Lee HW

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus · active 2009-2025

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • adenomyosis 1
2025
Vascular endothelial growth factor signaling in health and disease: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic perspectives.
Signal transduction and targeted therapy ·doi:10.1038/s41392-025-02249-0

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a critical regulator of vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis, processes that are vital for the development of vascular and lymphatic systems, tissue repair, and the maint…

2018
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on management of menopausal symptoms: A protocol for systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Medicine ·doi:10.1097/md.0000000000010223

BackgroundFennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is often used in women's health care to treat dysmenorrhea, increase the milk supply, and address symptoms of menopause. The object of this review is to evaluate the current evidence on the efficacy of …

2016
Ginseng for managing menopausal woman's health: A systematic review of double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials.
Medicine ·doi:10.1097/md.0000000000004914

BackgroundThe aim of this systematic review was to update, complete, and critically evaluate the evidence from placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of ginseng for managing menopausal women's health.MethodsWe searched the lit…

article 2011
Curcumin Attenuates TNF‐α‐induced Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule‐1, Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule‐1 and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Human Endometriotic Stromal Cells
Phytotherapy research : PTR ·doi:10.1002/ptr.3694

Curcumin, a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound from Curcuma longa, has long been used in folk medicine as an antiinflammatory remedy in Asian countries. Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological inflammatory disorder in which immune s…

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 …