Igarashi S

No ORCID on file · 16 papers in corpus · active 1993-2003

Study types

  • article 11
  • other 2
  • review 2
  • letter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 16
  • adenomyosis 12
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • infertility 1
letter 2003
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01117-8
other 2002
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03344-7

OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of catalase in eutopic and ectopic endometria in patients with endometriosis or adenomyosis. DESIGN: Retrospective randomized study. SETTING: Department of obstetrics and gynecology in a university…

article 2002
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/17.6.1453

BACKGROUND: One immune characteristic of endometriosis is a decrease in natural killer (NK) cell activity. This study was performed to determine whether an abnormal immune reaction in an endometriosis animal model could be transferred to an…

article 2001
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/16.3.561

The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in eutopic and ectopic endometria in endometriosis and adenomyosis. The subjects were 35 patients with endometriosis diagnosed by laparoscopy, 33 pati…

article 2001
Reproduction, fertility, and development ·doi:10.1071/rd00074

This study was undertaken to determine the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS) mRNA in ectopic endometrium in adenomyosis. Endothelial NOS mRNA expression was investigated by in situ hybridization using a human endothelial…

article 2001
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)01670-3

ObjectiveTo investigate the expression of xanthine oxidase in eutopic and ectopic endometrium in endometriosis and adenomyosis.DesignImmunohistochemical identification of xanthine oxidase in endometrial tissues by using polyclonal antibody.…

article 2000
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00638-5

ObjectiveTo determine the expression of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in the eutopic and ectopic endometria during the menstrual cycle in endometriosis and adenomyosis.DesignImmunohistochemical identification of GPx in endometrial tissues id…

review 1999
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000052866

Recent studies have shown that synthase for nitric oxide or scavenger enzymes is distributed throughout the endometrium. We have reported that endothelial nitric oxide synthase, originally identified in vascular endothelial cells, is distri…

article 1999
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00152-1

ObjectiveTo determine the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle in endometriosis and adenomyosis.DesignImmunohistochemical identification of SOD in endometrial tissues using the monoclonal an…

article 1998
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00478-0

ObjectiveTo determine the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle in endometriosis and adenomyosis.DesignImmunohistochemical identification of endothelial nitric oxide in endometrial tis…

review 1998
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/4.4.360

Adenomyosis is characterized as ectopic endometrial tissues within the myometrium in the uterus. The only difference between adenomyosis and endometriosis is the site of endometriotic tissues: inside or outside of the uterus. It is well kno…

article 1998
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.715

A computerized morphometric investigation of stromal vascularization in the endometrium during adenomyosis was performed retrospectively. Using a polyclonal antibody and a peroxidase-antiperoxidase method, formalin-fixed paraffin sections o…

article 1997
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81470-7

ObjectiveTo evaluate the pathophysiologic role of heat shock proteins and to examine the effect of danazol on these proteins in patients with endometriosis and adenomyosis.DesignImmunohistochemical identification of human heat shock protein…

article 1996
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58151-5

ObjectiveTo assess the effects of danazol on immunocompetent cells, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) expression, and adhesion molecules in the eutopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis.DesignAntigens were localized immunohistochemical…

article 1996
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00128.x

PROBLEM: Are T cell subsets including gamma delta T cells. HLA antigens or adhesion molecules, expressed in eutopic and ectopic endometria in patients with endometriosis and adenomyosis? METHODS: Subjects consisted of 23 patients with adeno…

other 1993
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56284-0

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of major histocompatibility complex class II antigen (human leukocyte antigen, HLA-DR) in glandular cells in eutopic and ectopic endometria in patients with endometriosis and adenomyosis. PATIENTS: Sub…