Environmental health and preventive medicine

observational 2012

Failure to detect significant association between estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphisms and endometriosis in Japanese women

doi:10.1007/s12199-011-0259-1 ·PMID:22222969

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to test whether estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) gene polymorphisms are correlated with the risk of the development of endometriosis in Japanese women, as a preliminary study. METHODS: To compare allelic freq…

observational 2012

Lack of an association human dioxin detoxification gene polymorphisms with endometriosis in Japanese women: results of a pilot study

doi:10.1007/s12199-012-0281-y ·PMID:22547312

OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis is a chronic disease caused by the presence of endometrial tissue in ectopic locations outside the uterus. Chronic exposure to the environmental pollutant dioxin has been correlated with an increased incidence in t…

observational 2008

Long-term study of urinary bisphenol A in elementary school children

doi:10.1007/s12199-008-0049-6 ·PMID:19568893

OBJECTIVES: Due to its industrial application and frequent use as a coating material for food containers, bisphenol A (4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol, BPA) is present in abundance in our environment. Data on intake levels of BPA are limited in…

other 2008

Titles from the 78th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Hygiene. March 28-31, 2008. Kumamoto Citizens Hall, Kumamoto. President: Prof. Atsushi Ueda (Kumamoto University)

doi:10.1007/s12199-008-0044-y ·PMID:19568917

observational 2007

Urinary bisphenol-A concentration in infertile Japanese women and its association with endometriosis: A cross-sectional study

doi:10.1007/bf02898033 ·PMID:21432072

OBJECTIVES: Bisphenol A (BPA), a raw material commonly used in the manufacture of resins such as polycarbonate and epoxy, is a possible xenoestrogen that is hypothesized to disrupt the human endocrine system. Humans are widely exposed to BP…

review 2003

Pleiotrophic actions of erythropoietin

doi:10.1007/bf02908882 ·PMID:21432392

Erythropoietin is the prime regulator of red blood cell production. However, recent evidence suggests that the hormone has multiple effects outside the hematopoietic system. Functional receptors have been identified on a wide variety of nor…