2016
Body Mass Index Is Positively Associated with Endometrial Cancer in Chinese Women, Especially Prior to Menopause
Gao Y, Dai X, Chen L, Lee A, Tong M, Wise M, Chen Q. Body Mass Index Is Positively Associated with Endometrial Cancer in Chinese Women, Especially Prior to Menopause. Journal Of Cancer 2016, 7: 1169-1173. PMID: 27326261, PMCID: PMC4911885, DOI: 10.7150/jca.15037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexEndometrial cancerMenopausal statusChinese womenPostmenopausal womenNormal weightPerimenopausal womenMass indexCancer subtypesEffect of BMIAccount menopausal statusObese perimenopausal womenOverweight postmenopausal womenObese postmenopausal womenLargest obstetricsObese womenGynecology HospitalRisk factorsSurvival rateCancerObesitySubtypesWomenAgeIncidenceThe reduction in circulating levels of melatonin may be associated with the development of preeclampsia
Zeng K, Gao Y, Wan J, Tong M, Lee A, Zhao M, Chen Q. The reduction in circulating levels of melatonin may be associated with the development of preeclampsia. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2016, 30: 666-671. PMID: 27251079, DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2016.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of preeclampsiaLevels of melatoninDevelopment of preeclampsiaSerum levelsPreeclamptic placentasMelatonin receptorsLate-onset preeclampsiaHealthy pregnant womenPregnancy-specific disorderPathogenesis of preeclampsiaHealthy pregnancyPlacental dysfunctionPregnant womenSuccessful pregnancyPreeclampsiaMelatonin levelsPregnancyIncidenceMelatoninOxidative stressWomenTime onsetPlacentaReceptorsAssociation
2015
Serum uric acid may not be involved in the development of preeclampsia
Chen Q, Lau S, Tong M, Wei J, Shen F, Zhao J, Zhao M. Serum uric acid may not be involved in the development of preeclampsia. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2015, 30: 136-140. PMID: 25994995, DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2015.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of preeclampsiaSerum levelsSecond trimesterUric acidSeverity of preeclampsiaTime of presentationHigher serum levelsSerum uric acidTime of onsetNormotensive pregnanciesThird trimesterClinical symptomsPregnant womenPreeclampsiaPrediction biomarkersEarly changesRetrospective sampleProspective sampleTrimesterWomenPresentationLess evidenceMeaningful associations