Kurita N

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

article 2006

Activation of mammalian target of rapamycin in postmenopausal ovarian endometriosis

International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society ·doi:10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00625.x

The purpose of this study was to determine whether Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), downstream targets of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, are activated in endometriosis and ovarian cancer specimens. We measured total and phospho…

article 2005

Thalidomide Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Induced Interleukin-8 Expression in Endometriotic Stromal Cells, Possibly through Suppression of Nuclear Factor-κB Activation

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1946

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis, a common disease among women of reproductive age, is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. TNF-alpha induces IL-8 production in endometriotic cells through nuclear factor-kapp…