Xuan Zhang

ORCID: 0000-0001-8775-1699 · 12 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2026
International dental journal ·doi:10.1016/j.identj.2026.109541

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumour of the head and neck region. In recent years, the relationship between pyroptosis and tumours has received increasing attention. However, its regulatory…

observational 2025
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-025-01460-6

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is widely acknowledged as the prevailing reproductive endocrine disorder accompanied by numerous metabolic dysfunctions. However, there has been a lack of systematic examination regarding the ami…

lab-animal 2025
Biomolecules & biomedicine ·doi:10.17305/bb.2024.11158

Recurrent miscarriage (RM) is currently difficult to prevent and treat due to a lack of comprehensive understanding of its molecular mechanisms. The aim of this study was to identify genes potentially involved in the pathogenesis of RM and …

observational 2024
Nutrition & metabolism ·doi:10.1186/s12986-024-00873-1

BACKGROUND: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a common gynecological issue during reproductive years. Researches on how dietary diversity and patterns influence AUB in Chinese university students are limited, with some studies not clearly …

lab-animal 2023
·doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0651.v1

Four previously undescribed highly oxygenated diterpenoids (1–4), zeylleucapenoids A–D, characterized by halimane and labdane skeletons, were isolated from the aerial parts of Leucas zeylanica. Their structures were elucidated primarily by …

diagnostic-accuracy 2018
Arthritis research & therapy ·doi:10.1186/s13075-018-1712-y

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of Behçet's disease (BD) remains challenging due to the lack of diagnostic biomarkers. This study aims to identify potential serum metabolites associated with BD and its disease activity. METHODS: Medical records …

other 2016
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-016-4038-5

PURPOSE: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules that play critical roles in post-transcriptional gene expression regulation. The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed miRNAs in decidua and villus of recur…

lab-animal 2010
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1095/biolreprod.109.079772

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its receptor MET have been implicated in uterine development, pregnancy, and endometrial disorders, such as endometriosis and carcinoma. In vitro studies have shown that HGF acts as a mitogen, motogen, and…

review 2009
Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry ·doi:10.2174/1389557510909030324

Endometriosis is an enigmatic, debilitating disease which affects as many as 15% of all women of reproductive age and is characterized by pelvic pain and infertility. Current treatment regimes used to manage the disease do so by inducing a …

review 2008
·doi:10.2174/157340408785821746

Endometriosis is an enigmatic, debilitating disease which affects as many as 15% of all women of reproductive age and is characterized by pelvic pain and infertility. Current treatment regimes used to manage the disease do so by inducing a …

lab-animal 2008
·doi:10.1093/biolreprod/78.s1.286a

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) has been shown to play a vital role in regulating the biological events which occur within the uterus from the time of post-natal development up to and including the reproductive competence of this organ. …

lab-animal 2002
Molecular reproduction and development ·doi:10.1002/mrd.10155

Extensive tissue remodeling occurs in the corpus luteum (CL) during both formation and luteolysis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are believed to play pivotal roles in these processes. In the present st…