Toya M

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
review 2023
miRNA-Guided Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from the Umbilical Cord: Paving the Way for Stem-Cell Based Regeneration and Therapy
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms24119189

The human body is an abundant source of multipotent cells primed with unique properties that can be exploited in a multitude of applications and interventions. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a heterogenous population of undifferent…

review 2002
Endometriosis and oocyte quality
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000049424

Endometriosis is associated with marked subfertility and various causes for this subfertility have been previously studied. The poor quality of oocytes has been suggested as one possible cause. In this study, we evaluated the quality of ooc…

lab-animal 2000
Hyaluronic acid inhibits apoptosis in granulosa cells via CD44
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/a:1009470206468

PURPOSE: This study was designed to examine whether hyaluronic acid (HA) inhibits apoptosis in cumulus and mural granulosa cells and to examine whether this effect of HA was mediated through CD44. METHODS: Mural and cumulus granulosa cells…

other 2000
Moderate and severe endometriosis is associated with alterations in the cell cycle of granulosa cells in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00507-5

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether folliculogenesis is impaired in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan. PATIENT(S): Thirty women participating in an IVF pr…