OBJECTIVE: To explore the advantage, feasibility and safety of modified approach to difficult vaginal hysterectomy and provide scientific rationales for expanding its indications. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted for 237 patien…
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of echinacoside (ECH) using an osteopenia rat model. Forty-eight 6-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into one sham-operated group (SHAM) and five OVX (ovariect…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of integrin β3 and osteopontin (OPN) in the eutopic endometrium of adenomyosis and to characterize possible endometrial defects in adenomyosis. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-eight adenomyosis patients and 27…
BACKGROUND: Hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) is a rare liver tumor. This paper summarized the clinical, radiological and pathological features of HAML. METHODS: Seventeen cases of HAML were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were subjecte…
HOXA10 is an important gene for endometrial receptivity and plays a regulatory role in the adult female reproductive tract. It is regulated by epigenetic modulation in the CpG clusters of promoter in some cases. The aim of this study was to…
Mechanical stress plays an essential role in tissue development and remodeling. In this study, we determined the role of microRNA in chondrocyte mechanotransduction. Using microarray, we identified miR-365 as a mechanoresponsive microRNA in…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the 115T/C, 240A/G and 1531C/T polymorphisms of CYP19 gene are associated with the risk of moderate/severe endometriosis. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RF…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the expression of leukemia inhibitory factor during the implantation window in endometrial tissue and uterine flushing fluid of patients with adenomyosis differs from that of healthy fertile women. DESIGN: E…