Huang MF

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

article 2009

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Leptin on Peritoneal Macrophages of Patients with Endometriosis

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00779.x

PROBLEM: The expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is considered as a marker of macrophage activation and has been implicated in the development of endometriosis. Leptin is an immunomodulator, which may also affect the development of endomet…

article 2005

Suppression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 by Prostaglandin E2 in Peritoneal Macrophage Is Associated with Severity of Endometriosis

The American journal of pathology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61195-9

Decreased phagocytotic ability of macrophages has been reported to be associated with the severity of endometriosis, although the underlying mechanism remains uncharacterized. Expression and secretion of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 by …