Ko C

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
observational 2020
Journal of clinical gastroenterology ·doi:10.1097/mcg.0000000000001107

INTRODUCTION: Altered microbial diversity has been associated with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in persons with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Less is known about the relationship of microbiome with extraintestinal pain and psychological…

review 2019
Endocrine Reviews ·doi:10.1210/er.2018-00075

The midcycle surge of LH sets in motion interconnected networks of signaling cascades to bring about rupture of the follicle and release of the oocyte during ovulation. Many mediators of these LH-induced signaling cascades are associated wi…

observational 2018
Beneficial microbes ·doi:10.3920/bm2017.0059

Previously we showed that urine trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) levels were higher in females with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared to non-IBS females. To assess if TFF3 is associated with symptoms and/or reflect alterations in gastrointesti…

lab-animal 2015
Science translational medicine ·doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3010626

Estrogenic and inflammatory components play key roles in a broad range of diseases including endometriosis, a common estrogen-dependent gynecological disorder in which endometrial tissue creates inflammatory lesions at extrauterine sites, c…

lab-animal 2012
Endocrinology ·doi:10.1210/en.2011-1900

Oviductal disease is a primary cause of infertility, a problem that largely stems from excessive inflammation of this key reproductive organ. Our poor understanding of the mechanisms regulating oviductal inflammation restricts our ability t…

other 2011
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der066

BACKGROUND: Whether ovarian follicular rupture involves contractile activity or not has been debated for decades. Recently, study in the rodents has indicated that an endogenously produced potent vasoconstrictive peptide, endothelin-2 (EDN2…