Lee KT

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2006-2013

Study types

  • article 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • infertility 1
other 2013
Artemisia leaf extract induces apoptosis in human endometriotic cells through regulation of the p38 and NFκB pathways
Journal of ethnopharmacology ·doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.003

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Artemisia leaves have long been used for the treatment of gynecological disorders, including infertility and dysmenorrhea, which can be commonly caused by endometriosis. In the present study, we investigated …

article 2012
Deer (Cervus elaphus) antler extract suppresses adhesion and migration of endometriotic cells and regulates MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression
Journal of ethnopharmacology ·doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.032

Ethnopharmacological relevanceDeer antler has been used for centuries as medicine for a wide range of health problems, including various women's diseases. However, there is a safety concern related to its use in hormone-sensitive conditions…

article 2011
Costunolide Induces Apoptosis in Human Endometriotic Cells through Inhibition of the Prosurvival Akt and Nuclear Factor Kappa B Signaling Pathway
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin ·doi:10.1248/bpb.34.580

Endometriosis, a disease affecting 5-15% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone, has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities that may be effic…

2010
Distinguishing xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis from the wall-thickening type of early-stage gallbladder cancer.
Gut and liver ·doi:10.5009/gnl.2010.4.4.518

Background/aimsXanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) mimics early-stage gallbladder (GB) cancer with wall thickening on computed tomography (CT), both clinically and radiologically. Preoperative differentiation of XGC from early-stage GB …

2006
Anti-inflammatory effect of buddlejasaponin IV through the inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages via the NF-kappaB inactivation.
British journal of pharmacology ·doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706718

Buddlejasaponin IV isolated from Pleurospermum kamtschatidum is an anti-inflammatory compound that inhibits NO, PGE(2) and TNF-alpha production. Here, we studied the mode of action of this compound. Buddlejasaponin IV (2.5-10 microM) reduce…