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Arena A, Zanello M, Orsini B, Degli Esposti E, Iodice R, Altieri M, Borgia A, Moro E, Seracchioli R, Casadio P. Uterine peristalsis in women affected by adenomyosis: A step towards functional assessment. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024; 165:666-671. [PMID: 38205860 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The non-pregnant uterus shows an intrinsic contractility pattern, actively involved in early reproductive processes. Uterine contractility is characterized by endometrial waves that originate from the junctional zone and varies throughout the menstrual cycle due to fluctuations in the concentrations of hormones. The aim of this study was to compare the uterine contractility patterns in the periovulatory phase in a group of patients with isolated adenomyosis and a group of healthy women using transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS). METHODS From March 2019 to March 2021, we enrolled consecutive nulliparous patients in the periovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle, divided in patients with isolated adenomyosis (group A, n = 18) and healthy patients in the control group (group B, n = 18). Patients who met the inclusion criteria underwent TVUS for the study of uterine contractility: the uterus was scanned on sagittal plane for 3 min and all the movies were recorded. Then, static images and video were evaluated offline and the uterine contractility patterns were defined. RESULTS The patients belonging to the study group had a higher incidence of painful symptoms (dysmenorrhea, 6.11 ± 2.81 vs 1.39 ± 2.17; chronic pelvic pain, 2.56 ± 3.01 vs 0.39 ± 1.04) and a larger uterine volume (137.48 ± 117.69 vs 74.50 ± 27.58 cm3; P = 0.04). Regarding the uterine contractility, a statistically significant difference was observed about the retrograde patterns (group A, 27.8% vs group B, 72.2%, P < 0.01) and opposing (group A, 38.9% vs, group B, 5.6%, P = 0.02). CONCLUSION The study confirms the presence of altered uterine peristalsis in the periovulatory phase in patients with adenomyosis. The abnormal uterine peristalsis could lead to both structural and functional changes, which are the basis of the clinical manifestations of adenomyosis and the perpetuation of the anatomical damage.
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- Alessandro Arena
- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Khan KN, Fujishita A, Mori T. Pathogenesis of Human Adenomyosis: Current Understanding and Its Association with Infertility. J Clin Med 2022; 11:4057. [PMID: 35887822 PMCID: PMC9316454 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The aim of this review article was to summarize our current understanding on the etiologies and pathogenesis of human adenomyosis and to clarify the relative association between adenomyosis and infertility. The exact pathogenesis of adenomyosis is still elusive. Among different reported concepts, direction invagination of gland cells from the basalis endometrium deep into myometrium is the most widely accepted opinion on the development of adenomyosis. According to this concept, endometrial epithelial cells and changed fibroblasts, abnormally found in the myometrium in response to repeated tissue injury and/or disruption at the endometrium-myometrium interface (EMI), elicit hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the surrounding smooth muscle cells. In this review, a comprehensive review was performed with a literature search using PubMed for all publications in English and Japanese (abstract in English), related to adenomyosis and infertility, from inception to April 2021. As an estrogen-regulated factor, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) exhibits multiple functions in endometriosis, a disease commonly believed to arise from the functionalis endometrium. As a mechanistic basis of gland invagination, we investigated the role of HGF, either alone or in combination with estrogen, in the occurrence of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in adenomyosis. Aside from microtrauma at the EMI, metaplasia of displaced Müllerian remnants, differentiation of endometrial stem/progenitor cells within the myometrium and somatic mutation of some target genes have been put forward to explain how adenomyosis develops. In addition, the possible role of microRNAs in adenomyosis is also discussed. Besides our knowledge on the conventional classification (focal and diffuse), two recently proposed classifications (intrinsic and extrinsic) of adenomyosis and the biological differences between them have been described. Although the mechanistic basis is unclear, the influence of adenomyosis on fertility outcome is important, especially considering the recent tendency to delay pregnancy among women. Besides other proposed mechanisms, a recent transmission election microscopic (TEM) study indicated that microvilli damage and an axonemal alteration in the apical endometria of human adenomyosis, in response to endometrial inflammation, may be involved in negative fertility outcomes. We present a critical analysis of the literature data concerning the mechanistic basis of infertility in women with adenomyosis and its impact on fertility outcome.
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- Khaleque N. Khan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan;
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- Department of Gynecology, Saiseikai Nagasaki Hospital, Nagasaki 850-0003, Japan;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan;
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Qu M, Lu P, Bellve K, Lifshitz LM, ZhuGe R. Mode Switch of Ca 2 + Oscillation-Mediated Uterine Peristalsis and Associated Embryo Implantation Impairments in Mouse Adenomyosis. Front Physiol 2021; 12:744745. [PMID: 34803733 PMCID: PMC8599363 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.744745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adenomyosis is a debilitating gynecological disease of the uterus with no medicinal cure. The tissue injury and repair hypothesis for adenomyosis suggests that uterine hyperperistalsis or dysperistalsis plays a pivotal role in establishing adenomyotic lesions. However, specific impairments in uterine peristalsis and the underlying cellular signals for these changes in adenomyosis remain elusive. Here, we report a precision-cut uterine slice preparation that preserves in vivo uterine architecture and generates peristalsis similar to that seen in the whole uterus. We found that uterine peristalsis in neonatal mice at day 14 and adult mice at day 55 presents as bursts with multiple peaks induced by intracellular Ca2+ oscillations. Using a mouse model of adenomyosis induced by tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, we discovered that uterine peristalsis and Ca2+ oscillations from adenomyotic uteri on days 14 and 55 become spikes (single peaks) with smaller amplitudes. The peak frequency of Ca2+ oscillations or peristalsis does not show a difference between control and adenomyotic mice. However, both the estimated force generated by uterine peristalsis and the total Ca2+ raised by Ca2+ oscillations are smaller in uteri from adenomyotic mice. Uteri from adenomyotic mice on day 14, but not on day 55, exhibit hyperresponsiveness to oxytocin. Embryo implantations are decreased in adenomyotic adult mice. Our results reveal a mode switch from bursts to spikes (rather than an increased peak frequency) of uterine Ca2+ oscillations and peristalsis and concurrent hyperresponsiveness to oxytocin in the neonatal stage are two characteristics of adenomyosis. These characteristics may contribute to embryo implantation impairments and decreased fertility in adenomyosis.
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- Mingzi Qu
- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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Lörincz J, Vitale SG, Barna SK, Dinkó F, Riemma G, Tünde H, Nagyházi O, Lampé R, De Franciscis P, Török P. Hystero-salpingo scintigraphy for fallopian tubal patency assessment: results from a prospective study. MINIM INVASIV THER 2021; 31:797-802. [PMID: 34636280 DOI: 10.1080/13645706.2021.1986845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a bygone method, hystero-salpingo-scintigraphy (HSSG), for tubal patency assessment of infertile women. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective cohort study involving women in the infertility workup at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. Seventy infertile patients were scheduled to either basic dynamic HSSG, post-purge dynamic HSSG, or post-purge dynamic HSSG followed by SPECT/CT for reducing tracer contamination. The primary endpoint was the evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of HSSG for the three methods. RESULTS During the basic dynamic group, the examination yielded a sensitivity of 87.5%, with a specificity of 71.7%, while positive and negative predictive values were 31.8%, and 97.4% respectively. Using post purge dynamic HSSG, it resulted in a sensitivity of 87.5%, a specificity of 88.7%, a positive predictive value of 53.8%, and a negative predictive value of 97.9%. Adding SPECT/CT to post-purge dynamic HSSG increased diagnostic accuracy with 100% sensitivity and 88.7% specificity, while positive and negative predictive values were 57.1% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION HSSG is a non-invasive and well-tolerated technique for tubal patency. It could be used initially to predict tubal patency in case of infertility. Its diagnostic accuracy is higher when it is carried out by adding SPECT/CT to the post-purge dynamic method.
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- Judit Lörincz
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Medical Imaging Clinic - Nuclear Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Center of Assisted Reproduction, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Margaret Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Nadeem S, Qadeer S, Akhtar S, El Shafey AM, Issakhov A. Eigenfunction expansion method for peristaltic flow of hybrid nanofluid flow having single-walled carbon nanotube and multi-walled carbon nanotube in a wavy rectangular duct. Sci Prog 2021; 104:368504211050292. [PMID: 34738839 PMCID: PMC10358559 DOI: 10.1177/00368504211050292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In this study, "peristaltic transport of hybrid nanofluid" inside a rectangular duct is examined. Water (base fluid) is used with two types of nanoparticles, namely, single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT). The viscous dissipation effect comes out as the prime heat generation source as compared to the conduction of molecules. After using some suitable dimensionless quantities, we obtained the nonlinear partial differential equations in a coupled form which are then solved exactly by the Eigenfunction expansion method. Velocity distribution, pressure gradient, and pressure rise phenomena are also discussed graphically through effective physical parameters. The heat transfer rate is high for the phase flow (single-walled carbon nanotube/water) model as compared to the hybrid (single-walled carbon nanotube + multi-walled carbon nanotube/water) model due to the enhanced thermal conductivity of the hybrid model.
