Zhilin Liu

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
other 2016
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2015-4275

CONTEXT: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the most common endocrine disorder of reproductive-aged women, is associated with systemic low-grade inflammation. OBJECTIVE: We propose that increased or altered intrafollicular inflammatory re…

lab-animal 2009
Endocrinology ·doi:10.1210/en.2008-1532

Ovulation has long been regarded as a process resembling an inflammatory response. Recent studies indicate that genes associated with innate immune responses were also expressed during the ovulation process. Because the innate immune genes …

review 2008
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9219-0

INTRODUCTION: Ovulation is similar to an inflammatory response and is associated with increased production of prostaglandins as well as local growth regulatory factors. However, the expression and function of innate immune cell-related gene…