Xian Chen

OBJECTIVES: Obesity and endometriosis are intricately linked. The body mass index (BMI) is commonly used as an indicator of obesity, but it has limitations. The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a novel, low-cost composite index that reflec…

The increasing prevalence of refractory thin endometrium (TE) is a serious issue affecting women's reproductive health. Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (huMSCs) have shown therapeutic potential for TE. However, their cli…

The leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat-containing (LRPPRC) protein, a member of the pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) family, is a mitochondria-associated protein that regulates various biological processes, including cell cycle progression…

In humans, the maternal endometrium participates in the physical and physiological interaction with the blastocyst to begin implantation. A bidirectional crosstalk is critical for normal implantation and then a successful pregnancy. While s…