Transplacental transport of maternal immunoglobulin G (IgG) to the developing fetus is
extremely important in the protection of the newborn from infection. Although the exact …

OBJECTIVE: The goal was to review cases of metastatic ovarian tumor with respect to their
clinical features. METHODS: Sixty-four patients with pathologically confirmed metastatic …

Lymphohematopoietic cytokines play a significant role in many biological mechanisms
including a number of reproductive processes such as ovulation, implantation, placentation, …

… Kimio Ushijima, Hideaki Yahata, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Ikuo Konishi, Toshiharu Yasugi,
Toshiaki Saito, Toru Nakanishi, Hiroshi Sasaki, Fumitaka Saji, Tsuyoshi Iwasaka, Masayuki …

We isolated and characterized the human oxytocin receptor gene. Southern blots indicated
that the human genome has a single copy of the gene. Chromosomal localization by …

Around the onset of labor, uterine sensitivity to oxytocin (OT) increases tremendously.
Although this is considered to reflect OT receptor (OTR) augmentation in myometrium, neither …

The placenta plays a number of important roles during pregnancy, some of which might be
mediated by cytokines with multiple activities such as IL-6. Using an IL-6-dependent cell line, …

We examined the capacity of trophoblast-derived interleukin-6 (IL-6) to stimulate secretion
of placental hormones, including hCG. IL-6 stimulated hCG secretion by trophoblasts to a …

The oxytocin receptor belongs to the G-protein-coupled seven transmembrane receptor
superfamily. Its main physiological role is regulating the contraction of uterine smooth muscle at …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the period of
abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and the prognosis of endometrial cancer. Methods: We …