Xiaowei Chen

ORCID: 0000-0001-5547-528X · 11 papers in corpus
review 2026
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3389/fpain.2026.1920821

Chronic pain remains a major clinical challenge, creating a need for safe, non-pharmacological interventions. This narrative mini-review examines two light-based approaches that differ in their sites of action and treatment parameters: visu…

other 2026
Biomedical optics express ·doi:10.1364/boe.600563

Uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids, are the most common benign tumors in women. Despite this, the patient and healthcare burdens are immense. Symptoms include heavy and irregular bleeding, anemia, and impacts on fertility. Treatment options ar…

other 2025
Acta biomaterialia ·doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2025.01.033

A successful pregnancy relies on the proper cellular, biochemical, and mechanical functions of the uterus. A comprehensive understanding of nonpregnant and pregnant uterine mechanical properties is key to understanding different obstetric a…

other 2025
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103174

INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive techniques have been widely adopted for hysterectomy, including Transumbilical Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (TU-LESS) and Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES). Howeve…

other 2024
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology ·doi:10.1101/2024.04.25.591208

A successful pregnancy relies on the proper cellular, biochemical, and mechanical functions of the uterus. A comprehensive understanding of uterine mechanical properties during pregnancy is key to understanding different gynecological and o…

other 2024
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials ·doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106348

The uterus has critical biomechanical functions in pregnancy and undergoes dramatic material growth and remodeling from implantation to parturition. The intrinsic material properties of the human uterus and how they evolve in pregnancy are …

lab-animal 2024
Journal of biological engineering ·doi:10.1186/s13036-024-00437-0

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is an enigmatic disease of yet-unknown pathogenesis. Disulfidptosis, a novel identified form of programmed cell death resulting from disulfide stress, stands a chance of treating diverse ailments. However, th…

review 2014
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists ·doi:10.1097/pgp.0b013e31829673bf

Adenomyosis is a common, non-neoplastic, chronic gynecologic disorder that is detected in 5% to 70% of hysterectomy specimens. It is characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium, and it occurs…

2011

Objective:To investigate the value of MRI in the diagnosis of adenomyosis.Methods:MRI findings of 28 cases with surgically and histologically proved adenomyosis were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Definite diagnosis was made in 28 cases b…

observational 2011

Objective To analyze the MRI manifestations of adenomyosis and correlations between MRI manifestations and clinical symptoms.Materials and Methods Clinical data and MRI findings of 54 patients with adenomyosis confirmed by histopathology we…

other 2011
Diagnostic cytopathology ·doi:10.1002/dc.21426

PAX8 is a nuclear transcription factor with limited expression in normal and neoplastic tissues in a cell lineage-dependent manner. PAX8 has been detected in embryonic Müllerian ducts, human fallopian tubes, and ovarian carcinomas. However,…