Akira Iwase

No ORCID on file · 38 papers in corpus · active 2007-2026

Study types

  • article 20
  • other 11
  • review 2
  • case-report 1
  • rct 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 32
  • infertility 9
  • endometrioma 6
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
other 2016
Serum pentraxin 3 as a possible marker for mature cystic teratomas
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2016.1157862

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an inflammatory mediator that is released by a wide range of tissues and cells. Elevated PTX3 levels may represent a useful diagnostic and/or prognostic marker for a number of diseases. The purpose of this study was to…

article 2015
Anti-Müllerian hormone levels after laparoscopic cystectomy for endometriomas as a possible predictor for pregnancy in infertility treatments
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513590.2015.1114078

We assessed the associations between preoperative and postoperative serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels and parameters of endometriosis and endometriomas surgery with the success of infertility treatments after cystectomy. Seventeen o…

article 2015
Ovarian endometriosis-associated stromal cells reveal persistently high affinity for iron
Redox biology ·doi:10.1016/j.redox.2015.10.001

Ovarian endometriosis is a recognized risk for infertility and epithelial ovarian cancer, presumably due to iron overload resulting from repeated hemorrhage. To find a clue for early detection and prevention of ovarian endometriosis-associa…

review 2014
Assessment of ovarian reserve using anti-Müllerian hormone levels in benign gynecologic conditions and surgical interventions: a systematic narrative review
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-12-125

The usefulness of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) for the quantitative evaluation of ovarian reserve has been established. Therefore, serum AMH has been recently applied to the assessment of ovarian reserve outside infertility treatment. We co…

article 2013
Investigation of the kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) neurons by using N-7 cells: immortalized hypothalamic cell line
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.953
article 2013
One-year follow-up of serum antimüllerian hormone levels in patients with cystectomy: are different sequential changes due to different mechanisms causing damage to the ovarian reserve?
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.03.032

ObjectiveTo investigate whether the serum antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels recover within 1 year after cystectomy for endometriomas, and to analyze the pattern of sequential changes in the serum AMH levels.DesignProspective study.SettingU…

article 2013
Possible Involvement of CD10 in the Development of Endometriosis Due to Its Inhibitory Effects on CD44-Dependent Cell Adhesion
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719113488449

A reduced response to progesterone in the eutopic endometrium with endometriosis and in endometriotic tissues is considered to be the underlying factor for endometriosis. CD10 is known to be expressed by endometrial and endometriotic stroma…

article 2012
The ferroimmunomodulatory role of ectopic endometriotic stromal cells in ovarian endometriosis
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.04.047

ObjectiveTo understand the role of ectopic endometriotic stromal cells in ovarian endometriosis (OEM) and the associated risks for infertility and carcinogenesis.DesignAnalyses of secreted proteins and gene expression using immortalized eut…

article 2011
Expression and localization of CXCL16 and CXCR6 in ovarian endometriotic tissues
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-011-2002-y

PurposeInflammatory mediators, including chemokines, may play crucial roles in the development of endometriosis. Therefore, we investigated the expression and localization of CXCL16 and its receptor, CXCR6, in ovarian endometriotic tissues.…

article 2011
The post-operative decline in serum anti-Mullerian hormone correlates with the bilaterality and severity of endometriosis
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der006

BACKGROUND To assess the impact of ovarian cystectomy for endometriomas on the ovarian reserve, we evaluated the pre- and post-operative levels of serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH). We also analyzed the correlations between factors related…

article 2010
Serum anti-Müllerian hormone level is a useful marker for evaluating the impact of laparoscopic cystectomy on ovarian reserve
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.010
case-report 2009
Scar endometriosis after a laparotomy for uterine perforation as a complication of dilatation and curettage
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-009-0963-x

BACKGROUND: Ectopic endometriosis is an uncommon disease. Abdominal scar endometriosis is especially rare. CASE: A 38-year-old gravid 1, para 1 woman underwent dilatation and curettage due to an intrauterine infection. During the procedure…

article 2007
Successful management of a massive hemorrhage due to rupture of cystic cervical endometriosis by a loop electrosurgical excision procedure
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.011

ObjectiveTo report a case of cystic cervical endometriosis that caused a massive hemorrhage due to rupture of a cyst and successful management with a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).DesignCase report.SettingUniversity Hospita…