Akira Fujishita

No ORCID on file · 85 papers in corpus · active 1986-2025

Study types

  • article 68
  • other 6
  • review 6
  • preprint 2
  • letter 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 74
  • adenomyosis 13
  • infertility 11
  • endometrioma 9
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 4
  • mesh:D004716 2
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • dysmenorrhea 1
article 2016
article 2016
article 2016
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.01.040
article 2016

BACKGROUND: The different macromolecules as secreted by macrophages (Mw) in the pelvic environment are believed to enhance the growth of endometriosis. However, the possible mediator that stimulates Mw for the production of different growth…

article 2016
article 2015
·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2015.09.044
article 2015
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.01.012
article 2015
·doi:10.36503/chcmj4(2)-01
other 2015
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1095/biolreprod.114.124891

Adenomyosis is commonly believed to arise from the basalis endometrium. As an estromedin growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) exhibits multiple functions in endometriosis, a disease commonly believed to arise from the functionalis …

article 2015
·doi:10.5301/je.5000229

The human lower genital tract is constantly exposed to various microorganisms, which can infect the upper genital tract through ascending migration. We report on tests of the hypothesis that as normal microbial flora in the vagina, some gra…

article 2015
·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2015.09.025
article 2014
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114556487
article 2014
·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2013.12.043
article 2014
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.06.002
article 2014
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deu222

STUDY QUESTION: Is there any risk of intra-uterine bacterial colonization and concurrent occurrence of endometritis in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: An increase in intra-uterine microbial colonization and concurrent endometritis…

article 2014
·doi:10.1016/j.gmit.2014.06.001

Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease mostly affecting women of reproductive age and is associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Even after 300 years, most of the literature claims that pathogenesis and/or pathophysiology of…

article 2013
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/det280

study question: Is there any combined effect between inflammation and stress reaction on Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated growth of endometriotic cells? summary answer: A combined effect of local inflammation and stress reaction in the …

article 2013
·doi:10.1093/humrep/det211

Study question: To compare the pregnancy rate in patients submitted to FET (Frozen Embryos Transfer) of cleavage stage embryos (Group 1), or at the blastocyst stage (Group 2). Summary answer: Our data showed that the transfer of frozen blas…

article 2013
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/det438

STUDY QUESTION: Is there any occurrence of hidden (occult) endometriotic lesions in normal peritoneum of women with and without visible endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: We detected a slightly higher occurrence of occult microscopic endometrio…

review 2013
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/jog.12117

Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition associated with variable degrees of pelvic pain and infertility. Studies have showed that the growth and progression of endometriosis continue even in ovariectomized anim…

article 2012
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des364

STUDY QUESTION: Is the occurrence of pelvic pain in women with ovarian endometrioma associated with coexisting peritoneal lesions (PLs)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Pelvic pain in women with ovarian endometrioma is usually associated with coexisting PL…

article 2012
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/des331

STUDY QUESTION: Can prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in menstrual and peritoneal fluid (PF) promote bacterial growth in women with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: PGE(2) promotes bacterial growth in women with endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY…

article 2011
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.036
article 2011
·doi:10.5180/jsgoe.27.284

Objective: We investigated emergency laparoscopic surgery for gynecological disease in our hospital, and analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients and findings of ruptured vs. un-ruptured ovarian endometriotic cyst.Design: From Apri…

article 2010
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deq240

BACKGROUND: We recently demonstrated the effect of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) on tissue inflammation, angiogenesis and apoptosis in endometriosis, adenomyosis and uterine myoma. Here, we investigated expression of GnRH …