Jeong‐Hwa Woo

ORCID: 0000-0001-9074-8765 · 5 papers in corpus
article 2021
Biomolecules & therapeutics ·doi:10.4062/biomolther.2021.045

Luteolin, a flavonoid present in several fruits, vegetables, nuts, and herbs reportedly exhibits anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the effect of luteolin on endometriosis, a painful condition characterized by the ectopi…

article 2020
Biomedicines ·doi:10.3390/biomedicines8110454

High levels of iron in the peritoneal cavity during menstruation have been implicated in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. However, whether iron directly affects the growth or migration of human endometriotic cells is poorly understood. Th…

article 2019
The American journal of Chinese medicine ·doi:10.1142/s0192415x19500666

The roots of Aucklandia lappa have been used in traditional medicine in Asia to treat inflammation and diseases associated with pain, including endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-endometriotic effect of dehydro…

article 2019
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1093/biolre/ioz127

The overexpression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta (HNF1β) in endometriotic lesion has been demonstrated. However, the role of HNF1β in endometriosis remains largely unknown. Human endometriotic 12Z cells showed higher level of HNF1β wh…

article 2017
Nutrients ·doi:10.3390/nu9030212

Pueraria flowers have been used as a vegetable and an ingredient for tea and jelly. In this study, we investigated the effects of Pueraria flower extract (PFE) on endometriosis, a common gynaecological disease characterised by local sterile…