Shuo Chen

BACKGROUND: Survival rates for ovarian cancer drop sharply at late-stages due to late diagnosis. Although PARP inhibitors are effective in homologous recombination-deficient (HRD) tumors, their efficacy in homologous recombination (HR)-prof…

Peptide- and protein-based therapeutics offer realized and potential benefits to health, due to their potent bioactivity, high specificity, and favorable safety characteristics. However, their widespread clinical application is constrained …

Gene expression networks associated with placebo effects are understudied; in this study, we identified transcriptomic profiles associated with placebo responsivity. Participants suffering from chronic pain underwent a verbal suggestion and…

BACKGROUND: Glutathione-S transferases (GSTs) comprise a series of critical enzymes involved in detoxification of endogenous or xenobiotic compounds. Among several GSTs, Glutathione S-transferases mu (GSTM) has been implicated in a number o…

Aim: Diminished ovarian reserve can be characterized by poor response to ovulation and low number of eggs. The risk factors include endometriosis, receiving cancer treatment, luteal phase deficiency and gynecologic surgery. Uterine fibroids…

OBJECTIVE: To study the role of lipoxin A4 (LXA4) in endometriosis. DESIGN: Molecular analysis in human samples and primary human endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs). SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty-nine premenopausal wome…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lipoxins can function as endogenous 'breaking signals' in inflammation and play important roles in the progression of endometriosis. In this study, we further investigated the molecular mechanism by which lipoxin A4 …

PURPOSE: Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) was reported to involve in the invasion and metastasis of malignancies by regulating the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinases…