Masahiko Sugitani

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2006-2017

Study types

  • article 4
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • infertility 1
  • endometrioma 1
  • bladder_endometriosis 1
other 2017
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000447591

BACKGROUND/AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the gene and protein expression of angiotensin type (AT) 1, AT2 receptors in endometriotic lesions and its relation to prostaglandin (PG) synthases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Endometriosis…

article 2014
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/jog.12397

A 34-year-old, gravida 0 para 0 Japanese woman visited a regional hospital complaining of dysmenorrhea, hematuria during menstruation, and right inguinal pain. She had a history of dysmenorrhea and three prior rounds of in vitro fertilizati…

article 2012
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.12056

PROBLEM: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are innate immune receptors that mediate the pattern recognition of, and response toward, pathogens and host-derived danger signals. We reported that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and microsomal prostaglandin …

article 2007
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2006.00466.x

PROBLEM: Recently, an inducible microsomal human prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES) was identified. This enzyme converts the cyclooxygenase (COX) product, prostaglandin (PG) H(2), to PGE(2), an eicosanoid linked to carcinogenesis. Although el…

article 2006
·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2006.00383_30.x

Recently, an inducible microsomal human prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES) was identified. This enzyme converts the cyclooxygenase (COX) product prostaglandin (PG) H 2 to PGE 2 , an eicosanoid that has been linked to carcinogenesis. Increased…