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ORCID: 0000-0001-8510-6127 · 52 papers in corpus
article 2023
Frontiers in physiology ·doi:10.3389/fphys.2023.1073241

Colorectal endometriosis (CEM) is a rare and complicated form of deep invasive endometriosis. Its treatment methods include drug therapy and surgery. However, it is often difficult to alleviate symptoms and address problems, such as inferti…

article 2023
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.11.019

OBJECTIVE: To study biomarkers to develop a novel diagnosis model for endometriosis and validate it using clinical samples. DESIGN: We used publicly available data sets and weighted gene coexpression network analysis to identify differenti…

article 2023
Methods in cell biology ·doi:10.1016/bs.mcb.2023.04.004

Endometriosis is a chronic, painful disease whose etiology remains unknown. The development of novel therapies and diagnostic tools for endometriosis has been limited due in part to challenges in studying the disease. Recently, a few report…

preprint 2023
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2645136/v1

Abstract Background Deconvolution of immune microenvironment that drive transcriptional programs throughout the menstrual cycle is key to understanding regulatory biology of endometrium. Methods We comprehensively analyzed single cell trans…

preprint 2023
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3106485/v1

Abstract Background Polypoid endometriosis (PEM) is rare benign tumors with morphological features resembling malignant tumors. We aimed to analyze the clinicopathological features and outcomes of patients with PEM, and compare them to case…

2022
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04375-x

BackgroundAfter treatment of intrauterine adhesions, the rate of re-adhesion is high and the pregnancy outcome unpredictable and unsatisfactory. This study established and verified a decision tree predictive model of live birth in patients …

2022
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04606-1

BackgroundTwo or more embryo transfers have been used to increase the success rate of live birth in traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF) strategy at the expense of increased risks of multiple pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes. Th…

article 2022
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-022-01018-9

BACKGROUND: Many factors can affect the recurrence of endometriosis after surgery, however, whether endometriotic cyst fluid contributes to endometriosis recurrence after surgical excision of ovarian endometriomas remains unclear. The objec…

2021
Molecular biotechnology ·doi:10.1007/s12033-021-00371-2

Antibiotics have been denoted as the orthodox therapeutic agents for fighting bacteria-related infections in clinical practices for decades. Nevertheless, overuse of antibiotics has led to the upsurge of species with antimicrobial resistanc…

article 2021
Frontiers in endocrinology ·doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.726876

Background: Uterine leiomyomata (UL) and endometriosis (EM) are common gynecological diseases damaging the reproductive health of fertile women. Among all the potential factors, environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals are insufficientl…

2021
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine ·doi:10.1111/jcmm.15525

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) contribute to disease pathogenesis and drug treatment effects. Both emodin and dexamethasone (DEX) have been used for treating severe acute pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury (SAP-ALI). However, lncRNA …

2021
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-021-00732-1

BackgroundAdministration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) in the luteal phase is commonly used for pituitary suppression during in vitro fertilisation (IVF). There is an ineluctable risk of inadvertent exposure of spontane…

2019
Annals of translational medicine ·doi:10.21037/atm.2019.04.16

BackgroundThis clinical trial aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of highly purified human menopausal gonadotropin (HP-HMG) plus recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone (rFSH) versus rFSH alone on controlled ovarian stimulation (C…

2019
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2019/7391965

ObjectiveTo establish and validate a decision tree model to predict the recurrence of intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) in patients after separation of moderate-to-severe IUAs.DesignA retrospective study.SettingA tertiary hysteroscopic center a…

other 2019
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2019/5468954

OBJECTIVE: Adenomyosis is a common gynecologic benign disease that may have a life-long negative impact on women. Previous studies have indicated that the endocannabinoid system may participate in the progress of endometriosis. Our research…

2019
BMC genomics ·doi:10.1186/s12864-019-6353-2

BackgroundEmbryonic mortality is a major concern in the commercial swine industry and primarily occurs early in gestation, but also during mid-gestation (~ days 50-70). Previous reports demonstrated that the embryonic loss rate was signific…

article 2018
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2018.9600

Epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been associated with the pathogenesis of adenomyosis; focal adhesion kinase (FAK) serves an important role in the EMT process. The aim of the present study was to determine whether FAK regulates E…

article 2017
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2017/5974693

OBJECTIVE: To compare the expression of G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) in the junctional zone and outer myometrium of the proliferative and secretory phases of women with and without adenomyosis. METHODS: = 18). Protein and tota…

2016
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-016-0139-z

BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the effect of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) plus climen (estradiol valerate and cyproterone acetate drug combination) on infertility patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and to determine if the…

2016
Experimental and therapeutic medicine ·doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3009

The present study reported high levels of D-dimer associated with multiple joint pain in a 5-year-old patient with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). While treatment with methotrexate (MTX), hydroxychloroquine and methylprednisol…

2016
Human molecular genetics ·doi:10.1093/hmg/ddv621

The Müllerian duct (MD) is the anlage of the oviduct, uterus and upper part of the vagina, the main parts of the female reproductive tract. Several wingless-type mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) integration site family member (Wnt) genes, i…

2015
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms16059406

Mechanical load and postmenopausal hypoestrogen are risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). In this study, we applied a 0.1-Hz uniaxial cyclic mechanical stretching (CS) with 10% elongation and 10⁻⁸ M 17-β-estradiol to vaginal fibrobl…

2015
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine

Growth hormone (GH) is involved in the regulation of male and female infertility. Several clinical studies reveal that adjuvant GH treatment has a possible role in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), especi…

2015
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114537714

In endometrial epithelial cells, progesterone (P4) functions in regulating the cell structure and opposing the effects of estrogen. However, the mechanisms of P4 that oppose the effects of estrogen remain unclear. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are imp…

2015
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141046

In laparoscopic gynecologic surgery, ultrasound has been typically implemented to diagnose urological and gynecological conditions. We applied laparoscopic ultrasonography (using Esaote 7.5~10MHz laparoscopic transducer) on the retrospectiv…