Wei Zhao

PURPOSE: This study aimed to categorize abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) according to lesion depth, analyze its clinical features, treatment, outcomes, and prognosis, and share clinical treatment experience. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retro…

This study aimed to explore the key molecular changes related to endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial damage in the uterine tissues of bitches with open pyometra. A total of 16 bitches were included in the study, divided into a he…

Identifying genetic determinants of reproductive success may highlight mechanisms underlying fertility and identify alleles under present-day selection. Using data in 785,604 individuals of European ancestry, we identified 43 genomic loci a…

Objective: To analyze the efficacy of fallopian tube interventional recanalization and ethiodized oil in treating fallopian tube obstruction. Methods: 84 patients were selected from August 2020 to August 2021. Patients were randomly divided…

Background: Even though endometriosis is an important risk factor for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), it is still not clear whether endometriosis influences PID after ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR). Therefore, thi…

Abnormal gene expression caused by epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation, is associated with the development and progression of endometriosis. Grainyhead-like 2 gene (GRHL2), a suppressor of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, has be…

Abstract Our understanding of full-thickness endometrial regeneration after injury is limited by an incomplete molecular characterization of the cell populations responsible for the organ functions. To help fill this knowledge gap, we chara…

Background: The aim of this study was to confirm and analyze the correlative factors that could influence the recurrence of ovarian endometriosis after conservative surgery, including both risk and protective factors. Methods: From January …

Background To investigate the combined enhancing effects of microbubble-contrast SonoVue and oxytocin on high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of adenomyosis.Methods 330 patients with adenomyosis were randomly assigned to SonoVu…

Studies have shown that aberrant expression of IL-12p40, which is encoded by the interleukin-12B (IL-12B) gene, may be involved in the development of endometriosis. In this study, we investigated the role of aberrant methylation of the IL-1…

BACKGROUND: Malignant transformation of endometriosis in the rectovaginal septum is rare and usually misdiagnosed as a colorectal or gynecological tumor. We report a rare case of primary endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the rectovaginal septu…

STUDY QUESTION: Is the methylation status of the glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) promoter region altered in patients with ovarian endometriosis, and does this affect the expression of GSTM1 in their endometrial tissues? SUMMARY ANSWER:…

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ObjectiveTo explore the role of functional genetic variant of IL12B in the pathogenesis of ovarian endometriosis.Study designThis study included 815 patients with ovarian endometriosis and 788 women in the control group. Two polymorphisms w…

SUMMARY The human uterus is a highly dynamic tissue that undergoes repeated damage repair and regeneration during the menstrual cycle, which make it ideal model to study tissue regeneration and pathological process. Stem/progenitors were sp…

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified >250 loci for body mass index (BMI), implicating pathways related to neuronal biology. Most GWAS loci represent clusters of common, noncoding variants from which pinpointing causal gene…

In the version of this article originally published, one of the two authors with the name Wei Zhao was omitted from the author list and the affiliations for both authors were assigned to the single Wei Zhao in the author list. In addition, …

In the published version of this paper, the name of author Emanuele Di Angelantonio was misspelled. This error has now been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.

The first tumor metastasis-suppressor gene, nm23, may have an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis (EM). The present study aimed to evaluate whether nm23 gene polymorphisms are correlated with the risk of the development of E…