Hoi Woul Lee — Endo Lab

other 2010

Increased expression of p21-activated kinase in adenomyosis

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.048

The present study was designed to evaluate whether the expression of p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1), which recently has been shown to be increased in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis, is also increased in adenomyotic nodul…

article 2010

Increased viability of endometrial cells by in vitro treatment with di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.04.027

Based on the findings of several reports that have shown an increased plasma level of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in women with endometriosis, the present study was designed to evaluate whether in vitro treatment with DEHP can increa…

article 2009

Down-regulation of p21-activated kinase 1 by progestin and its increased expression in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/den484

BACKGROUND: P21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1) integrates various signaling pathways that are vital to cell survival and function. This study was performed to evaluate whether sex steroids may regulate the expression of Pak1 in endometrial cells…

other 2009

Increased expression of glutathione by estradiol, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin 1-beta in endometrial stromal cells

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00760.x

PROBLEM: The intracellular antioxidant system, based on glutathione (GSH), plays a key role in endometrial detoxification reactions and has been proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis endometriosis. This study was designed to evaluate …