathogenesis of uterine sarcoma remains largely unknown, although recent basic science and pre-clinical animal models have provided a better understandi…

review 2012
Pathogenesis and malignant transformation of adenomyosis (Review)
Oncology reports ·doi:10.3892/or.2012.2184

The aim of our review was to identify the current information with regard to the pathogenesis and malignant transformation of adenomyosis. The current literature was reviewed by searching MEDLINE/PubMed, using the following keywords: adenom…