Shi J

OBJECTIVE: Puerarin is a natural flavonoid isolated from the TCM lobed kudzuvine root. This study investigated the effect and mechanisms of puerarin on diabetic aorta in rats. METHODS: Streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced diabetic rats were admi…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of potassium channels and the influence of estrogen and progesterone on the cultured uterine smooth muscle cells (USMC) of adenomyosis in vitro. METHODS: There were 22 cases of adenomyosis hysterect…

Most psychiatric disorders are moderately to highly heritable. The degree to which genetic variation is unique to individual disorders or shared across disorders is unclear. To examine shared genetic etiology, we use genome-wide genotype da…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the regulation and the function of activin-A in stromal cells derived from endometrioma. DESIGN: Molecular studies. SETTING: University research laboratory. PATIENT(S): Endometrioma stromal cells (EoSC) were obtaine…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate follicle loss and its associated factors during laparoscopic cystectomy for ovarian endometrioma. METHOD: Between October 2008 and December 2009, 140 patients with ovarian cysts undergoing laparoscopic cystectomy at …

OBJECTIVE: To study the regulation of microRNA 199a (miR-199a) on adhesion, migration and invasion ability of human eutopic endometrial stromal cells (ESC) from patients with endometriosis. METHODS: ESC were transfected with miR-199a mimic…