Katano K

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

observational 2004

Peritoneal fluid concentrations of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide-78 correlate with the severity of endometriosis

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.011

OBJECTIVE: To assess the release of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide-78 (ENA-78) into peritoneal fluid in women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Nagoya City University Hospital. PATIENT(S): Su…

observational 2003

Women with endometriosis have increased levels of placental growth factor in the peritoneal fluid compared with women with cystadenomas

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deg491

BACKGROUND: To assess the release of placental growth factor (PlGF) into peritoneal fluid in women with and without endometriosis, we measured its concentration with reference to disease stage, the presence of red endometriotic lesions and …