Shiro Kōzuma

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
article 2013
Individualized management of umbilical endometriosis: A report of seven cases
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/jog.12118

AIM: The aim of this study was to review diagnostic/therapeutic strategies of umbilical endometriosis managed in our department and evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies. METHODS: Medical records for patients with diagnosis of endo…

article 2013
Interleukin-4 and Prostaglandin E2 Synergistically Up-Regulate 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 in Endometrioma Stromal Cells
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2012-3475

CONTEXT: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which immune response and production of estrogen in endometriotic tissues are involved in the development of the disease. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) stimulates aromatase (P450arom) ex…

article 2013
ISO-3-1 Interleukin (IL)-4 and prostaglandin (PG) E2 synergistically increase the expression of 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (HSD3B2) in endometrioma stromal cells(Group 3 Reproduction/Women's Health,IS Award Candidate,International Session)
article 2012
Follistatin Is Induced by IL-1β and TNF-α in Stromal Cells From Endometrioma
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719112463253

The aim of this study is to examine the regulation of follistatin, an activin-binding protein, in endometriosis. Endometrioma stromal cells (EoSCs) were obtained from 9 patients undergoing laparoscopy of the ovarian endometrioma. In culture…