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RESEARCH QUESTION: Do mast cells play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and, if so, what is the mechanism of action? DESIGN: The study included 18 women with ovarian endometriosis and 13 women without endometriosis. Primary endom…

The Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) is extensively utilized in the treatment of adenomyosis. However, the displacement and expulsion of the LNG-IUS bring significant challenges. This was a retrospective analysis compa…

One of the critical challenges in assisted reproductive technology (ART) is the inadequacy of effective regulation of reactive oxygen species. Simultaneously, the endogenous antioxidant defense system plays a significant role in combating o…

Adenomyosis remains a challenging gynecological disorder to investigate due to the absence of in vitro models that accurately replicate endometrial tissue dynamics across the menstrual cycle. To address this gap, we established an endometri…

High-resolution three-dimensional (3D) tissue analysis has emerged as a transformative innovation in the life sciences, providing detailed insights into the spatial organization and molecular composition of biological tissues. This review b…

Autoimmune diseases are driven by a breach of self-tolerance, leading to chronic inflammation and organ damage. While the Th1 and Th17 paradigms have long dominated our understanding of T-cell-mediated pathology, a distinct subset of CD4+ T…

MOTIVATION: Normalization is a critical step in quantitative PCR (qPCR) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) experiments to ensure accurate and reproducible gene expression analysis. However, commonly used endogenous controls such as miR-16 for …

AimTo investigate the risk factors associated with postpartum urinary retention after cesarean section (CS) and to determine the associated morbidity rate.MethodsThis study was a population-based retrospective case-control study analyzed us…

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) involve in oocyte postovulatory aging, yet the mechanism of ROS accumulation is not fully understood. We explored iron metabolic status and its relationship with ROS in mouse oocytes during postovulatory aging …

BackgroundLactate was once considered as metabolic waste for a long time. In 2019, Professor Zhao Yingming's team from the University of Chicago found that lactate could also be used as a substrate to induce histone lactylation and regulate…

The studies on how mast cells mediate endometriosis pain are still limited. Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor member X2 (MRGPRX2), a receptor expressed on mast cells, participates in pain, inflammation, and itch. However, it is still u…

ObjectiveEffective early diagnosis and timely intervention in acute pancreatitis (AP) are essential for improving patient outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the clinical utility of the neutrophil CD64 index (nCD64) in stratifying patient…

Abnormal post-translational modifications (PTMs) play a crucial role in tumor initiation and progression. However, the mechanisms by which lncRNAs, as emerging epigenetic regulators, mediate PTMs remain largely unexplored. This review provi…

BackgroundSince professional societies recommended counseling patients about opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer risk reduction, use of opportunistic salpingectomy has increased overall. However, physicians varied in their adopti…

To elucidate the mechanisms of endometriosis-associated infertility and identify potential drug targets by targeting PI3K/Akt and NF-κB signaling pathways. This study assessed clinical characteristics, inflammatory and oxidative stress biom…

ObjectivesTo examine variation in physician adoption of opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) for patients undergoing tubal sterilization.Study designUsing the Premier Healthcare Database, we identified patients age 18-49 undergoing postpartum o…

BackgroundMaternal short-term outcomes of postpartum depression (PPD) were widely examined, but little is known about its long-term association with multiple chronic diseases (multimorbidity) in women's later life. This study aims to assess…

Nanodrug delivery systems (NDDS) have demonstrated broad application prospects in disease treatment, prevention, and diagnosis due to several advantages, including functionalization capability, high drug-loading capacity, drug stability pro…

The significance of multi-combination machine learning models utilizing vision transformer (VIT) features in forecasting pathological complete response (pCR) after breast cancer neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). A retrospective study was conducted…

BackgroundPreimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal structural rearrangements (PGT-SR) has been widely utilized to select euploid embryos in patients carrying balanced chromosomal rearrangements (BCRs) by chromosome copy number analys…

Aquaporin-2 (AQP2) is a critical protein involved in water metabolism. It is primarily located in the renal collecting duct cells' apical plasma membranes and intracellular vesicles and regulates the movement of water into and out of cells.…

Endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a biological process in which endothelial cells lose intercellular junctions and endothelial characteristics under specific pathophysiological stimuli and acquire mesenchymal traits. It plays a …

Pregnancy requires a supportive uterine environment facilitated by steroid hormone-regulated differentiation of endometrial stromal fibroblasts into decidual cells and tight control of inflammation. Serum response factor (SRF) is a widely e…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) mainly includes endometrioid ovarian cancer (ENOC) and clear cell ovarian cancer (CCOC). The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) revealed four molecular subtypes of endometrial cancer (EC) i…

BackgroundChronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by significant pancreatic exocrine dysfunction, with limited targeting therapeutic strategies. It has been reported that DCHD can effectively alleviate pancreatic injury in chronic pancre…