Nakai A

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2004-2015

Study types

  • article 3
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • adenomyosis 2
  • dysmenorrhea 1
article 2015
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-015-0179-6

BACKGROUND: Despite endometriosis is common estrogen dependent disease afflicting women in reproductive age, the pathogenesis has not been fully elucidated. Retinoic acid has various functions in cells as biologic modulator, and aberrant re…

article 2014
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083612

The objective of this study was to characterize the genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of isolated endometrial stromal cells obtained from eutopic endometria with (euESCa) and without endometriosis (euESCb) and ovarian endometrial cysts (…

article 2010
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc ·doi:10.1148/rg.304095706

Cystic disease in the female pelvis is common. The majority of cystic pelvic masses originate in the ovary, and they can range from simple, functional cysts to malignant ovarian tumors. Mimics of ovarian cystic masses include peritoneal inc…

review 2004
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc ·doi:10.1148/rg.e19

Cine mode magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has allowed evaluation of kinematics of the pelvis. Visualization of dynamic changes under strain facilitates evaluation of prolapses and adhesions between organs. The uterus, an organ of smooth mus…