Sung Ki Lee

ORCID: 0000-0002-6941-192X · 9 papers in corpus
other 2025
Reproductive medicine and biology ·doi:10.1002/rmb2.12689

PURPOSE: Endometrial receptivity is a critical determinant of successful embryo implantation and is intricately linked to the pathophysiology of infertility. This study aimed to elucidate the role of exosomal miR-203a-3p in regulating endom…

lab-animal 2024
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2024.13308

Endometrial receptivity is essential for successful embryo implantation and pregnancy initiation and is regulated via various signaling pathways. Adiponectin, an important adipokine, may be a potential regulator of reproductive system funct…

lab-animal 2023
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms242015149

Endometrial receptivity is a complex process that prepares the uterine endometrium for embryo implantation; insufficient endometrial receptivity is one of the causes of implantation failure. Here, we analyzed the microRNA expression profile…

observational 2023
Journal of Reproductive Immunology ·doi:10.1016/j.jri.2023.103831

Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease, and inflammation is considered a core pathology. Inflammation related to genital tract infection (GTI) and surgical injury may cause endometriosis. Therefore, we investigated the incidence of endom…

lab-animal 2022
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-022-00854-w

Decidualization of the endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) is essential for successful embryo implantation. It involves the transformation of fibroblastic cells into epithelial-like cells that secrete cytokines, growth factors, and proteins ne…

lab-animal 2022
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms232012303

Endometrial receptivity is essential for successful pregnancy, and its impairment is a major cause of embryo-implantation failure. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate epigenetic modifications have been associated with endometrial receptivity. …

lab-animal 2019
Frontiers in immunology ·doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.02373

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder, characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Among several hypotheses, Sampson's theory of retrograde menstruation is still applicable. Recent stu…

review 2017
Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine ·doi:10.5653/cerm.2017.44.1.1

The task force of the Korean Society for Reproductive Immunology recommends intravenous immunoglobulin G treatment in women with reproductive failure, including recurrent pregnancy loss and/or repeated implantation failure, who show cellula…

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