Isaka K

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 1999-2016

Study types

  • article 5
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 6
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
article 2016
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/jog.13023

AIM: Although there are various hormone therapies, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, danazol, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system, dienogest, and low-dose estrogen progestin, no consensus opinion has been reached in…

article 2015
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132017

Decidualization of human endometrial stroma and gland development is mediated through cyclic AMP (cAMP), but the role of intracellular calcium ion (Ca2+) on cAMP mediated-signaling in human endometrial stroma and glandular epithelia has not…

article 2011
European journal of gynaecological oncology

Ovarian endometriosis sometimes develops into ovarian cancer, especially clear cell adenocarcinoma and endometrioid adenocarcinoma. However, endometriosis rarely develops into squamous cell carcinoma. We present a case of squamous cell carc…

article 2008
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/1477-7827-6-54

BACKGROUND: Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-7 (IGFBP7) is a secretory protein with a molecular mass of approximately 30 kDa. It is abundantly expressed in the uterine endometrium during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle.…

article 2003
The Journal of Pathology ·doi:10.1002/path.1299

A complex network of cytokines mediates the immunoregulatory responses leading to endometriosis. Recent intensive studies suggest that monocyte and T cell chemoattractants contribute to the inflammatory environment of endometriotic implants…

other 2001
Journal of human genetics ·doi:10.1007/s100380170070

The diversity of biological effects resulting from exposure to dioxin may reflect the ability of this environmental pollutant to alter gene expression by binding to the arylhydrocarbon receptor (AHR) gene and related genes. AHR function may…

other 1999
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70649-6

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a complex gynecologic disorder that may display features similar to malignancy, including aggressive growth and localized invasion of the myometrium or spread to various organs outside the uterus. Molecular studi…