BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is a common gynecological disorder characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Hypoxia induces the expression of many important downstream genes to regulate the implantation, survival, and ma…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of hypobaric hypoxia pretreatment on surgically induced endometriosis in rats. METHODS: Six rats were randomized into 2 groups and exposed to hypoxia (8% O2) and normoxia (21% O2) for 8 h. The uterine en…
OBJECTIVE: To determine ATPase inhibitory factor 1 (IF1) expression in normal and pathological tissue of female reproductive system to better understand the physiological role of IF1 in malignancies of the female reproductive system. METHO…
AIM: To analyze the composition of the Chinese herbal medicine Sanjie Zhentong Capsule (SJZTC) and test the therapeutic efficacy of each component in a rat model of endometriosis. METHODS: A rapid resolution liquid chromatography (RRLC) me…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of the anti-oncogene ARHI in the endometriotic tissue and explore its clinical significance. METHODS: A semiquantitative analysis of the expression of ARHI mRNA and protein in the ectopic and eutopi…
OBJECTIVE: To establish a diagnostic model of endometriosis by analyzing serum peptidome patterns in patients with endometriosis using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). METHODS: Se…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of ER isoforms in endometriosis and eutopic endometrium. METHODS: Tissue samples of patients with ovarian endometriosis, treated in People's Liberation Army General Hospital from January 2004 to D…
BACKGROUND: Direct and indirect evidences have suggested that angiogenesis is a prerequisite for the development of endometriosis. Aiming at offering experimental evidences for anti-angiogenesis therapy, we transplanted the eutopic endometr…
OBJECTIVE: To explore the potential use of integrin av beta3 (Lm609) monoclonal antibody against ectopic lesion and microvessel angiogenesis of human endometriosis xenografts in SCID mice. METHODS: The endometrial tissues from endometriosi…
OBJECTIVE: To study the role of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its receptor (c-Met) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS: In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry method was used to examine HGF mRNA and protein expressio…
Scatter factor (hepatocyte growth factor, SF/HGF) is a multifunctional polypeptide growth factor that plays an important role in tumor proliferation, angiogenesis and invasiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of HGF in…
OBJECTIVE: To establish animal models of endometriosis in rhesus monkeys and study the invasion mechanism of endometriosis. METHODS: Five female healthy rhesus monkeys with regular menstrual cycles were selected, of whom 4 were used for en…