We report a case in which gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for a patient with pelvic endometriosis did not suppress the endometrial growth or serum levels of estradiol or follicle-stimulating hormone but did that of luteinizing hormon…
We evaluated the efficacy of a new quinolone, DU-6859a, using a new model of rat uterine endometritis. Rats were infected with mixed inocula of Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis. The MICs of DU-6859a and levofloxacin against E. coli…
Polymicrobial infections with aerobes and anaerobes are common in female genital tract infections. We evaluated the efficacy of an injectable new quinolon, pazufloxacin, using a uterine endometritis model. Rats were infected with a mixed in…
Expression of estrogen receptor exon 5 splicing variant (ER-E5SV) mRNA contributes to dominant positive properties and metastatic potential of gynecological cancers. Therefore, in endometriotic endometria, which conserve implantation and tu…
To establish the mechanism of development of ovarian endometriosis from the biological function of the adherens junction, we have investigated the expression of E-cadherin, alpha- and beta-catenin mRNAs in ovarian endometriosis in compariso…
To discover the molecular mechanisms of estrogen-induced growth in ovarian endometriosis, the expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and their mRNAs was investigated. The expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and thei…
In monocytes at the secretory (oestrogen-progesterone dominant) phase of the menstrual cycle, expression of c-fms and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) receptor and activity of tyrosine kinase (TK) were increased by oestradiol wi…
― Recently, much evidence has indicated that sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) play a role in the intracellular action of sex steroids in target cells. In the present work, expression of SHBG mRNA…
In support of a possible clinical use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH) analogs in the treatment of the endometrial carcinoma, this study was undertaken to establish the presence and characteristics of Gn-RH receptor on endometrial …
The levels of interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in peritoneal fluid (PF-IL-1 beta and PF-TNF) and production of IL-1 beta and TNF by peritoneal macrophages were determined in patients with benign gynecologic dis…
1. Gestrinone has been used for treatment of pelvic endometriosis, in doses of 2.5 mg twice a week. This study is designed to clarify it from the dynamics of sex steroid receptors in rabbit uterus. 2. Four different regimens were scheduled,…
ABSTRACT: The effects of estradiol (E 2 ), progesterone (P), and danazol on the production of interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by OK‐432 (a streptococcal preparation)‐stimulated monocytes were examined. E 2 and P at ph…
To understand the mechanism of biological action of gestrinone (R2323), which has a therapeutic effect against endometriosis, the binding of gestrinone to numerous classes of intracellular steroid binding proteins was studied in the human u…
Abstract The serum prolactin (PRL) levels of 34 cases of endometriosis, 26 cases of adeno‐m‐osis, 30 cases of functional d‐smenorrhea, and 9 patients with m‐oma uteri were measured b‐ radioimmunoassa‐. The incidence of h‐perprolactinemia (>…
Abstract Nine patients with pelvic endometriosis were treated with gestrinone in a dose of 2.5 mg twice weekl‐ for 6 to 7 months. All patients became anovulator‐ with sporadic episodes of painless uterine bleeding lasting various periods of…
To understand the mechanism of action of danazol, the binding of danazol to multiple classes of intracellular steroid binding proteins was studied in the human uterine endometrium. Danazol bound to endometrial receptors for estrogen, proges…
This study was designed to clarify the effects of danazol on levels of serum luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin, progesterone (P), and 17 beta-estradiol and endometrial steroid receptors (for estrogen [E…
Steroid receptors in endometriosis and adenomyosis were investigated to clarify their clinical significance. The receptor levels were determined by Scatchard plot analysis (4 degrees C, by dextran-coated charcoal). In the cytosols of both t…