Cheorl‐Ho Kim — Endo Lab

review 2025

Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors in the Pathogenesis of Epithelial Differentiation, Vascular Disease, Endometriosis, and Ocular Fibrotic Pterygium

International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms26125553

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key enzymes involved in the remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) through the degradation of its components in a controlled endoproteolytic manner. Beyond ECM degradation, MMPs also target plasma …

article 2018

Increased α2-6 sialylation of endometrial cells contributes to the development of endometriosis

Experimental & molecular medicine ·doi:10.1038/s12276-018-0167-1

Endometriosis is a disease characterized by implants of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity and is strongly associated with infertility. Focal adhesion of endometrial tissue to the peritoneum is an indication of incipient endometr…

article 2004

Differential Inhibition ofScutellaria barbataD. Don (Lamiaceae) on HCG‐Promoted Proliferation of Cultured Uterine Leiomyomal and Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells

·doi:10.1081/iph-200026841

Scutellaria barbata D. Don (Lamiaceae)(SB) is a perennial herb which is natively distributed throughout Korea and southern China. This herb is known in traditional Chinese Medicine as Ban-Zhi-Lian and traditional Korean medicine as Banjiryu…

article 2004

Inhibitory effects of Scutellaria barbata D. Don on human uterine leiomyomal smooth muscle cell proliferation through cell cycle analysis

·doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2003.12.012

Scutellaria barbata D. Don (SB) is one of the herbs belonging to perennial plants, which is known in traditional Korean medicine as 'Ban-Ji-Ryun,' and has been used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor agents against human uterine leiomyo…