Comparison of the predictive capability of antral follicle count vs. the anti-Müllerian hormone for ovarian response in infertile women.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the predictive capability of antral follicle count (AFC) and the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) on ovarian response in infertile women and to identify potential factors influencing retrieved oocytes.

Methods: A total of 2585 infertile women who underwent fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles had been enrolled in this study. Spearman correlation was used to investigate the correlation between retrieved oocytes and AFC.

Oncological Safety of Diagnostic Hysteroscopy for Apparent Early-Stage Type II Endometrial Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To study the oncological safety of diagnostic hysteroscopy for women with apparent early-stage type II endometrial cancer.

Patients And Methods: A total of 429 women with presumed early-stage type II endometrial cancer were included. The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated and compared using the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test among patients diagnosed by Dilation & Curettage (D&C) or diagnostic hysteroscopy.

A Clinical Diagnostic Value Analysis of Serum CA125, CA199, and HE4 in Women with Early Ovarian Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the value of combined detection of serum CA125, CA199, and HE4 in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Methods: Relevant articles retrieved from PubMed, Elsevier Science, Springer, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and VIP databases were screened strictly according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Included literature published from January 2005 to December 2021.

Oncological Safety of Laparoscopic Surgery for Women with Apparent Early-stage Uterine Clear Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Study Objective: To study the effect of different surgical approaches (laparoscopy and laparotomy) on the oncological outcomes of patients with apparent early-stage uterine clear cell carcinoma (UCCC).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Four Chinese teaching hospitals.

A high Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) or modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) predicts poor prognosis in gynecologic cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The Glasgow Prognostic Score or modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS/mGPS), a novel inflammatory indicator, which acts as a prognostic predictor in various cancers. However, these results are still controversial. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the prognostic role of GPS/mGPS in patients with gynecologic cancers.

Prognostic value of lymph nodes ratio in patients with stage III ovarian clear cell carcinoma: A retrospective study of patients in Southwest China.

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) has a worse prognosis compared to other histological subtypes. Although the survival effect of lymph nodes ratio (LNR) on ovarian carcinoma have been elucidated in several studies, the prognostic effect of LNR in OCCC has not been separately studied. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of LNR in FIGO stage III OCCC.

Up-regulated of Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Cervical Cancer.

Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) has been demonstrated highly expressed in some cancers, but it also was downregulated in others through DNA methylation. However, the expression status of ANGPTL4 in cancer of cervix remains unclear. Thus, our present study attempts to investigate the role of ANGPTL4 in the prognosis of patients with cervical cancer.

Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts prognosis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer: A retrospective study.

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

Methods: A total of 553 EOC patients were retrospectively analyzed. 250 patients from West China Second University Hospital were assigned into the discovery cohort and 283 patients from The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University were assigned into the validation cohort.

Effect of inhibition of intermediate-conductance-Ca-activated K channels on HeLa cell proliferation.

Purpose: To explore the influence of intermediate-conductance-Ca-activated K channels. (IKCal) on HeLa cell proliferation.

Materials And Methods: An IKCal blocking agent (clotrimazole (CLT)) and small hairpin ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) was used to block IKCal in HeLa cells; subsequently, cell growth was observed.

High mobility group protein A2 overexpression indicates poor prognosis for cancer patients: a meta-analysis.

Overexpression of the high mobility group protein A2 (HMGA2), an architectural transcription factor, has been linked to poor prognosis in many malignancies, although this remains controversial. Herein, we conducted a meta-analysis to investigate whether HMGA2 has prognostic value, and evaluated the association between HMGA2 and clinicopathologic factors in malignancies. A total of 29 studies involving 4114 patients were included in this meta-analysis.

The relationship between the hormone levels before transplantation and the outcomes of hormone replacement therapy frozen embryo transfer.

Background: The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the outcomes of hormone replacement therapy frozen embryo transfer (HRT-FET) and serum estradiol and progesterone levels on the day of endometrial transformation and before transplantation.

Methods: Clinical data of patients who underwent 426 cycles of HRT-FET were retrospectively analyzed and were divided into group according to estradiol and progesterone levels. Differences in embryo implantation rate and clinical pregnancy rate were compared, and relationship between estradiol levels and outcome of transplantation was analyzed.

The restraining effect of baicalein and U0126 on human cervical cancer cell line HeLa.

To explore the restraining effect of baicalein and the mitogen-activation protein kinase kinase inhibitor, U0126, on human cervical cell line HeLa proliferation, apoptosis and migration. HeLa cells were treated by different concentrations of baicalein or U0126. A Cell Counting Kit (CCK)‑8 assay was applied to examine cell viability.

Intermediate-Conductance-Ca2-Activated K Channel IKCa1 Is Upregulated and Promotes Cell Proliferation in Cervical Cancer.

