Liu Z

ORCID: 0000-0002-4853-2474 · 237 papers in corpus · active 1996-2026

Study types

  • article 35
  • other 17
  • review 7
  • case-report 3
  • preprint 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 40
  • adenomyosis 21
  • infertility 14
  • dysmenorrhea 10
  • disambig:endometritis 4
  • endometrioma 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • dyspareunia 1
2026
The Journal of international medical research ·doi:10.1177/03000605261416731

Ectopic splenosis is a disorder caused by the overflow of splenic myeloid cells or intravascular migration after splenic trauma or splenectomy. It is often asymptomatic and detected incidentally during imaging evaluation. Splenosis lacks sp…

2026
Journal of pain research ·doi:10.2147/jpr.s603059

PurposeVaginal delivery is the most common mode of childbirth, and women often experience severe uterine contraction pain (UCP) for several days postpartum, which can significantly impair postpartum recovery. Acupuncture has proven efficacy…

2026
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2026.1766243

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between serum progesterone (P) on the day of embryo transfer (ET) and pregnancy outcomes in patients classified as POSEIDON Group 1.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Reprodu…

preprint 2026
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-8294770/v1

Abstract Background Synchronous multiple primary malignancies (SMPMs) of the uterus and ovary are uncommon and diagnostically challenging, as they must be distinguished from metastatic spread of a single primary tumor. Accurate assessme…

other 2026
Journal of reproductive immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2026.104854

Adenomyosis, characterized by the invasion of endometrial cells into the myometrium, may disrupt immune homeostasis within the eutopic endometrium, thereby impairing endometrial receptivity. This retrospective case-control study aimed to in…

2026
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery ·doi:10.21037/qims-2025-aw-2479

BackgroundPelvic floor myofascial pain (PFMP) is an important yet often overlooked cause of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). The currently available diagnostic methods are limited due to issues such as insufficient efficacy and difficulties in pr…

2026
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-026-04590-0

BACKGROUND: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a rare and severe subtype of endometriosis that can cause marked distortion of pelvic anatomy. Diagnosis becomes particularly challenging when it presents as an acute abdomen with signifi…

case-report 2026
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-026-04415-0

BACKGROUND: Synchronous multiple primary malignancies (SMPMs) involving the uterus and ovary pose significant diagnostic challenges, particularly in distinguishing independent primary tumors from metastatic disease when tumors exhibit overl…

2026
Theranostics ·doi:10.7150/thno.122577

Nanozymes, engineered nanomaterials with enzyme-like catalytic activity, are emerging as versatile tools in biomedicine due to their catalytic tunability and higher chemical, thermal, and structural stability compared to natural enzymes. Wh…

2026
Signal transduction and targeted therapy ·doi:10.1038/s41392-026-02600-z

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a key cellular mechanism that is important in the development of many diseases, including cancer. Since the discovery of the unfolded protein response (UPR), research has greatly improved our understandi…

other 2026
International journal of cancer ·doi:10.1002/ijc.70341

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is an aggressive subtype of ovarian cancer that is resistant to conventional chemotherapy, resulting in poor prognosis. CCC develops from endometriosis, which exposes tumor cells to a hypoxic microenvironm…

2026
Genes
2026
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) ·doi:10.1002/advs.75094

Blood-based liquid biopsies hold transformative potential for non-invasive cancer management, but current approaches relying on rare circulating tumor components limit their broad clinical utility. Platelets, abundant in blood and mediating…

2026
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-025-01512-x

The cryopreservation of ovarian tissue can induce oxidative damage. In this study, we investigated whether low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can mitigate this oxidative damage and examined the underlying molecular mechanisms. Ovarian …

review 2026
International journal of molecular medicine ·doi:10.3892/ijmm.2026.5778

Adenomyosis (AM), an estrogen‑dependent chronic inflammatory disease with a rising incidence, has emerged as a major cause of infertility and reduced clinical pregnancy rates in reproductive‑aged women, severely impairing reproductive healt…

2026
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2026.13937

The present study investigated the role of melatonin (MT) in regulating mitochondrial function via sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) in granulosa cells (GCs) from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with a focus on mitochondrial protection. Not…

other 2026
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-026-04313-5

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of novel embolic materials in the treatment of adenomyosis via partial embolization of uterine arteries. METHODS: From June 2023 to June 2025, we used gelatin sponge particles, liquid s…

2026
Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/bioengineering13030256

Oxidative stress-induced endometrial injury has been shown to contribute to infertility; however, effective strategies that can simultaneously scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and restore mitochondrial and antioxidant homeostasis rema…

2026
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2026.1647862

BackgroundCompared with overnight insemination, it remains uncertain whether short-term insemination can improve outcomes in poor responders, and few studies have used cumulative live birth rate as the primary endpoint. The study aims to co…

other 2026
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) ·doi:10.1002/advs.202516652

Adenomyosis is a common gynecological disorder with incompletely understood pathogenesis. Through single-cell RNA sequencing of adenomyosis tissues, we identified epithelial-endothelial transition (EET) as a key pathological mechanism and d…

2025
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ·doi:10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-25-0816

PurposeARID1A, encoding a component of the switch/sucrose nonfermentable complex, is frequently mutated in urothelial carcinoma. However, its specific impacts on clinical outcomes and CD8+ T-cell functions in urothelial carcinoma remain poo…

2025
Scientific data ·doi:10.1038/s41597-025-05995-6

Repeated implantation failure (RIF) presents a significant challenge to in vitro fertilization (IVF), and abnormalities in the endometrium often play a crucial role in RIF. To enhance and deepen our understanding of tissue context in the en…

2025
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-025-09161-1

The high rate of unexplained female infertility significantly affects public health and women's mental well-being. Research on dietary nutrients' impact on infertility often overlooks vitamin B2. Exploring this vitamin's role could be cruci…

2025
Pakistan journal of medical sciences ·doi:10.12669/pjms.41.1.10845

Background & objectiveTo assess the association of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) conception with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) during the peripartum and postpartum periods.MethodsClinical records of 11,497 patients enrolled in Fuji…

2025
Frontiers in reproductive health ·doi:10.3389/frph.2025.1721919

BackgroundAlthough azithromycin has demonstrated potential therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of chronic endometritis (CE), comprehensive studies on the optimal timing of administration are lacking. Our study aims to evaluate the impact …