Pengfei Xu

Growing evidence highlights the gut, reproductive tract, and endometrial microbiota as important functional contributors in the pathogenesis of endometriosis (EM). Studies have revealed a characteristic microbial imbalance in patients with …

Ovarian endometriosis (OvE) is a gynecological disorder with endometrial tissue in the ovaries, for which effective non-invasive diagnosis and curative treatments are currently lacking. Serum samples were collected from both discovery and v…

Abstract Delayed diagnosis of endometriosis (EM) can significantly hinder treatment options and patient prognosis, adversely affecting fertility and increasing the risk of malignancy. Current diagnostic methods are invasive. In our study, …

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is the main driving force of mortality in prostate cancer patients. Among the parameters contributing to the progression of CRPC and treatment failure, elevation of the steroidogenic enzyme AKR1C3…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Ovarian endometriosis (OvE) is ovarian cyst that is lined with endometrial tissue. They are found in 17-44% of women with endometriosis. Their clinical manifestations include pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infe…

Endometriosis is a benign disease, but has invasion and metastasis characteristics similar to malignant tumors. Clinically, it is a difficult problem of gynecological clinical treatment for its high recurrence rate. It has been confirmed th…

BACKGROUND: D-dimer has been widely used for the diagnosis and prognosis of ovarian cancer, but there is still controversy on its prediction value of ovarian cancer. OBJECTIVES: To explore the clinical significance of plasma D-dimer level …

The hamster has been shown to share a variety of metabolic similarities with humans. To replicate human acute pancreatitis with hamsters, we comparatively studied the efficacy of common methods, such as the peritoneal injections of caerulei…