Xi Chen

Gastric metastasis from breast cancer (GMBC) is a rare but diagnostically challenging condition, whose clinical and imaging features often mimic primary gastric cancer or treatment-related adverse effects. This study integrates a detailed c…

UNLABELLED: This study aimed to discover key genes associated with the in-vitro-fertilization embryo transfer (IVF‑ET) outcomes and develop new prediction models, as well as potential drugs. We enrolled the following infertile women who rec…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been increasingly applied in the classification of adenomyosis; however, due to the lack of a standardized gold standard for lesion classification, it remains challenging to make an early diagnosis and i…

Adenomyosis (AM), a gynecological disorder that severely affects female reproductive health. AM-associated macrophage (AAM) polarization-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key driver of AM progression. In this study, we in…

A thin endometrium can lead to low clinical pregnancy rates, low live birth rates, high spontaneous abortion rates, and low birth weight. However, current methods of treating thin endometria do not achieve ideal results. This study explored…

BACKGROUND: Due to the limitations of clinical trials, some delayed and rare adverse events (AEs) may remain undetected, and safety information can be supplemented through post-market data analysis. This study aims to comprehensively analyz…

Virulence factor genes (VFGs) play pivotal roles in bacterial infections and have been identified within the human gut microbiota. However, their involvement in chronic diseases remains poorly understood. Here, we establish an expanded VFG …

Objective: Immune dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. C5a, a by-product of complement activation, binds to its receptor (C5a receptor 1, C5aR1) in various cells, including macrophages. The combination o…

Ceria nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) have become popular materials in biomedical and industrial fields due to their potential applications in anti-oxidation, cancer therapy, photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, sensors, etc. Many methods, in…

BACKGROUND: The decline in the quantity and quality of mitochondria are closely associated with infertility, particularly in advanced maternal age. Transferring autologous mitochondria into the oocytes of infertile females represents an inn…

AIM: To observe the effect of warming menstruation and analgesic herbal soup (WMAS) on the pathway of programmed cell death protein 1 and its ligand 1 PD-1/PD-L1 in rats with endometriosis model. METHODS: A total of 90 mature female Wistar…

INTRODUCTION: Accelerated imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption is associated with bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Studies have shown that this loss is accompanied by an increase in bone marrow adiposity. Melatonin …

A dysregulated immune microenvironment at the maternal-fetal interface in early pregnancy may lead to early pregnancy loss, fetal growth restriction, and preeclampsia. However, major questions about how epigenetic modifications regulate the…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if high anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentration is a useful tool to predict the outcome of assisted reproductive treatment. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study involving 520 patients who underwent IVF/ICSI proc…

Somatic inactivating mutations of ARID1A, a SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling gene, are prevalent in human endometrium-related malignancies. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying how ARID1A deleterious mutation contributes to tumorigenesis, we …

Background: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F can cause adverse effects (AEs) in clinical application and may be harmful to human health. This study aim to summarize the AEs caused by T. wilfordii tgpolyglycoside (TWP), the most common preparat…

BACKGROUND: At present, a diagnostic tool with high specificity for impaired endometrial receptivity, which may lead to implantation failure, remains to be developed. We aimed to assess the different endometrial microRNA (miRNA) signatures …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is a common gynecological disorder characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Hypoxia induces the expression of many important downstream genes to regulate the implantation, survival, and ma…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of basal testosterone (T) levels with the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). METHODS: Complete clinical data on the first 223 IVF cycles in wome…

Human carcinomas can metabolically incorporate and present the dietary non-human sialic acid Neu5Gc, which differs from the human sialic acid N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) by 1 oxygen atom. Tumor-associated Neu5Gc can interact with low l…

Elevated levels of lysophosphatidylcholine (lysoPC), present in oxidatively damaged low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), are implicated in cardiovascular complications. LysoPC is generated by free radical-catalyzed oxidation of polyunsaturated …