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- Sohail Nadeem
- Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Kazakhstan
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Intramural myomas more than 3-4 centimeters should be surgically removed before in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril 2021; 116:945-958. [PMID: 34579828 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mori K, Tokunaga Y, Sakumoto T, Nakashima A, Komesu I, Hata Y. A Uterine Motion Classification in MRI Data for Female Infertility. Curr Med Imaging 2021; 16:479-490. [PMID: 32484082 DOI: 10.2174/1573405614666180917123654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIMS The purpose of this study was to classify complicated uterine movements obtained by MRI scanner and investigate the relationship between uterine peristalsis and female infertility. METHODS Uterine movements are classified into six fundamental movements by their motility form and directions. Computer simulation of the uterine movements is performed. RESULTS Comparison results between the real MRI images and the simulated images showed that any five in our dataset uterine movement was successfully reproduced by a combination of these six fundamental movements. The point and surface vibration model appropriately mimicked the movements with the propagation velocity of 0.68 [mm/sec]. CONCLUSION By analyzing six fundamental movements using data from 26 MRI scans, it was found that two fundamental movements were identified as candidate factors for female infertility.
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- Kentaro Mori
- Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
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Akram S, Saleem N, Umair MY, Munawar S. Impact of partial slip and lateral walls on peristaltic transport of a couple stress fluid in a rectangular duct. Sci Prog 2021; 104:368504211013632. [PMID: 33950751 PMCID: PMC10305832 DOI: 10.1177/00368504211013632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The impact of lateral walls and partial slip with different waveforms on peristaltic pumping of couple stress fluid in a rectangular duct with different waveforms has been discussed in the current article. By means of a wave frame of reference the flow is explored travelling away from a fixed frame with velocity c. Peristaltic waves generated on horizontal surface walls of rectangular duct are considered using lubrication technique. Mathematical modelling of couple fluid for three-dimensional flow are first discussed in detail. Lubrication approaches are used to simplify the proposed problem. Exact solutions of pressure gradient, pressure rise, velocity and stream function have been calculated. Numerical and graphical descriptions are displayed to look at the behaviour of diverse emerging parameters.
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- Safia Akram
- MCS, National University of Sciences
and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- College of Sciences & Human
Studies, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia
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- MCS, National University of Sciences
and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Quantitative Methods,
College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam,
Saudi Arabia
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Zhai J, Vannuccini S, Petraglia F, Giudice LC. Adenomyosis: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis. Semin Reprod Med 2020; 38:129-143. [PMID: 33032339 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Adenomyosis is a common disorder of the uterus, and is associated with an enlarged uterus, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), pelvic pain, and infertility. It is characterized by endometrial epithelial cells and stromal fibroblasts abnormally found in the myometrium where they elicit hyperplasia and hypertrophy of surrounding smooth muscle cells. While both the mechanistic processes and the pathogenesis of adenomyosis are uncertain, several theories have been put forward addressing how this disease develops. These include intrinsic or induced (1) microtrauma of the endometrial-myometrial interface; (2) enhanced invasion of endometrium into myometrium; (3) metaplasia of stem cells in myometrium; (4) infiltration of endometrial cells in retrograde menstrual effluent into the uterine wall from the serosal side; (5) induction of adenomyotic lesions by aberrant local steroid and pituitary hormones; and (6) abnormal uterine development in response to genetic and epigenetic modifications. Dysmenorrhea, HMB, and infertility are likely results of inflammation, neurogenesis, angiogenesis, and contractile abnormalities in the endometrial and myometrial components. Elucidating mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of adenomyosis raise possibilities to develop targeted therapies to ameliorate symptoms beyond the current agents that are largely ineffective. Herein, we address these possible etiologies and data that support underlying mechanisms.
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- Junyu Zhai
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.,Center for Reproductive Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Bafor EE, Kalu CH, Omoruyi O, Elvis-Offiah UB, Edrada-Ebel R. Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris [Lamiaceae]) Leaves Inhibit Contraction of the Nonpregnant Mouse Uterus. J Med Food 2020; 24:541-550. [PMID: 32758061 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2020.0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Dysmenorrhea is painful menstrual periods, which affects 25% of women within reproductive age and has a prevalence of 67.2-90.0%. Current treatment has several adverse effects and can be ineffective once the pain is initiated. Thymus vulgaris traditionally used for pain management was investigated in this study for its activity on uterine contraction in the nonpregnant uterus, as a parameter for dysmenorrhea. The dried leaves of T. vulgaris were macerated in water, and the resulting aqueous extract was investigated on the isolated mouse uterus. Parameters investigated included spontaneous contractions, oxytocin-induced contractions, and high potassium chloride (KCl; 80 mM)-induced tonic contractions. Mass spectrometric analysis of the thyme extract was also performed using liquid chromatography-high-resolution Fourier Transform mass spectrometry. Thyme extract inhibited the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous and oxytocin-induced uterine contractions. It also inhibited KCl-induced tonic contractions. The activities observed suggest that T. vulgaris inhibits uterine contractions through blockade of extracellular voltage-gated calcium channels. Secondary metabolites detected included compounds belonging to chlorogenic phytochemical class and flavonoids, which are known to have activities on extracellular calcium blockade. This study has shown that aqueous T. vulgaris extract, also known as thyme, inhibits contractions of the nonpregnant uterus and can be a lead plant in the drug discovery process for the management of dysmenorrhea.
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- Enitome E Bafor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Kuijsters NPM, Sammali F, Ye X, Blank C, Xu L, Mischi M, Schoot BC, Rabotti C. Propagation of spontaneous electrical activity in the ex vivo human uterus. Pflugers Arch 2020; 472:1065-1078. [PMID: 32691139 PMCID: PMC7376519 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-020-02426-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Contractions of the non-pregnant uterus play a key role in fertility. Yet, the electrophysiology underlying these contractions is poorly understood. In this paper, we investigate the presence of uterine electrical activity and characterize its propagation in unstimulated ex vivo human uteri. Multichannel electrohysterographic measurements were performed in five freshly resected human uteri starting immediately after hysterectomy. Using an electrode grid externally and an electrode array internally, measurements were performed up to 24 h after hysterectomy and compared with control. Up to 2 h after hysterectomy, we measured biopotentials in all included uteri. The median root mean squared (RMS) values of the external measurements ranged between 3.95 μV (interquartile range (IQR) 2.41–14.18 μV) and 39.4 μV (interquartile range (IQR) 10.84–105.64 μV) and were all significantly higher than control (median RMS of 1.69 μV, IQR 1.13–3.11 μV), consisting of chicken breast meat. The RMS values decreased significantly over time. After 24 h, the median RMS (1.27 μV, IQR 0.86–3.04 μV) was comparable with the control (1.69 μV, IQR 1.13–3.11 μV, p = 0.125). The internal measurements showed a comparable pattern over time, but overall lower amplitude. The measured biopotentials propagated over the uterine surface, following both a plane-wave as well as an erratic pattern. No clear pacemaker location nor a preferred propagation direction could be identified. These results show that ex vivo uteri can spontaneously generate propagating biopotentials and provide novel insight contributing to improving our understanding of the electrophysiology of the human non-pregnant uterus.
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- Nienke P M Kuijsters
- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital (UZ) Gent, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital (UZ) Gent, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing Systems: Biomedical Diagnostics), Eindhoven Technical University, Post box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Investigation of Entropy in Two-Dimensional Peristaltic Flow with Temperature Dependent Viscosity, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity. ENTROPY 2020; 22:e22020200. [PMID: 33285976 PMCID: PMC7516631 DOI: 10.3390/e22020200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study comprehensively explores the generalized form of two-dimensional peristaltic motions of incompressible fluid through temperature-dependent physical properties in a non-symmetric channel. Generation of entropy in the system, carrying Joule heat and Lorentz force is also examined. Viscous dissipation is not ignored, for viewing in-depth, effects of heat transmission and entropy production. The modeling of equations is tracked first in fixed and then in wave frame. The resultant set of coupled non-linear equations are solved numerically by utilizing NDSolve in Mathematica. Comparison between NDSolve and the numerical results obtained through bvp4c MATLAB is made for the validation of our numerical codes. The attained results are found to be in excellent agreement. The impact of control parameters on the velocity profiles, pressure gradient, heat transfer, streamlines and entropy production are studied and discussed graphically. It is witnessed that entropy production and heat transfer are increased significantly subject to the enhancement of Hartman number, Brinkman number and electrical conductivity parameter. Hence, choosing appropriate values of physical parameters, performance and efficiency of flow structure and system can be improved. The results reported provide a virtuous insight into bio energy systems providing a useful standard for experimental and extra progressive computational multiphysics simulations.
