Yokota N

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2008-2024

Study types

  • article 1
  • case-report 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
article 2024
The effects of dienogest and combined oral contraceptives on protein S-specific activity in endometriosis patients
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.01.028

OBJECTIVE: One serious side effect of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) is venous thromboembolism. Reduced activity in activated protein C-related coagulation pathways is attributable to low protein S activity in one-third of Japanese pat…

2023
A rare case of pyosalpinx in adolescent girl with Hirschsprung's disease who underwent transvaginal ultrasound-guided drainage.
Surgical case reports ·doi:10.1186/s40792-023-01657-0

BackgroundHydrosalpinx and pyosalpinx are rare gynecologic problems during adolescence, especially in girls without a history of sexual activity. They are even rarer in women with Hirschsprung's disease (HD). We herein report a case of pyos…

2022
CRISPR/Cas9 Screening for Identification of Genes Required for the Growth of Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma Cells.
Current issues in molecular biology ·doi:10.3390/cimb44040108

Epithelial ovarian cancer is classified into four major histological subtypes: serous, clear cell, endometrioid and mucinous. Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) responds poorly to conventional chemotherapies and shows poor prognosis. Thus,…

2013
Annexin A4 is involved in proliferation, chemo-resistance and migration and invasion in ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma cells.
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080359

Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCC) is the second most common subtype of ovarian cancer after high-grade serous adenocarcinomas. CCC tends to develop resistance to the standard platinum-based chemotherapy, and has a poor prognosis when …

case-report 2008
A severe vaginal hemorrhage caused by cervical endometriosis
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.012

We report a rare case in which a cystic lesion in the cervix, caused by endometriosis, resulted in a massive vaginal hemorrhage. Cervical endometriosis is relatively common and is usually considered a mild condition. However, we report a ca…