BACKGROUND Accumulating data point to intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel (IKCa1) as a key player in controlling cell cycle progression and proliferation of human cancer cells. However, the role that IKCa1 plays in the growth of human cervical cancer cells is largely unexplored. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, Western blot analysis, immunohistochemical staining, and RT-PCR were first used for IKCa1protein and gene expression assays in cervical cancer tissues and HeLa cells.

Inhibiting the cytoplasmic location of HMGB1 reverses cisplatin resistance in human cervical cancer cells.

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide, and resistance to chemotherapy drugs is the biggest obstacle in the treatment of cervical cancers. In the present study, the molecular mechanisms underlying cisplatin resistance in human cervical cancer cells were investigated. When human cervical cancer cells were treated with 10 µg/ml of cisplatin for 24 and 48 h, high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein expression levels significantly increased in a time‑dependent manner.

[Baicalein promotes the apoptosis of HeLa cells by inhibiting ERK1/2 expression].

Objective To investigate the effects of baicalein and U0126 treatment on the apoptosis of human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells and the potential mechanism. Methods HeLa cells were subjected to (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300) μmol/L baicalein or (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30) μmol/L U0126 treatment for 24 hours. The optimal concentrations of baicalein and U0126 for HeLa inhibition was determined by a cell counting Kit-8 assay.

[Changes of serum TOS and TAS levels and their association with apolipoprotein(a) in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility].

Objective: To investigate changes of serum total oxidation status (TOS) and total antioxidant status (TAS) and their association with apolipoprotein (a) [Apo(a)] in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) combined with infertility.

Mwthods: Ninety patients with PCOS and infertility were selected as the study group, including 45 patients treated with antioxidants combined with Diane-35(group A) and 45 with Diane-35 therapy only (group B), with 45 healthy volunteers with normal menstruation and normal dual phase basic body temperatures as the control group. Serum TOS of the participants was determined by dual xylenol orange method, and serum TAS was determined with ABTS method; plasma Apo(a) level was determined by dual wavelength immune transmission turbidity method.

[Knockdown of angiopoietin-like protein 4 inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis in cervical cancer SiHa cells].

Objective: To investigate the effect of lentivirus-mediated shRNA silencing of angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) on the proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer SiHa cells.

Methods: The ANGPTL4 lentiviral vectors were used to transfect SiHa cells. Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting were respectively used to detect ANGPTL4 expression at mRNA and protein levels.

Retinoic acid aliphatic amide inhibits the AMPK-HIF-1α pathway in human ovarian cancer.

Ovarian carcinoma the commonly observed gynecological cancers has a high mortality rate. In the present study effect of retinoic acid aliphatic amide (RACA) in ovarian cancer cells was investigated using proliferation, migration and invasion assays. Western blot was used to examine the Bcl-2, cleaved caspase 3, p-ERK, MMP-2, p-FAK, P-P38, p-AMPKα and HIF-1α protein expression.

[Analysis of microdeletions of azoospermia factor genes on Y chromosome in infertile males].

Objective: To investigate the location and characteristics of microdeletions of Y chromosome azoospermia factor (AZF) genes in infertile males with azoospermia and severe oligozoospermia in southern Sichuan.

Methods: Multiplex PCR was used to detect 18 sequence tagged sites (STS) involved in Y chromosome AZF microdeletions among 224 infertile males (including 134 azoospermia cases and 90 severe oligozoospermia cases) and 70 healthy males.

Results: Among the 224 infertile males, the overall frequency of microdeletions was 12.

[Baicalein induces HeLa cell growth inhibition by down-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases and activating extracellular signal-regulated kinase].

Objective: To observe the changes of mRNA and protein expressions of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), MMP-9 in cervical cancer cells after stimulated by baicalein at different concentrations.

Methods: HeLa cells cultured in vitro were exposed to baicalein (0, 100 and 200 μmol/L) for 24 hours. The activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was measured by gelatin zymography, mRNA expressions of ERK1/2, MMP-2, MMP-9 were determined by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and protein expressions of ERK1/2, MMP-2, MMP-9 were detected by Western blotting.

Bartholin gland carcinoma: A case report.

Bartholin gland carcinomas (BGCs) are extremely rare tumors accounting for <1% of all female genital malignancies. The current study presents a 49-year-old female with an eight-year history of BGC. A mass was identified in the vulva and the patient underwent an excisional biopsy, which revealed a left Bartholin adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Expression of integrin β1 and its significance in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.

The aim of the present study was to examine the expression of integrin β1 in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix and its association with the clinicopathological features of patients. The expression of integrin β1 in 87 SCC cervical tissues and 32 normal cervical tissues was detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, western blot analysis and the immunohistochemical streptavidin-peroxidase method. Integrin β1 expression was greater in SCC cervical tissues compared with that in normal cervical tissues (P<0.