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The Pathogenesis of Adenomyosis vis-à-vis Endometriosis. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9020485. [PMID: 32050720 PMCID: PMC7073526 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9020485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adenomyosis is used to be called endometriosis interna, and deep endometriosis is now called adenomyosis externa. Thus, there is a question as to whether adenomyosis is simply endometriosis of the uterus, either from the perspective of pathogenesis or pathophysiology. In this manuscript, a comprehensive review was performed with a literature search using PubMed for all publications in English, related to adenomyosis and endometriosis, from inception to June 20, 2019. In addition, two prevailing theories, i.e., invagination—based on tissue injury and repair (TIAR) hypothesis—and metaplasia, on adenomyosis pathogenesis, are briefly overviewed and then critically scrutinized. Both theories have apparent limitations, i.e., difficulty in falsification, explaining existing data, and making useful predictions. Based on the current understanding of wound healing, a new hypothesis, called endometrial-myometrial interface disruption (EMID), is proposed to account for adenomyosis resulting from iatrogenic trauma to EMI. The EMID hypothesis not only highlights the more salient feature, i.e., hypoxia, at the wounding site, but also incorporates epithelial mesenchymal transition, recruitment of bone-marrow-derived stem cells, and enhanced survival and dissemination of endometrial cells dispersed and displaced due to iatrogenic procedures. More importantly, the EMID hypothesis predicts that the risk of adenomyosis can be reduced if certain perioperative interventions are performed. Consequently, from a pathogenic standpoint, adenomyosis is not simply endometriosis of the uterus, and, as such, may call for interventional procedures that are somewhat different from those for endometriosis to achieve the best results.
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Tanos V, Lingwood L, Balami S. The importance of the junctional zone of the endometrium in human reproduction. HUM FERTIL 2020; 25:4-12. [PMID: 32024409 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2020.1720316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Junctional zone endometrium (JZE) thickness and contractility seem to determine gamete and embryo transportation and implantation. Proper function depends on concentration levels, mode and timing of oestrogen and progesterone production. Most probably, the remodelling of spiral arteries, and the development of endometrium and decidua are also highly dependent on JZE activity. Fibroids that are adjacent to JZE affect JZE contractility contributing to abnormal or failed implantation. Disruption of the JZE continuity provokes adenomyosis, a condition that causes chronic inflammation and fibrosis, which negatively affects the normal function of JZE. Imaging by magnetic resonance imaging and three-dimensional sonography can diagnose JZE abnormal appearance, alterations in thickening and contractility frequency, usually in the advanced stage of the disease. Failures of assisted reproduction, and adverse early pregnancy outcomes have also been associated with abnormal JZE. Altered uterine contractions due to JZE changes are strongly associated with poor reproductive outcome and early pregnancy loss. Endometriosis and adenomyosis prevalently co-exist, with clear relation and negative effects on the JZE. The presence of endometriosis should alert to the possibility of coexisting adenomyosis. Co-existence of endometriosis may mask the extent of the negative impact of adenomyosis in infertility.
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- Vasilios Tanos
- Aretaeio Hospital, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- St George's, University of London, London, UK.,University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- St George's, University of London, London, UK.,University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Bafor EE, Ukpebor F, Omoruyi O, Ochoyama E, Omogiade G, Ekufu J, Edrada-Ebel R. Tocolytic activity assessment of the methanol leaf extract of Justicia flava Vahl (Acanthaceae) on mouse myometrial contractility and preliminary mass spectrometric determination of secondary metabolites. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 243:112087. [PMID: 31310827 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The leaves of Justicia flava are traditionally used in the South of Nigeria to prevent preterm births. AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, the activity of the methanol leaf extract of J. flava (JF) was investigated on uterine contractility in non-pregnant and pregnant isolated mouse tissues. MATERIAL AND METHODS The effects on spontaneous, oxytocin, and KCl-induced contractions were determined. The effects in calcium-free media were also determined. Possible mechanisms of activity were investigated using receptor and channel modulators. Mass spectrometric analysis was additionally performed on the leaf extract to identify secondary metabolites. RESULTS JF was observed to inhibit spontaneous, oxytocin and high KCl-induced uterine contractility. JF also inhibited contractions in Ca2+-free media. JF was found to exert its inhibitory effect via interaction with inositol triphosphate and ryanodine receptors and also through modulation of K+- channels. Lignans and alkaloids were identified with the lignans being the most abundant in JF. CONCLUSION JF has been shown to potently inhibit uterine contractions in non-pregnant and pregnant isolated mouse uterus. The inhibitory activity of JF has been shown to occur via blockade of extracellular and intracellular calcium entry and these effects may be due to the lignans identified in - JF. JF has therefore been shown in this study to be a lead plant in the discovery of new drugs with uterine inhibitory activity.
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- Enitome E Bafor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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Visual inspection of transvaginal ultrasound videos to characterize uterine peristalsis: an inter-observer agreement study. J Ultrasound 2019; 23:37-44. [PMID: 30771103 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-018-00356-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Contractions in non-pregnant uterine can be assessed by visual inspection of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS). Many authors have used this method to extract features like contraction frequency and direction. However, visual inspection is a subjective method and the outcome is dependent on the sonographers and video analysts. In this study, we wanted to see which uterine feature is reproducible enough, in terms of inter-observer agreement, to serve as a reliable control for future research. METHODS Six observers assessed 80 TVUS videos, and rated video quality, contraction frequency, direction and timing. One observer assessed operating time. A Fleiss' kappa (κ) or an intra-class correlation (ICC) was calculated to determine the inter-observer agreement of all features. RESULTS The inter-observer agreement in frequency was substantial (ICC = 0.68). Conversely, there was just slight to fair agreement in contraction timing and direction and in video quality: ICC = 0.26, κ = 0.17 and κ = 0.16, respectively. Overall, agreement among technical engineers was better than between medical professionals. The level of agreement was correlated with video quality, phase of the menstrual cycle and individual patient (all χ2 with p < 0.00). The time to analyze one video ranged between 6 and 20 min. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that visual inspection of TVUS videos is a fairly reproducible method to assess contraction frequency. However, the operating time is too extensive to implement this method in daily practice. Automated methods could offer a solution for this problem in the future.
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Kandil M. The effect of non-cavitary distorting intramural fibroid on reproduction: A look at the current data. MIDDLE EAST FERTILITY SOCIETY JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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An optimised repetition time (TR) for cine imaging of uterine peristalsis on 3 T MRI. Clin Radiol 2018; 73:678.e7-678.e12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2018.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sammali F, Kuijsters NPM, Schoot BC, Mischi M, Rabotti C. Feasibility of Transabdominal Electrohysterography for Analysis of Uterine Activity in Nonpregnant Women. Reprod Sci 2018; 25:1124-1133. [PMID: 29658433 DOI: 10.1177/1933719118768700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Uterine activity plays a key role in reproduction, and altered patterns of uterine contractility have been associated with important physiopathological conditions, such as subfertility, dysmenorrhea, and endometriosis. However, there is currently no method to objectively quantify uterine contractility outside pregnancy without interfering with the spontaneous contraction pattern. Transabdominal electrohysterography has great potential as a clinical tool to characterize noninvasively uterine activity, but results of this technique in nonpregnant women are poorly documented. The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of transabdominal electrohysterography in nonpregnant women. METHODS Longitudinal measurements were performed on 22 healthy women in 4 representative phases of the menstrual cycle. Twelve electrohysterogram-based indicators previously validated in pregnancy have been estimated and compared in the 4 phases of the cycle. Using the Tukey honest significance test, significant differences were defined for P values below .05. RESULTS Half of the selected electrohysterogram-based indicators showed significant differences between menses and at least 1 of the other 3 phases, that is the luteal phase. CONCLUSION Our results suggest transabdominal electrohysterography to be feasible for analysis of uterine activity in nonpregnant women. Due to the lack of a golden standard, this feasibility study is indirectly validated based on physiological observations. However, these promising results motivate further research aiming at evaluating electrohysterography as a method to improve understanding and management of dysfunctions (possibly) related to altered uterine contractility, such as infertility, endometriosis, and dysmenorrhea.
