OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen dependent disease. Genetic variation of estrogen biosynthesis and metabolic genes is associated with the risk of endometriosis. The CYP19 gene, encoding aromatase, plays an impor…
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a rare, distinct clinical entity, and EG associated with eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is extremely rare and has not been well documented. Here, we report two cases of EG and coexistent EC along with findin…
Endometriosis affects approximately 15% of reproductive aged women and is associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. However, the molecular mechanisms by which endometriosis impacts fertility are poorly understood. The development…
OBJECTIVE: To identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in endometriosis and further analyze molecular mechanisms implicated in disease pathogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Gene expression data (ID: GSE7846) of human endometrial endot…
To investigate the effect of acupuncture on women with premature ovarian failure (POF), prospective consecutive case series study was applied. 31 women with POF were included; all patients were treated with acupuncture once every other day,…
OBJECTIVE: Protease-activated receptor 2 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. We studied the effect of ENMD-1068, a protease-activated receptor 2 antagonist, on the development of endometriosis in a noninvasive fluo…
Endometriosis is one of the major female health burdens which affects the quality of life and reproductive potential of individuals. Although some treatment strategies are available, the complete cure of endometriosis is not yet possible. I…
PURPOSE: The study was designed to evaluate whether cumulus cell removal 4 h post-insemination could influence fertilization and embryo quality. METHODS: The study included 61couples undergoing standard long down regulation protocol from J…
This paper reports a case of endometriosis of the lung in a 29-year-old woman with long-term periodic catamenial hemoptysis. A chest computed tomography image obtained during menstruation revealed a radiographic opaque lesion in the lingula…
Background. Clinical trials reveal that multiherb prescriptions of herbal medicine often exhibit pharmacological and therapeutic superiority in comparison to isolated single constituents. However, the synergistic mechanisms underlying this …
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence from rodent ovaries has demonstrated expression of fractalkine and the existence of fractalkine receptor, and showed that there is a significant increase in steroidogenesis in response to fractalkine, yet the rol…
BACKGROUND: Puerarin, a phytoestrogen with a weak estrogenic effect, binds to estrogen receptors, thereby competing with 17β-estradiol (E2) and producing an anti-estrogenic effect. This study was to investigate whether puerarin could suppre…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) before and after conservative laparoscopic surgery in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: The TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels in serum and p…