Endometriosis

Part I? introduction

. Introduction (Tasuku Harada)

 

Part II. Basic Science

 

. Pathological aspect of pathogenesis of endometriosis  Katabuchi H. (Dept of OB/GY, Kumamoto U)

. Visible and invisible endometrisois  Khan K. (Dept of OB/GY, Nagasaki U)

. Role of stem cells in pathogenesis of endometriosis  Maruyama T. (Dept OB/GY, Keio U)

. Role of NK cells in endometriosis  Maeda N. (Dept OB/GY, Kochi U)

. Role of macrophage in endometriosis  Akoum

. Inflammation and cytokines in endometriosis  Arici A.   (Dept OB/GYN, Yale U, USA)

. Epigenetics in endometriosis  Izawa M. (Dept OB/GY, Tottori U)

. Role of prostaglandin in endometriosis  Tsai S. (National Cheng Kung U, Tainan, Taiwan)

. Sex steroids in endometriosis  Kitawaki J. (Dept OB/GY, Kyoto Pref U)

. Aromatase expression and its significance  Shouzu M. (Dept OB/GY, Chiba U)  

. Apoptosis in endometriosis? Kaponis A. (Dept OB/GY, Patra U)

. Role of nerve fibers in endometriosis  Tokushige

. Endometriosis in experimental models  Taniguchi F. (Dept OB/GY, Tottori U)

. Malignant transformation (basic)  Mandai  (Dept OB/GY, Kyoto U)

. Potential new drugs for endometriosis: experimental evidence  Nasu K. (Dept OB/GY, Oita U)

 

Part III. Clinical Science

 

. Epidemiology of endometriosis  Missmer SA (U. Iowa, USA)

. Adolescent endometriosis    Laufer MR. (Children's Hospital Boston, USA)

. Prevention of endometriosis  Biberoglu K (Turky)

. Genetics in endometriosis  Choi YM. ( Korea)

. Imaging diagnosis (Ultrasound, CT and MRI)  Fujii   (Dept OB/GY, Tottori U)

. Role of cine MRI in endometriosis          Togashi (Dept Radiology, Kyoto U)

. Biomarkers of endometriosis  DHooghe TM

. Classification of endometrisois (surgical)  Tinneberg HR. (Justus-Liebig-U. Giessen, Germany)

. Classification of endometriosis (infertility)  Adamson GD. (San Jose, USA)

. Development of new drugs in endometriosis: clinical application  Sun-Wei

Dr. Tasuku Harada started his carrier as an assistant professor at Torrori University, Japan, and promoted to full Professor in 2008 there. He is one of the top scientists in Japan and well-known with his studies on endometriosis and ovarian cancer.

He is one of the organization committee members of Second Asian Conference on Endometriosis (ACE II) in Istanbul, Turkey, from where he has invited many of the authors of this book.