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- Federica Sammali
- 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.,3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Peristaltically assisted nanofluid transport in an asymmetric channel. KARBALA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kijoms.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cramer SF, Heller DS. A Review and Reconsideration of Nonneoplastic Myometrial Pathology. Int J Surg Pathol 2017; 26:104-119. [DOI: 10.1177/1066896917748194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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From 1861 to 1962, clinicopathologic research tried to explain the association of abnormal uterine bleeding with uterine enlargement. The etiology was theorized as metropathy, suggesting that myometrial dysfunction may predispose to abnormal uterine bleeding. Research reached a nadir in 1962, when a major review dismissed myometrial hypertrophy as a plausible explanation after prior rejections of the theories of chronic myometritis, fibrosis uteri, and subinvolution as causes of bleeding. Subsequent to this arose a crusade against unnecessary hysterectomies in the 1970s. Although myometrial hyperplasia was proposed in 1868, it is only in the past 25 years that tangible evidence has supported that idea. It now appears that clinically enlarged uteri are due to globoid outward bulging of the uterus, caused by increased intramural pressure—often unrelated to either uterine weight or myometrial thickness. Abnormal (dysfunctional) uterine bleeding may often be due to spontaneous rupture of thrombosed dilated endometrial vessels, due to the combined effects of obstructed venous drainage by increased intramural pressure, and Virchow’s triad. Despite a century-old known association of parity with naturally occurring outer wall myometrial scars (fibrosis uteri with elastosis), it was not previously suggested that these may reflect healing reactions to muscle tears during labor and delivery. We now suggest that smaller, similar inner wall elastotic scars in the nerve-rich inner myometrium may explain many cases of pelvic pain. This review suggests that diverse pressure-related lesions may be present in clinically abnormal uteri that have been called “normal” since the crusade against unnecessary hysterectomy.
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- Stewart F. Cramer
- Rochester General Hospital, University of Rochester, New York, NY, USA
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Bazot M, Bharwani N, Huchon C, Kinkel-Trugli K, Cunha TM, Guerra A, Manganaro L, Bunesch L, Kido A, Togashi K, Thomassin-Naggara I, Rockall A. Recommandations de la Société européenne d’imagerie génito-urinaire : IRM de l’endométriose pelvienne. IMAGERIE DE LA FEMME 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.femme.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Postablation neuroma of the myometrium-a report of 5 cases. Hum Pathol 2017; 67:211-216. [PMID: 28843713 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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When hysterectomy is performed for chronic pelvic pain, routine pathology examination often provides no explanation. However, analysis of small uterine nerves using immunostains may help to address this deficiency. Small uterine nerves tend to be sparse or absent in wide areas of normal myometrium. Some studies of uterine nerves have suggested that endometriosis, adenomyosis, and fibroids are not inherently painful, with increased small nerves in the inner uterine wall associated with the history of pelvic pain. Although such areas may appear normal on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), we have found a subtle inner wall lesion termed inner myometrial elastosis, best detected with trichrome or elastic stains, which may be a reaction to microscopic tears of inner myometrium. Such tears may induce increased inner wall innervation via the generation of nerve growth factor in granulation tissue. In the course of studying uterine nerves with immunostains, we found 5 cases with florid nerve proliferation, after deep endometrial ablation for abnormal uterine bleeding led to increased pelvic pain. We suggest that immunostains for postablation neuromas should be done in hysterectomies when pelvic pain increases after endometrial ablation. This may offer gynecologists and their patients an objective finding with a rational, scientific explanation for the pelvic pain.
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Uterine peristalsis and fertility: current knowledge and future perspectives: a review and meta-analysis. Reprod Biomed Online 2017; 35:50-71. [PMID: 28456372 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Although uterine contractions in the non-pregnant uterus have been studied extensively, the knowledge gained has not been used in general fertility treatment work-up. In this review paper, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on uterine peristalsis (UP), based on the available literature. This literature shows that UP influences pregnancy chances in both natural and artificial cycles. Although the physiological background of these contractions is not completely clear, we know that several factors can be of influence, like uterine pathologies and hormones. Several options to alter pregnancy outcome by interfering with uterine contractions have been studied. Our meta-analysis on therapeutic options shows positive results of progesterone at time of embryo transfer in IVF cycles or prostaglandins at time of intrauterine insemination, although the quality of evidence is low. These therapies are probably most beneficial in selected groups of patients with abnormal contraction patterns. The introduction of an objective and user-friendly UP measuring tool suitable for use in daily practice would make it possible to identify and monitor these patients. We suggest that future research should focus on the physiology of initiation of UP and on the development of an effective standard measuring tool.
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Souza GR, Tseng H, Gage JA, Mani A, Desai P, Leonard F, Liao A, Longo M, Refuerzo JS, Godin B. Magnetically Bioprinted Human Myometrial 3D Cell Rings as A Model for Uterine Contractility. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040683. [PMID: 28333087 PMCID: PMC5412269 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Deregulation in uterine contractility can cause common pathological disorders of the female reproductive system, including preterm labor, infertility, inappropriate implantation, and irregular menstrual cycle. A better understanding of human myometrium contractility is essential to designing and testing interventions for these important clinical problems. Robust studies on the physiology of human uterine contractions require in vitro models, utilizing a human source. Importantly, uterine contractility is a three-dimensionally (3D)-coordinated phenomenon and should be studied in a 3D environment. Here, we propose and assess for the first time a 3D in vitro model for the evaluation of human uterine contractility. Magnetic 3D bioprinting is applied to pattern human myometrium cells into rings, which are then monitored for contractility over time and as a function of various clinically relevant agents. Commercially available and patient-derived myometrium cells were magnetically bioprinted into rings in 384-well formats for throughput uterine contractility analysis. The bioprinted uterine rings from various cell origins and patients show different patterns of contractility and respond differently to clinically relevant uterine contractility inhibitors, indomethacin and nifedipine. We believe that the novel system will serve as a useful tool to evaluate the physiology of human parturition while enabling high-throughput testing of multiple agents and conditions.
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- Nano3D Biosciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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How to Understand the Complexity of Endometriosis-Related Pain. JOURNAL OF ENDOMETRIOSIS AND PELVIC PAIN DISORDERS 2017. [DOI: 10.5301/je.5000271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Pain is the most important symptom in patients with endometriosis, and its management is truly challenging. Due to the different localization of the endometriotic lesions in the pelvis, patients suffer from visceral and somatic pain or both at the same time. There are specific and unspecific symptoms characterized by endometriosis. Specific symptoms include dysmenorrhea, cyclic and acyclic pelvic pain, dyschezia, dysuria and dyspareunia. There is also a wide range of unspecific symptoms, such as unspecific bowel and bladder complaints, the emission of pain in the legs, vegetative concomitants like vomiting, emesis, gastric disorders, headaches, dizziness, painful ovulation, irregular pelvic pain, lower back pain, chronic fatigue. These symptoms can be both cyclic and acyclic, and in most cases, they are permanent. Visceral and somatic pain are completely different pain subtypes and can therefore be an explanation for the wide variety of symptoms. The close interaction between visceral sensory nerve fibers and the autonomic ganglia explain the high rate of concomitant vegetative reactions, such as vomiting and orthostatic dysregulation. In general, pain generation is a complex interplay of peripheral and central sensitization mechanisms. Accordingly, the pain produced in endometriotic lesions is the result of mediating substances, nerve fibers, cytokine-releasing immune cells and macrophages synthesis. These interactions seem to stimulate the neurogenic inflammatory process and sensitization of the peripheral nerves. Furthermore, the disruption of the input on the level of the spinal cord and the recognition of the pain in the brain may lead to exaggerated responses known as central hyperalgesia. Hormones and psychological factors influence the pain sensation and make the status of each patient very individual. Consequently, the involvement of professional pain management along with an implementation of pain-coping strategies in the patient's everyday life are obligatory in chronic pain situations. An additional osteopathic treatment with a manual resolve of muscle blockades to avoid secondary “pain intensifying” changes of the pelvic floor (tension) or malposition through relieving posture, is also recommended. Pain management in patients with endometriosis is very complex and requires an individual treatment strategy for each patient to avoid unnecessary surgical procedures. This information proves that it is hard to break the cycle of pain when chronic pain syndrome is already apparent.
