Xiao-ling Fang

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of progesterone on the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in ectopic endometrial stromal cells. METHODS: Ectopic endometrial stromal cells were obtained …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of cyclooxygense-2 (COX-2) in eutopic and ectopic endometrium in ovarian endometriosis. METHODS: Thirty patients with ovrian endometriosis, 10 with ovarian chocolate cysts and 27 normal controls were…

OBJECTIVE: To study the pathophysiological effect of the expression of the apoptosis-regulating protein Bcl-2 and Bax in endometrosis. METHOD: Samples were obtained from 16 patients with adenomyosis, 12 ovarian endometriosis, and 17 normal …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the significance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on the etiology of endometriosis. METHODS: The level of VEGF in the peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis (n = 19) and non-endometriosis (n = 2…

AIM: To explore the role of microenvironment of peritoneal fluid in pathogenesis of endometriosis, the source and its regulation in peritoneal fluid. METHODS: Peritoneal Mphis from 14 patients with endometriosis (endometriosis group)and 10 …