Yutaka Shoji

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2005-2009

Study types

  • article 3
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2009
Downregulation of CD36 results in reduced phagocytic ability of peritoneal macrophages of women with endometriosis
The Journal of Pathology ·doi:10.1002/path.2588

Endometriosis, defined as the growth of endometrial tissues outside of the uterine cavity, is a severe and complex disease affecting more than 10% of women. The aetiology of endometriosis is unclear but immune dysfunction might be an import…

article 2009
Inhibition of CD36-Dependent Phagocytosis by Prostaglandin E2 Contributes to the Development of Endometriosis
The American journal of pathology ·doi:10.2353/ajpath.2010.090551
review 2007
Endometriosis: disease pathophysiology and the role of prostaglandins
Expert reviews in molecular medicine ·doi:10.1017/s146239940700021x

Endometriosis is considered to be a polygenic disease with a complex, multifactorial aetiology that affects about 10% of women in the reproductive age. Women with endometriosis have symptoms that include chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea a…

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