Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common tumor of the urinary system. Previously, miR-191-5p has been reported to be associated with various types of cancer; however, its specific functions in RCC have not been investigated to date. In the pr…
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The gene AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A), is frequently down regulated and inactivated in endometriosis…
AIMS: Endometriosis (EM) is a hormone-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, usually accompanied by a high level of localized estrogen and abnormal levels of cytokines, which are regulated by GATA-3 in lymphocytes. This study aimed to inve…
The proportion of alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) in all ONFH patients was 30.7%, with males prevailing among the ONFH patients in mainland China (70.1%). Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), a member of the MMP gene …
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the role of miRNAs in pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODOLOGY: Endometrial samples from 57 females with endometriosis and 44 non-endometriotic controls were compared for the expression of a selecte…
The objective was to investigate the expression of the WNT4 gene in ectopic endometrium and eutopic endometrium (EU) during endometriosis and the relationship of WNT4 expression with the menstrual cycle. Ectopic endometrium and EU tissues w…
Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is defined as endometrial tissue located superficial to the peritoneum, which usually develops in a surgical scar of cesarean delivery. Malignant transformation of AWE is a very rare disease. The most freq…
LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) has been implicated in tumour invasion and migration in several tumour types. However, its role in the progression of endometriosis has not yet been studied. Our aim is to analyse LIMK1 expression in endometriosis-deriv…
The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of epigenetic inactivation of the runt-related transcription factor 3 gene (RUNX3) in the malignant transformation of ovarian endometriosis. Samples obtained by microdissection and sc…
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the overall and age-specific risks of developing breast and endometrial cancer among women with diabetes in a population-based cohort study. METHODS: Women with diabetes (n = 319310) and age-matched controls (n =…
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is well known to induce proliferation in variety of cells. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a correlation between the expression of Cofilin-1 (CFL1) and the proliferation of eut…
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the expression of T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet) and GATA binding protein 3 (GATA-3) in the eutopic endometrium from women with endometriosis. Endometrial tissues were collected from 20…
BACKGROUND: We report an unusual case where tamoxifen may have exacerbated the growth of multiple polypoid endometriotic implants. CASE: A premenopausal woman with right breast intraductal carcinoma underwent modified radical mastectomy an…
BACKGROUND: Elevated level of serum CA-125 was detected in a 48-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a lateral fusion defect in association with congenital agenesis of the uterine cervix. This unusual case combined two developmental anomal…