Hsiu-Mei Chen

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2002-2003

Study types

  • article 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
article 2003
Expression and Mitogenic Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor-9 in Human Endometriotic Implant Is Regulated by Aberrant Production of Estrogen
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030597

Fibroblast growth factor-9 (FGF-9) is a steroid-regulated mitogen and survival factor for nerve and mesenchymal cells. In the current study, we determined the expression pattern and functional roles of FGF-9 in the ectopic endometriotic les…

article 2002
Increased leptin expression in endometriosis cells is associated with endometrial stromal cell proliferation and leptin gene up-regulation
Molecular human reproduction ·doi:10.1093/molehr/8.5.456

Endometriosis is a polygenic disease with complex, multifactorial aetiologies affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Leptin is the product of the ob gene, which is related to reproductive function and immunological altera…