Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)

BackgroundInfertility is a critical global public health issue imposing a heavy burden on health systems. This study aimed to estimate the global burden of infertility and analyze trends attributable to congenital, endocrine, metabolic, and…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder causing pelvic pain and infertility. While generally attributed to peritoneal implants of endometrium derived from retrograde menstruation, the contribution of cells from the circ…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMs) is a condition characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Although this condition is benign, it has cancer-like features. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a common RNA modificati…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a common condition affecting 5-10% of women of reproductive age, is the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus, leading to pain and infertility. Current treatments, such as surgery and hormonal thera…

Reduced lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF1) expression in patients with adenomyosis during the mid-secretory phase leads to impaired endometrial receptivity, affecting embryo implantation. This study investigated the molecular mechani…

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common gynecological disease accompanied by multiple clinical features, including anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovarian morphology, leading to infertility. Formononetin (FMN)…

BACKGROUND: Successful implantation is dependent on a synchronous dialogue between several proteins that act to control cellular dynamics including actin and microtubule reorganisation and cell motility. An impaired crosstalk can lead to co…

BACKGROUND: As the first discovered member of the neurotrophin family, nerve growth factor (NGF) plays fundamental roles in peripheral sensory and sympathetic neuronal development and survival. Recent evidence reveals its tumour-promoting e…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis can lead to decreased endometrial receptivity, reduced rates of implantation, and diminished ovarian reserve. Currently, more than 50% of infertile women are found to suffer from endometriosis. However the etiology…

BACKGROUND: Extragonadal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor (FSHR) expression in various cancers and their endothelial vessel cells has highlighted novel opportunities for targeted FSHR therapy. METHODS: We investigated the specifi…

BACKGROUND: Primordial follicle activation is vital for the reproduction of women with advanced age and premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). But there is a lack of effective and safe therapeutic options to activate their primordial follic…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, due to its ambiguous symptoms, still remains one of the most difficult female diseases to treat, with an average diagnosis time of 7-9 years. The changing level of hypoxia plays an important role in a healthy endo…

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The sex differences in the occurrence and fatality rates of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), along with its association with estrogen dependence, suggest tha…

BACKGROUND: Insulin like growth factor II mRNA binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3) has been implicated in numerous inflammatory and cancerous conditions. However, its precise molecular mechanisms in endometriosis (EMs) remains unclear. The aim of t…

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a multifaceted inflammatory disorder stemming from the aberrant activation of trypsin within the pancreas. Despite the contribution of various factors to the pathogenesis of AP, such as trypsin activation, dysregu…

Microglial activation and polarization play a central role in poststroke inflammation and neuronal damage. Modulating microglial polarization from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory phenotype is a promising therapeutic strategy for the t…

BACKGROUND: Extragonadal follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) expression at low levels has been shown in several normal and tumor tissues, including myometrium and adipose tissue. FSH-FSHR signaling in the myometrium has been sugges…

BACKGROUND: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a common musculoskeletal degenerative disease, which often leads to low back pain and even disability, resulting in loss of labor ability and decreased quality of life. Although many pro…

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating illness associated with a constellation of other symptoms. While the most common symptom is unrelenting fatigue, many individuals also report suffering from rhini…

BACKGROUND: Inflammation of the fetal membranes is an indispensable event of labor onset at both term and preterm birth. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is known to participate in inflammation via ST2 (suppression of tumorigenicity 2) receptor as an…

BACKGROUND: T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing molecule-3 (TIM-3) initially discovered on the surface of Th1 cells, negatively regulates immune responses and mediates apoptosis of Th1 cells. An increasing number of studies ha…

Atherosclerosis (AS), leading to gradual occlusion of the arterial lumen, refers to the accumulation of lipids and inflammatory debris in the arterial wall. Despite therapeutic advances over past decades including intervention or surgery, a…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EMS) is a "tumour-like" gynaecological disease with distant metastasis, and studies have shown that EMS can induce distant metastasis through vascular vessels, but the driving factors and their mechanism are not c…

Ovarian cancer is characterized by dysbiosis, referred to as oncobiosis in neoplastic diseases. In ovarian cancer, oncobiosis was identified in numerous compartments, including the tumor tissue itself, the upper and lower female genital tra…

BACKGROUND: Human reproductive disorders consist of frequently occurring dysfunctions including a broad range of phenotypes affecting fertility and women's health during pregnancy. Several female-related diseases have been associated with h…