Transformation of cardiac fibroblasts into matrix-producing myofibroblasts plays an important role in tissue repair and fibrosis after myocardial injury. Tcf21 is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that is essential for the devel…
OBJECTIVES: Approximately 17-44% of women diagnosed with endometriosis have ovarian endometriomas (cysts). Although ovarian endometriomas may adversely affect quality of life and work performance, the associations among patient characterist…
Objectives: Approximately 17–44% of women diagnosed with endometriosis have ovarian endometriomas (cysts). Although ovarian endometriomas may adversely affect quality of life and work performance, no reports have been published on the relat…
AIM: Tokishakuyakusan (TSS) is representative of popular Kampo medicines for Japanese women to treat dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation and menopause. Current hormonal treatments and low-dose oral contraceptives (OCs) used as a first-choi…
BACKGROUND: SR-16234 is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) structurally different from approved SERM and has been reported to have estrogen receptor (ER) α antagonistic activity and strong affinity with a weak partial agonistic …
Background SR-16234 is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) structurally different from approved SERM and has been reported to have estrogen receptor (ER) α antagonistic activity and strong affinity with a weak partial agonistic a…