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Kiguchi K, Kido A, Kataoka M, Shitano F, Fujimoto K, Himoto Y, Moribata Y, Kurata Y, Fushimi Y, Okada T, Togashi K. Uterine peristalsis and junctional zone: correlation with age and postmenopausal status. Acta Radiol 2017; 58:224-231. [PMID: 27055921 DOI: 10.1177/0284185116639768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Although age-related change of junctional zone (JZ) of the uterus has been known, there has been no previous systematic study of age-related changes of uterine peristalsis that is observed as the wave conduction of the thickest or darkest area within the JZ. Purpose To examine the age-related changes of uterine peristalsis in pre and postmenopausal women using cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to determine the correlation between peristalsis and JZ on T2-weighted (T2W) imaging. Material and Methods Cine MRI analysis was performed in 64 premenopausal volunteers and in 43 postmenopausal women. The peristaltic frequency, JZ detectability, and JZ thickness were evaluated and compared between the two groups. In the premenopausal group, the correlations between age and each item was examined. In the postmenopausal group, the number of years after menopause was used instead of age. The correlation between peristaltic frequency and JZ detectability or thickness was also analyzed. Results Peristaltic frequency and JZ detectability significantly differed between the two groups, while JZ thickness did not. Peristaltic frequency did not vary significantly with age before menopause and no peristalsis was observed after menopause. JZ detectability did not change significantly with age or number of years after menopause, while JZ thickness significantly increased with age before menopause, but did not vary after menopause. A significant moderate correlation was observed between JZ detectability and peristaltic frequency, but not between JZ thickness and peristaltic frequency. Conclusion Uterine peristalsis frequency did not change significantly according to age, but observed peristalsis on MRI significantly decreased after menopause.
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- Kayo Kiguchi
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Huang M, Li X, Guo P, Yu Z, Xu Y, Wei Z. The abnormal expression of oxytocin receptors in the uterine junctional zone in women with endometriosis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2017; 15:1. [PMID: 28049501 PMCID: PMC5209923 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-016-0220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The junctional zone (JZ), also called as the endometrial-myometrial junction, is related to peristaltic-like movements in the non-pregnant uterus. Hyperperistalsis and dysperistalsis of uterus constructions might underlie many important disorders such as dysmenorrhea, infertility, endometriosis, implantation failure. The major proteins for uterine contraction of the non-pregnant uterus may be Oxytocin (OT) and oxytocin receptor (OTR). The objective of this study was to inspect the expression of OTR in isthmic and mid-fundal parts of the uterine junctional zone at different stages of the follicular cycle in patients with and without endometriosis. METHODS Uterine biopsies containing endometrium and junctional zone were collected from the isthmic and mid-fundal parts of the anterior wall after hysterectomy. The OTR expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In the control uterus, OTR expression in the isthmic region was significantly higher than in the fundal region in the proliferative phase (p < 0.05) but significantly lower in the secretory phase (p < 0.05). And the expression of OTR in the proliferative phase was significantly higher than that in the secretory phase in both isthmic and fundal regions (p = 0.000 and 0.049, respectively). However, in endometriosis uteri, OTR expression in the isthmic region showed no significant difference with that in the fundal region in both proliferative and secretory phases (p = 0.597 and 0.736, respectively). In both isthmic and fundal regions, OTR expression was not significantly different between the proliferative phase and secretory phase (p = 0.084 and 0.222, respectively). OTR expression in fundal regions of revised ASRM I and II endometriosis were lower than that of revised ASRM III and IV (p = 0.049). In the fundal region of JZ, the expression of OTR in ovarian endometriosis was significantly lower than that in deep infiltrating endometriosis (p = 0.046). The expression level of OTR in the funds region is positively associated with the severity of dysmenorrhea in endometriosis group (r = 0.870, p < 0.05). Comparing to normal uteri, the expression of OTR in the secretory phase was significantly higher in the endometriosis uteri (p < 0.05). In the fundus of endometriosis uteri, OTR expression was significantly higher in both the proliferative and secretory phases (p = 0.045 and 0.028, respectively). CONCLUSION OTR expression in the JZ of women with endometriosis changes significantly, which may result in abnormal uterine contractile activity, reducing the endometriosis-related fertility and dysmenorrhea.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
- Assisted Reproductive Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
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- Assisted Reproductive Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
- Assisted Reproductive Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230000 China
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Bafor EE, Ebidame VO, Elvis-Offiah UB, Omoruyi O, Eze GI, Igbinuwen O, Braimoh KP. A role of alpha-tocopherol and phylloquinone in the modulation of uterine contractility and reproductive function in mouse models. Medicina (B Aires) 2017; 53:190-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medici.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Bazot M, Bharwani N, Huchon C, Kinkel K, Cunha TM, Guerra A, Manganaro L, Buñesch L, Kido A, Togashi K, Thomassin-Naggara I, Rockall AG. European society of urogenital radiology (ESUR) guidelines: MR imaging of pelvic endometriosis. Eur Radiol 2016; 27:2765-2775. [PMID: 27921160 PMCID: PMC5486785 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4673-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Abstract Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition of unknown aetiology that primarily affects women of reproductive age. The accepted first-line imaging modality is pelvic ultrasound. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly performed as an additional investigation in complex cases and for surgical planning. There is currently no international consensus regarding patient preparation, MRI protocols or reporting criteria. Our aim was to develop clinical guidelines for MRI evaluation of pelvic endometriosis based on literature evidence and consensus expert opinion. This work was performed by a group of radiologists from the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR), experts in gynaecological imaging and a gynaecologist expert in methodology. The group discussed indications for MRI, technical requirements, patient preparation, MRI protocols and criteria for the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis on MRI. The expert panel proposed a final recommendation for each criterion using Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (OCEBM) 2011 levels of evidence. Key Points • This report provides guidelines for MRI in endometriosis. • Minimal and optimal MRI acquisition protocols are provided. • Recommendations are proposed for patient preparation, best MRI sequences and reporting criteria. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00330-016-4673-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- M Bazot
- Department of Radiology, Tenon Hospital, 58 Avenue Gambetta, Paris, 75020, France.
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- Department of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 3rd Floor Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Building, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- Department of Obtetrics and Gynaecology, CHI Poissy Saint-Germain en Laye,Versailles University France, 10 rue du champ Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France
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- Institut de radiologie, Clinique des Grangettes, 7, chemin des Grangettes, CH 1224, Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
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- Serviço de Radiologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Rua Prof. Lima Basto, 1099-023, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Vle. Regina Elena 324, 00162, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiology (Urogenital Section), Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tenon Hospital, 58 Avenue Gambetta, Paris, 75020, France
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- Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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Takahashi N, Yoshino O, Hiraike O, Maeda E, Nakamura M, Hori M, Harada M, Koga K, Saito S, Fujii T, Osuga Y. The assessment of myometrium perfusion in patients with uterine fibroid by arterial spin labeling MRI. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:1907. [PMID: 27867814 PMCID: PMC5095089 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3596-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background It has been suggested that an inadequate blood supply caused by uterine fibroids may lead to decreasing fertility. Therefore, a quantitative evaluation of blood flow in the uterus might be a good tool for infertility treatments. For the first step, the ability to perform arterial spin labeling (ASL)-MRI in pelvic organs was examined by measuring blood flow in the uterine muscle layer. Results Three normal volunteer women, seven patients with one uterine fibroid and four patients treated with GnRH analogue for uterine fibroids, were enrolled in this study. Perfusion of normal uterine myometrium was examined using non-enhanced ASL-MRI. The region of interest was set in the uterine muscle layer, with a point in the iliopsoas or gluteus muscle. The ASL perfusion index was calculated as (ASL value in uterus—ASL value in iliopsoas/gluteus muscle). The ASL perfusion indexes in the secretory phase of all 3 volunteers were significantly lower than the indexes in the proliferative phases (P < 0.05). In patients with fibroids, all three types of fibroids (subserosal, intramural and submucosal types) were included. In seven patients harboring a single uterine fibroid, the ASL perfusion indexes of myometrium on the fibroid-positive side increased 4.9 fold compared with that of the fibroid-negative side. With GnRH analogue treatment, ASL perfusion in myometrium decreased to 39% on average (P < 0.05). Conclusion We utilized the ASL-MRI technique to evaluate perfusion of uterine myometrium. For clinical use, an inadequate blood supply caused by uterine fibroids is known to lead to decreasing fertility. The ASL-MRI technique might be useful to evaluate blood supply as a quantitative measurement of fertility in patients with uterine fibroids.
