Zhiming Cai

ORCID: 0000-0002-2966-4367 · 6 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2018
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine ·doi:10.1111/jcmm.13861

In recent years, studies have shown that enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) can be transcribed from enhancers. Increasing evidence has revealed that eRNAs play critical roles in the development of various cancers. Oestrogen-associated eRNAs are closely …

lab-animal 2017
Oncotarget ·doi:10.18632/oncotarget.13624

CD147 null mutant male mice are infertile with arrested spermatogenesis and increased apoptotic germ cells. Our previous studies have shown that CD147 prevents apoptosis in mouse spermatocytes but not spermatogonia. However, the underlying …

other 2017
Oncotarget ·doi:10.18632/oncotarget.16441

Endometriotic tissues exhibit high migration ability with the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Our previous studies have demonstrated that cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) acts as a tumor suppressor regulating…

lab-animal 2015
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2015-1431

CONTEXT: Human endometriosis (EMS) is characterized by insufficient apoptosis. Our previous studies have shown elevated CD147 expression in human endometriotic tissues and its involvement in endometrial cell apoptosis. However, the exact un…

other 2014
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.007

OBJECTIVE: To examine the expression of CD147 in 60 human endometriosis lesions and how CD147 regulates migration and apoptosis in human uterine epithelial (HESs) cells. DESIGN: Experimental clinical study and laboratory-based investigatio…

lab-animal 2014
·doi:10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1093.3

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease, which contributes to 40% of infertile women in reproductive age. CD147 has been found highly expressed in ectopic endometrium and stimulated the MMPs in human uterine fibroblasts. However, it…