Qi Chen

ORCID: 0000-0001-6353-9589 · 32 papers in corpus
other 2026
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1093/biolre/ioag016

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer is a distinct form of epithelial ovarian cancer that arises from the malignant transformation of benign endometriotic lesions. While epithelial-mesenchymal transition is acknowledged as a …

lab-animal 2026
Tissue & cell ·doi:10.1016/j.tice.2026.103998

Endometriosis is characterised by the growth of abnormal endometrial tissue outside the uterus and chronic inflammation. Increasing evidence suggests that placenta extracellular vesicles (EVs) inhibit the growth and migration of ovarian and…

lab-animal 2026
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.70256

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, and its pathogenesis remains unclear. Although the placenta is an organ with tumor-like characteristics, its development, including its invasive function…

case-report 2026
Discover oncology ·doi:10.1007/s12672-026-05018-9

Endometrioid carcinoma is one of the most prevalent malignant neoplasms in gynecology, in contrast to perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa), a rare stromal tumor, which is seldom encountered in the female genital system. The coexiste…

lab-animal 2026
Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening ·doi:10.2174/0113862073379671250219103011

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine the impact of quercetin on a mouse model of endometriosis and elucidate its underlying mechanisms. METHODS: An endometriosis model was established using C57BL/6 mice, which were divided into three …

lab-animal 2026
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion ·doi:10.1016/j.ric.2026.100052

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of SEPT9 on proliferation, migration, and apoptosis in endometriotic stromal cells and to explore the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry and western blotting…

observational 2026
Journal of human hypertension ·doi:10.1038/s41371-026-01169-y

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, affecting 3 to 8% of pregnancies. Currently, no clinically useful predictive biomarker exists. Preeclampsia is characterised by systemic inflammatory response…

observational 2025
Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2024.104416

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease for which there is currently no accurate screening test to identify or predict the probability of the disease in individuals. This can often lead to delays in diagnosis. Several systemic immun…

observational 2025
BMC immunology ·doi:10.1186/s12865-025-00782-9

In addition to chromosomal abnormalities, excessive systemic or local inflammation, particularly in the uterus, may also contribute to the pathogenesis of early pregnancy loss. Recently, several systemic immune inflammation indices, includi…

2025
·doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.311
other 2025
Frontiers in medicine ·doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1641982

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is often diagnosed late and presents significant challenges in clinical treatment. A comprehensive investigation of the cellular classification and composition of endometriosis is essential for studying its diagnos…

other 2025
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2025.11.012
observational 2025
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-025-08306-4

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition, typically associated with pelvic pain and menorrhagia, affecting 10% of women of reproductive age. Inflammation is known to contribute to pregnancy complications, including preterm birth. R…

2024
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-5277508/v1

Abstract The early diagnosis of endometriosis is delayed and the clinical treatment is difficult, which causes severe economic burden to the patients. A comprehensive study of the cell classification and composition of endometriosis, is es…

review 2024
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes ·doi:10.1038/s41522-024-00521-9

Helicobacter pylori is a prevalent bacterial pathogen globally, implicated in various gastrointestinal disorders. Current recommended antibiotic therapies for H. pylori infection have been proven to be therapeutically insufficient, with low…

lab-animal 2024
Journal of cellular physiology ·doi:10.1002/jcp.31188

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a key role in various diseases. However, their effect on endometriosis (EMs)-associated infertility is poorly understood. We co-cultured EVs from the female vaginal secretions with human sperm and also gene…

observational 2022
·doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12150

Endometrial hyperplasia is caused by an excess of estrogen unopposed by progesterone. Oral progestogens are traditionally used for endometrial hyperplasia without atypia. However oral progestogen is not always successful at causing regressi…

observational 2022
·doi:10.22541/au.164864202.22434324/v1

Objective: To investigate the subsequent fertility in women with a history of caesarean scar pregnancy Design: Observational study Setting: Tertiary hospital in China Sample: 149 women treated for caesarean scar pregnancy were followed up …

review 2022
Endocrinology ·doi:10.1210/endocr/bqac141

It is well known that many factors, including infertility, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and family history of cancer, increase the risk of developing endometrial and ovarian cancer. However, multiparous women are known to have a lower risk of …

other 2021
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.651273

INTRODUCTION: Cesarean scar pregnancy affects 6% of all ectopic pregnancies in women with prior cesarean section, and there is currently no consensus on the optimal treatment. Options of surgical treatment have a risk of intraoperative bloo…

lab-animal 2021
American journal of translational research

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the molecular mechanism of PPARγ impacting the paroxysm of endometriosis. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR and Western Blot were used to determine the expression level of PPARγ and MAT2A in Eu, Ec and normal…

meta-analysis 2021
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.695157

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level is a predictor of clinical pregnancy in women trying to achieve a natural conception. METHODS: The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for ar…

other 2021
Frontiers in oncology ·doi:10.3389/fonc.2021.720447

Tumor-infiltrating immune cells, associated with tumor progression, are promising prognostic biomarkers. However, the relationship between levels of gene expression and that of immune cell infiltration in cervical cancer prognosis is unknow…

observational 2020
Journal of Cancer ·doi:10.7150/jca.39626

Objective: Gynaecologic benign diseases such uterine fibroids share similar pathogeneses with endometrial and ovarian cancers. Whether a history of uterine fibroids increases the risk of developing endometrial or ovarian cancers is controve…

observational 2020
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037095

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is considered as a serious gynaecological disease in women at a reproductive age. Lower body mass index (BMI) is thought to be a risk factor. However, recent studies indicated that women with normal BMI were also mo…