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- Nozomi Takahashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Juntendo, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8655 Japan
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Analysis of Peristaltic Motion of a Nanofluid with Wall Shear Stress, Microrotation, and Thermal Radiation Effects. Appl Bionics Biomech 2016; 2016:4123741. [PMID: 27688703 PMCID: PMC5027378 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4123741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This paper analyzes the peristaltic flow of an incompressible micropolar nanofluid in a tapered asymmetric channel in the presence of thermal radiation and heat sources parameters. The rotation of the nanoparticles is incorporated in the flow model. The equations governing the nanofluid flow are modeled and exact solutions are managed under long wavelength and flow Reynolds number and long wavelength approximations. Explicit expressions of axial velocity, stream function, microrotation, nanoparticle temperature, and concentration have been derived. The phenomena of shear stress and trapping have also been discussed. Finally, the influences of various parameters of interest on flow variables have been discussed numerically and explained graphically. Besides, the results obtained in this paper will be helpful to those who are working on the development of various realms like fluid mechanics, the rotation, Brownian motion, thermophoresis, coupling number, micropolar parameter, and the nondimensional geometry parameters.
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Clark AR, Kruger JA. Mathematical modeling of the female reproductive system: from oocyte to delivery. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2016; 9. [PMID: 27612162 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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From ovulation to delivery, and through the menstrual cycle, the female reproductive system undergoes many dynamic changes to provide an optimal environment for the embryo to implant, and to develop successfully. It is difficult ethically and practically to observe the system over the timescales involved in growth and development (often hours to days). Even in carefully monitored conditions clinicians and biologists can only see snapshots of the development process. Mathematical models are emerging as a key means to supplement our knowledge of the reproductive process, and to tease apart complexity in the reproductive system. These models have been used successfully to test existing hypotheses regarding the mechanisms of female infertility and pathological fetal development, and also to provide new experimentally testable hypotheses regarding the process of development. This new knowledge has allowed for improvements in assisted reproductive technologies and is moving toward translation to clinical practice via multiscale assessments of the dynamics of ovulation, development in pregnancy, and the timing and mechanics of delivery. WIREs Syst Biol Med 2017, 9:e1353. doi: 10.1002/wsbm.1353 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Alys R Clark
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Liu S, Zhang Q, Yin C, Liu S, Chan Q, Chen W, He J, Zhu B. Optimized approach to cine MRI of uterine peristalsis. J Magn Reson Imaging 2016; 44:1397-1404. [PMID: 27192040 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the optimal slice thickness, playback rate, and scan time for uterine peristalsis with 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS In all, 23 young female volunteers underwent a 3.0T MRI scan with different slice thicknesses of 3 mm (Cine3mm ), 5 mm (Cine5mm ), and 7 mm (Cine7mm ) for 6 minutes. Subjective image quality score, signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) of those MR images were evaluated by two radiologists independently. The number, intensity, and direction of uterine peristalsis with different thickness were compared at various playback rates. Also, the peristalsis frequency was counted and compared in different acquisition durations (1-6 minutes). RESULTS The subjective image quality score, peristalsis number, and intensity were significantly higher in Cine7mm and Cine5mm than Cine3mm (P < 0.05), while the SNRs and CNRs of Cine7mm were significantly higher than Cine3mm (P < 0.05). Peristalsis numbers did not differ significantly at different playback rates with the same slice thickness (P = 0.548-0.962). However, peristalsis intensity at 12×, and 15× was significantly greater than that at 8× the actual speed for Cine7mm and Cine5mm (P < 0.05). The peristalsis frequency at 3, 4, 5, 6 minutes was significantly higher than that at 1 minute and 2 minutes (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION We recommend a slice thickness of 5 mm or 7 mm and a scan time of 3 minutes for uterine peristalsis with 3.0T MRI, and a playback rate of 12× or 15× the actual speed for peristalsis observation. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2016;44:1397-1404.
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- Shanshan Liu
- Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Jiangsu Province Official Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Kido A, Togashi K. Uterine anatomy and function on cine magnetic resonance imaging. Reprod Med Biol 2016; 15:191-199. [PMID: 29259437 DOI: 10.1007/s12522-016-0235-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The female reproductive organ undergoes dynamic morphological changes under the influence of hormonal stimuli, and particularly those mediated by estrogen and progesterone. The uterus changes both its morphological appearance and its functional movements in function of these influences. Functionally, the uterus is known to exert two kinds of inherent contractility: sustained uterine contractions and uterine peristalsis. The former is focal and consists of the sporadic bulging of the myometrium, while the latter is rhythmic and manifests itself as the subtle stripping movement in the subendometrial myometrium. The mechanisms underlying these uterine movements, their relationship and their correlation to age, pharmaceutical administration, and a variety of gynecologic and obstetrical problems remain under discussion. Cine MR imaging may offer the potential to directly observe the changes undergone by the uterus in relation to important functions such as fertility and menstrual problems.
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- Aki Kido
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyoku 606-8507 Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyoku 606-8507 Kyoto Japan
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Shitano F, Kido A, Kataoka M, Fujimoto K, Kiguchi K, Fushimi Y, Togashi K. Evaluation of uterine peristalsis using cine MRI on the coronal plane in comparison with the sagittal plane. Acta Radiol 2016; 57:122-7. [PMID: 25838453 DOI: 10.1177/0284185115579080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Uterine peristalsis is supposed to be closely related to the early stages of reproduction. Sperms are preferentially transported from the uterine cervix to the side of the tube with the dominant follicle. However, with respect to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), uterine peristalsis has only been evaluated at the sagittal plane of cine MRI. PURPOSE To evaluate and compare uterine peristalsis both on sagittal and coronal planes using cine MRI. MATERIAL AND METHODS Internal ethics committee approval was obtained, and subjects provided informed written consent. Thirty-one women underwent MRI scans in the periovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle. Cine MR images obtained by fast advanced spin echo sequence at 3-T field strength magnet (Toshiba Medical Systems) were visually evaluated by two independent radiologists. The frequency and the direction of peristalsis, and the presence of outer myometrium conduction of signal intensities (OMC), were evaluated. The laterality of the dominant follicle was determined on axial images and compared with the peristaltic direction in fundus. RESULTS The subjects in which peristaltic directions were more clearly recognized were significantly frequent in coronal planes than in sagittal planes (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the peristaltic frequency between the sagittal and the coronal plane. However, the OMC was more recognized in the coronal plane than in the sagittal plane (P < 0.05). Peristaltic waves conducted toward the possible ovulation side were observed in only three of the 10 subjects. CONCLUSION OMC of uterine peristalsis was better demonstrated in the coronal plane compared to the sagittal plane.
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- Fuki Shitano
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kido A, Fujimoto K, Matsubara N, Kataoka M, Konishi I, Togashi K. A Layer of Decreased Apparent Diffusion Coefficient at the Endometrial-Myometrial Junction in Uterine Adenomyosis. Magn Reson Med Sci 2015; 15:220-6. [PMID: 26607810 PMCID: PMC5600059 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2015-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the detectability of a low-signal-intensity line within adenomyosis lesions adjacent to the endometrium on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps, and to establish correlations between these lesions and their possible causes, and more particularly the hormonal changes and magnetic resonance (MR) factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS MR images were obtained from 110 patients with adenomyosis (age 30-57 y.o.) using 3.0 T or 1.5 T MR units. Recognition of the low-signal-intensity line on ADC map was scored using confidence level. The correlation between recognition of the line and the following factors were examined: magnetic field strength, age group, menstrual cycle phases, history of delivery, and hormonal treatments. Presence of the structure corresponding to the low-signal-intensity line on ADC map was evaluated pathologically in the cases that underwent surgery. RESULTS The low-signal-intensity line visible on ADC map was recognized in 55/110 patients. The visibility of the line was not significantly related to hormonal status, age, history of delivery, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet strength. There were no corresponding pathological structures. CONCLUSION One half of the adenomyosis patients showed discrepant appearances in T2-weighted (T2WI) vs. ADC map, but no significant relationship with hormonal changes was found in this study. This result may suggest that the low-signal-intensity line within the junctional zone may be related to a functional phenomenon.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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Kothandapani M, Prakash J, Srinivas S. Peristaltic transport of a MHD Carreau fluid in a tapered asymmetric channel with permeable walls. INT J BIOMATH 2015. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793524515500540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effect of permeable walls and magnetic field on the peristaltic flow of a Carreau fluid in a tapered asymmetric channel is studied. The tapered asymmetric channel is normally created due to the intra-uterine fluid flow induced by myometrial contractions and it was simulated by asymmetric peristaltic fluid flow in a two-dimensional infinite non-uniform channel. The analysis has been performed under long wavelength and low-Reynolds number assumptions to linearize the governing flow equations. A series solution in respect of a small Weissenberg number is obtained for the stream function, axial pressure gradient and shear stress. Time average of pressure rise and frictional force on the upper wall has also been computed using numerical integration. The results have been presented graphically for the various interested physical parameters. It is observed that for Carreau fluids the peristalsis works as a pump against a greater pressure rise compared with a Newtonian fluid, while there exists no significant difference in free pumping flux for Newtonian and Carreau fluids in the tapered asymmetric channel.
