PurposeTo investigate whether postoperative GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) treatment can prevent endometriosis recurrence.MethodsThis meta-analysis searched PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library for relevant studies published online before June 2015. …
BACKGROUND: To identify the level of periostin in serum and peritoneal washing fluids (PWF) from women with and without endometriosis, as well as to explore the potential of periostin as a biomarker of endometriosis. METHODS: Samples were o…
ObjectiveTo determine whether emodin facilitates the mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) as well as to explore the mechanism through which emodin favored the MET of ESCs.MethodsCell viability was test…
Although periostin was confirmed to facilitate the pathogenesis of endometriosis by enhancing the migration, invasion, and adhesion of human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), its effect on the endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) is still un…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate expression of ILKAP among women with endometriosis and its association with clinical characteristics. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted at a center in China in 2012, using samples of ectopic (n=55) and e…
Although our previous study confirmed that periostin (PN) was overexpressed in the eutopic and ectopic endometrial stroma of women with endometriosis by immunohistochemitry, the role of PN in the pathophysiology of endometriosis remains unk…
BACKGROUND: Endometrial polyps (EP) and endometriosis are both estrogen-dependent overgrowths of the endometrium. Several studies have shown a higher frequency of EP in endometriosis patients when compared with women without endometriosis. …
[Objective] To study the dynamic changes of Th1/Th2 cytokines after laparoscopic oophorocystectomy. [Methods] A prospective analysis was performed on 36 patients who were admitted in Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from Ju…
OBJECTIVE(S): To investigate the expression of periostin in the eutopic and ectopic endometrium of women diagnosed as endometriosis and evaluate the role of periostin in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: In this study, the ex…