BACKGROUND: Mucins are highly glycosylated proteins protecting and lubricating epithelial surface of respiratory, gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts. Members of the mucin protein family have been suggested to play an important role in…
Phytoestrogens, which have a weak estrogenic effect, bind to estrogen receptors (ERs), thereby competing with estradiol, have an antiestrogenic effect on women of reproductive age with high estrogenic level. Herein, we examined the ability …
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence from rodent ovaries has demonstrated expression of fractalkine and the existence of fractalkine receptor, and showed that there is a significant increase in steroidogenesis in response to fractalkine, yet the rol…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) on porcine oocyte maturation, spindle dynamics, and chromosome alignment. DESIGN: Controlled, prospective study. SETTING: University hospital and IVF research l…
BACKGROUND: The general enhanced expression of alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT), clusterin (CLU), alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT), haptoglobin beta-chain (HAP), and leucine rich glycoprotein (LRG) in the sera of patients with epithelial ovarian carci…
The discovery of novel uracil phenylethylamines bearing a butyric acid as potent human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (hGnRH-R) antagonists is described. A major focus of this optimization was to improve the CYP3A4 inhibition liabi…
OBJECTIVE: To observe the influence of Xianglingwan on dysmenorrhea and serum CA125 in treating patients with endometriosis. METHOD: A total of 54 patients with endometriosis and without medical complications were random selected. Xianglin…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Sanleng pellet on angiogenesis of endometriosis in SD rats. METHOD: The rat model of endometriosis were treated with Sanleng pellet. Observe microvessels density by immunohistochemical test as well a…
OBJECTIVE: To identify molecular biomarkers for endometriosis in peripheral blood lymphocytes by using DNA microarrays. DESIGN: Case-control. SETTING: Multicenter academic research programs. PATIENT(S): Premenopausal women with or withou…
OBJECTIVE: To study the adjustment of Xianggui pill on the cytokine of endometriosis model rat, and investigate the mechanism of Xianggui pill on the treatment of endometriosis. METHOD: To set up endometriosis model by rat self-endometria …
BACKGROUND: The mutagen sensitivity assay has been well established and widely used as a good independent risk predictor for developing cancers. Although endometriosis is considered a benign disorder, it exhibits several features similar to…
OBJECTIVE: To study the changes and significance of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8(IL-8), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide (NO) levels in vitro cultured system of peripheral mononuclear cells in patient with end…