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- M. Kothandapani
- Department of Mathematics, University College of Engineering Arni, (A Constituent College of Anna University, Chennai), Arni 632 326, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Mathematics, Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering, Vadamavandal 604 410, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Science and Humanities, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
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Leyendecker G, Wildt L. A new concept of endometriosis and adenomyosis: tissue injury and repair (TIAR). Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2015; 5:125-42. [PMID: 25961248 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci.2011.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Pelvic endometriosis, deeply infiltrating endometriosis and uterine adenomyosis share a common pathophysiology and may be integrated into the physiological mechanism and new nosological concept of 'tissue injury and repair' (TIAR) and may, in this context, just represent the extreme of a basically physiological, estrogen-related mechanism that is pathologically exaggerated in an extremely estrogen-sensitive reproductive organ. The acronym TIAR describes a fundamental and apparently ubiquitous biological system that becomes operative in mesenchymal tissues following tissue injury and, upon activation, results in the local production of estradiol. Endometriosis and adenomyosis are caused by trauma. In the spontaneously developing disease, chronic uterine peristaltic activity or phases of hyperperistalsis induce, at the endometrial-myometrial interface near the fundo-cornual raphe, microtraumatisations, with activation of the TIAR mechanism. With ongoing traumatisations, such sites of inflammation might accumulate and the increasingly produced estrogens interfere in a paracrine fashion with ovarian control over uterine peristaltic activity, resulting in permanent hyperperistalsis and a self-perpetuation of the disease process. Overt autotraumatisation of the uterus with dislocation of fragments of basal endometrium into the peritoneal cavity and infiltration of basal endometrium into the depth of the myometrial wall ensues. In most cases of endometriosis/adenomyosis a causal event early in the reproductive period of life must be postulated, rapidly leading to archimetral hyperestrogenism and uterine hyperperistalsis. In late premenopausal adenomyosis such an event might not have occurred. However, as indicated by the high prevalence of the disease, it appears to be unavoidable that, with time, chronic normoperistalsis throughout the reproductive period of life accumulates to the same extent of microtraumatisation. With activation of the TIAR mechanism followed by chronic inflammation and infiltrative growth, endometriosis/adenomyosis of the younger woman and premenopausal adenomyosis share in principal the same pathophysiology.
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Leyendecker G, Bilgicyildirim A, Inacker M, Stalf T, Huppert P, Mall G, Böttcher B, Wildt L. Adenomyosis and endometriosis. Re-visiting their association and further insights into the mechanisms of auto-traumatisation. An MRI study. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015; 291:917-32. [PMID: 25241270 PMCID: PMC4355446 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-014-3437-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE In a series of publications, we had developed the concept that uterine adenomyosis and pelvic endometriosis as well as endometriotic lesions at distant sites of the body share a common pathophysiology with endometriosis constituting a secondary phenomenon. Uterine auto-traumatization and the initiation of the mechanism of tissue injury and repair (TIAR) were considered the primary events in the disease process. The present MRI study was undertaken (1) to corroborate this concept by re-visiting, in view of discrepant results in the literature, the association of adenomyosis with endometriosis and (2) to extend our views concerning the mechanisms of uterine auto-traumatization. PATIENTS AND METHODS MRI was performed in 143 women attending our center, in whom, on the basis of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and historical data, such as documented endometriosis and dysmenorrhea of various degrees of severity, the presence of uterine adenomyosis was suspected. In addition to the measurement of the diameter of junctional zone (JZ) of the anterior and posterior walls in the mid-sagittal plane, the diagnosis of adenomyosis was based on visualization, in that all planes were analyzed with scrutiny. By this method of "visualization" all transient enlargement of the JZ, such as peristaltic waves of the archimyometrium and sporadic neometral contractions that might mimic adenomyotic lesions could be excluded. At the same time, this method allowed to lower the limit of detection in terms of thickness of the JZ for assured diagnosis of adenomyosis. Furthermore, the localizations of the individual lesions, their shapes and patterns were described. RESULTS With the method of 'visualization', the diagnosis of uterine adenomyosis could be verified in 127 of the 143 patients studied. The prevalence of endometriosis in adenomyosis was 80.6% and the prevalence of adenomyosis in endometriosis was 91.1%. As concluded from their localization within the uterine wall, the adenomyotic lesions predominantly developed in the median region of the upper two-thirds of the uterine wall. Cystic cornual angle adenomyosis was a distinct phenomenon that was only observed in patients suffering from extreme primary dysmenorrhea. Aside from this, the majority of the patients complained of primary dysmenorrhea (80%). On the basis of these findings and the fact that particularly extreme primary dysmenorrhea is associated with high intrauterine pressure, menstrual 'archimetral compression by neometral contraction' has to be considered as an important cause of uterine auto-traumatization in addition to uterine peristalsis and hyperperistalsis. Both mechanical functions of the non-pregnant uterus exert their strongest power in the upper region of the uterus, which is compatible with the predominant localization of the adenomyotic lesions. CONCLUSIONS The data confirm our previous results of a high association of adenomyosis with endometriosis and vice versa. Our view of the mechanism of uterine auto-traumatization by mechanical functions of the non-pregnant uterus has to be extended, in that 'archimetral compression by neometral contractions' could be realized as the predominant cause of mechanical strain to the non-pregnant uterus. The data of this study confirm our concept of the etiology and pathophysiology of adenomyosis and endometriosis in that the process of chronic proliferation and inflammation is induced at the level of the archimetra by chronic uterine auto-traumatization. Furthermore, with respect to the diagnosis of uterine adenomyosis (and consequently endometriosis) this study shows a high degree of accordance between the findings in real-time TVS and MRI.
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- G Leyendecker
- Kinderwunschzentrum (Fertility Center) Darmstadt, Bratustr. 9, 64293, Darmstadt, Germany,
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Kothandapani M, Prakash J. Effects of thermal radiation and chemical reactions on peristaltic flow of a Newtonian nanofluid under inclined magnetic field in a generalized vertical channel using homotopy perturbation method. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.1870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- M. Kothandapani
- Department of Mathematics; University College of Engineering Arni (A Constituent College of Anna University Chennai); Arni Tamil Nadu 632 326 India
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- Department of Mathematics; Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering; Vadamavandal Tamil Nadu 604 410 India
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Zhang Y, Yu P, Sun F, Li TC, Cheng JM, Duan H. Expression of oxytocin receptors in the uterine junctional zone in women with adenomyosis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015; 94:412-8. [PMID: 25627343 DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Gynecology Minimally Invasive Center; Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Gynecology Minimally Invasive Center; Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Gynecology Minimally Invasive Center; Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery; Jessop Wing, Sheffield Teaching Hospital; Sheffield UK
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- Department of Gynecology Minimally Invasive Center; Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Gynecology Minimally Invasive Center; Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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Patwardhan M, Hernandez-Andrade E, Ahn H, Korzeniewski SJ, Schwartz A, Hassan SS, Romero R. Dynamic Changes in the Myometrium during the Third Stage of Labor, Evaluated Using Two-Dimensional Ultrasound, in Women with Normal and Abnormal Third Stage of Labor and in Women with Obstetric Complications. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2015; 80:26-37. [PMID: 25634647 PMCID: PMC4536955 DOI: 10.1159/000370001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate dynamic changes in myometrial thickness during the third stage of labor. METHODS Myometrial thickness was measured using ultrasound at one-minute time intervals during the third stage of labor in the mid-region of the upper and lower uterine segments in 151 patients including: women with a long third stage of labor (n = 30), postpartum hemorrhage (n = 4), preterm delivery (n = 7) and clinical chorioamnionitis (n = 4). Differences between myometrial thickness of the uterine segments and as a function of time were evaluated. RESULTS There was a significant linear increase in the mean myometrial thickness of the upper uterine segments, as well as a significant linear decrease in the mean myometrial thickness of the lower uterine segments until the expulsion of the placenta (p < 0.001). The ratio of the measurements of the upper to the lower uterine segments increased significantly as a function of time (p < 0.0001). In women with postpartum hemorrhage, preterm delivery, and clinical chorioamnionitis, an uncoordinated pattern among the uterine segments was observed. CONCLUSION A well-coordinated activity between the upper and lower uterine segments is demonstrated in normal placental delivery. In some clinical conditions this pattern is not observed, increasing the time for placental delivery and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.
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- Manasi Patwardhan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; USA
- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; USA
- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; USA
- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; USA
- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Mekheimer K, Abd elmaboud Y. Simultaneous effects of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on peristaltic flow in a vertical asymmetric channel. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 2014; 92:1541-1555. [DOI: 10.1139/cjp-2013-0465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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This paper discusses the effects of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on peristaltic flow of a Newtonian fluid in a vertical asymmetric channel. Both viscosity and thermal conductivity are considered as a function of temperature. The long wavelength approximation is used to linearize the governing equations. The system of the governing nonlinear partial differential equation is solved using the perturbation method. Solutions are obtained for the velocity field, the temperature and the concentration. Asymmetry in the flow is induced by traveling waves of different phase and amplitude that propagate along the channel walls. The numerical results show that variable viscosity and thermal conductivity have significant influence on velocity, temperature, and mass transfer. The importance of pertinent flow parameters entering into the flow modeling is discussed.
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- Kh.S. Mekheimer
- Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Hawia, 888 Taif, Saudi Arabia
- Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884 Cairo, Egypt
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- Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science and Arts, Khulais, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Saudi Arabia
- Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Assiut Branch), Assiut, Egypt
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Kothandapani M, Prakash J. Influence of Heat Source, Thermal Radiation, and Inclined Magnetic Field on Peristaltic Flow of a Hyperbolic Tangent Nanofluid in a Tapered Asymmetric Channel. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2014; 14:385-392. [PMID: 25373110 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2014.2363673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In the present analytic thinking, we have modeled the governing equations of a two dimensional peristaltic transport of a Hyperbolic tangent nanofluid in the presence of a heat source/sink with the combined effects of thermal radiation and inclined magnetic field in a tapered asymmetric channel. The propagation of waves on the non-uniform walls to have different amplitudes and phase but the same wave speed is produced the tapered asymmetric channel. The equations of dimensionless temperature and nanoparticle concentration are solved analytically under assumptions of long wavelength and low Reynolds number. The governing equations of momentum of a hyperbolic tangent nanofluid for the tapered asymmetric channel have also been solved analytically using the regular perturbation method. The expression for average rise in pressure has been figured using numerical integrations. The effects of various physical parameters entering into the problem are discussed numerically and graphically. The phenomenon of trapping is also investigated. Furthermore, the received results show that the maximum pressure rise gets increased in case of non-Newtonian fluid when equated with Newtonian fluid.
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Kido A, Ascher SM, Hahn W, Kishimoto K, Kashitani N, Jha RC, Togashi K, Spies JB. 3 T MRI uterine peristalsis: comparison of symptomatic fibroid patients versus controls. Clin Radiol 2014; 69:468-72. [PMID: 24529541 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIM To compare uterine peristalsis between symptomatic fibroid patients and normal subjects and to determine the possible effect of fibroid characteristics on uterine peristalsis at high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study included 20 symptomatic fibroid patients (age range 39-53 years) and 20 normal subjects (age range 19-46 years). MRI images were obtained during the peri-ovulatory phase using 3 T MRI using a sagittal T2 turbo spin-echo sequence and a half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo sequence for display on cine mode. Two radiologists independently evaluated the images for the presence of uterine peristalsis by confidence level. In cases where peristalsis was present, the images were also evaluated for peristalsis frequency and direction. For fibroid patients, uterine and index fibroid volume, fibroid burden and index fibroid location were also recorded. RESULTS Uterine peristalsis was significantly decreased in symptomatic fibroid patients compared with normal controls (p < 0.01). Peristalsis frequency in fibroid patients was also lower than in normal subjects. Direction of peristalsis was cervix-to-fundus for the majority of fibroid patients and controls. There was no significant relationship between fibroid characteristics, such as uterine volume, index fibroid volume, index fibroid location, and fibroid number in fibroid patients with, and fibroid patients without peristalsis. CONCLUSION In women with symptomatic fibroids, the presence of uterine peristalsis is significantly decreased compared to normal controls on 3 T cine MRI. The presence of fibroids appears to disturb the normal conduction of uterine peristalsis and may interfere with fluid (e.g., menses, sperm) transport.
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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Noreen S. Mixed convection peristaltic flow of third order nanofluid with an induced magnetic field. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78770. [PMID: 24260130 PMCID: PMC3832518 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This research is concerned with the peristaltic flow of third order nanofluid in an asymmetric channel. The governing equations of third order nanofluid are modelled in wave frame of reference. Effect of induced magnetic field is considered. Long wavelength and low Reynolds number situation is tackled. Numerical solutions of the governing problem are computed and analyzed. The effects of Brownian motion and thermophoretic diffusion of nano particles are particularly emphasized. Physical quantities such as velocity, pressure rise, temperature, induced magnetic field and concentration distributions are discussed.
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- Saima Noreen
- Department of Mathematics, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Exact analytical solution of the peristaltic nanofluids flow in an asymmetric channel with flexible walls and slip condition: application to the cancer treatment. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2013; 2013:825376. [PMID: 24151526 PMCID: PMC3782820 DOI: 10.1155/2013/825376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the cancer treatment, magnetic nanoparticles are injected into the blood vessel nearest to the cancer's tissues. The dynamic of these nanoparticles occurs under the action of the peristaltic waves generated on the flexible walls of the blood vessel. Studying such nanofluid flow under this action is therefore useful in treating tissues of the cancer. In this paper, the mathematical model describing the slip peristaltic flow of nanofluid was analytically investigated. Exact expressions were deduced for the temperature distribution and nano-particle concentration. In addition, the effects of the slip, thermophoresis, and Brownian motion parameters on the temperature and nano-particle concentration profiles were discussed and further compared with other approximate results in the literatures. In particular, these results have been obtained at the same values of the physical examined parameters that was considered in Akbar et al., "Peristaltic flow of a nanofluid with slip effects," 2012. The results reveal that remarkable differences are detected between the exact current results and those approximately obtained in the literatures for behaviour of the temperature profile and nano-particles concentration. Accordingly, the current analysis and results are considered as optimal and therefore may be taken as a base for any future comparisons.
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Noreen S, Ahmed B, Hayat T. Mixed convection flow of nanofluid in presence of an inclined magnetic field. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73248. [PMID: 24086276 PMCID: PMC3781129 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This research is concerned with the mixed convection peristaltic flow of nanofluid in an inclined asymmetric channel. The fluid is conducting in the presence of inclined magnetic field. The governing equations are modelled. Mathematical formulation is completed through long wavelength and low Reynolds number approach. Numerical solution to the nonlinear analysis is made by shooting technique. Attention is mainly focused to the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoretic diffusion of nanoparticle. Results for velocity, temperature, concentration, pumping and trapping are obtained and analyzed in detail.
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- Saima Noreen
- Department of Mathematics, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Exacoustos C, Luciano D, Corbett B, De Felice G, Di Feliciantonio M, Luciano A, Zupi E. The uterine junctional zone: a 3-dimensional ultrasound study of patients with endometriosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 209:248.e1-7. [PMID: 23770466 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Revised: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The uterine junctional zone (JZ) alterations are correlated with adenomyosis. An accurate evaluation of the JZ may be obtained by 3-dimensional transvaginal sonography (TVS). The aim of the present prospective study was to assess the value of detectable alterations by 3-dimensional TVS of the JZ in patients with pelvic endometriosis (diagnosed by laparoscopy and histologic condition) and to compare these findings with those of women without pelvic endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN Eighty-two patients who were scheduled for laparoscopy had undergone previous surgery and 2- and 3-dimensional TVS. Uterine multiplanar sections that were obtained by 3-dimensional TVS were used to evaluate JZ features. During laparoscopy, an accurate staging of pelvic endometriosis was performed. JZ thickness and JZ alterations were correlated with stage of endometriosis. RESULTS Of the 82 patients, 59 patients had endometriosis at laparoscopy and histology. The maximum thickness of JZ in patients with endometriosis was significantly greater than in patients without endometriosis (6.5 ± 1.9 mm vs 4.8 ± 1.0 mm; P < .001). The features of JZ appeared similar at different stages, whereas they are statistically different if correlated with patients without endometriosis. CONCLUSION JZ thickness and its alterations are different in patients with endometriosis compared with those women without endometriosis and are not correlated with American Society of Reproductive Medicine staging methods. Because these JZ ultrasound features are associated mostly with adenomyosis, a correlation between endometriosis and JZ hyperplasia and adenomyosis could be hypothesized. Noninvasive evaluation of the JZ may be useful in the identification of those women who are affected by endometriosis also in early stage of the disease when there are no other sonographic signs of pelvic endometriosis.
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