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• Differential expression, regulation, and induction of Smads, transforming growth factor-beta signal transduction pathway in leiomyoma, and myometrial smooth muscle cells and alteration by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog.

  Xu J, Luo X, Chegini N. Xu J, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Mar;88(3):1350-61. doi: 10.1210/jc.2002-021325. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003. Retraction in: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jan;100(1):318. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-4201. PMID: 12629129 Retracted.
• The expression of Smads in human endometrium and regulation and induction in endometrial epithelial and stromal cells by transforming growth factor-beta.

  Luo X, Xu J, Chegini N. Luo X, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Oct;88(10):4967-76. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-030276. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003. Retraction in: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jan;100(1):318. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-4200. PMID: 14557482 Retracted.
• Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) alters the expression and activation of Smad in human endometrial epithelial and stromal cells.

  Luo X, Xu J, Chegini N. Luo X, et al. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003 Dec 16;1:125. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-125. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003. Retraction in: Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2015 Apr 03;13:25. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0016-1. PMID: 14678567 Free PMC article. Retracted.
• CCNs, fibulin-1C and S100A4 expression in leiomyoma and myometrium: inverse association with TGF-beta and regulation by TGF-beta in leiomyoma and myometrial smooth muscle cells.

  Luo X, Ding L, Chegini N. Luo X, et al. Mol Hum Reprod. 2006 Apr;12(4):245-56. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gal015. Epub 2006 Mar 29. Mol Hum Reprod. 2006. Retraction in: Mol Hum Reprod. 2014 Dec;20(12):1258. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gau100. PMID: 16571622 Retracted.
• Doxycycline alters the expression of inflammatory and immune-related cytokines and chemokines in human endometrial cells: implication in irregular uterine bleeding.

  Li R, Luo X, Pan Q, Zineh I, Archer DF, Williams RS, Chegini N. Li R, et al. Hum Reprod. 2006 Oct;21(10):2555-63. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del206. Epub 2006 Aug 4. Hum Reprod. 2006. Retraction in: Hum Reprod. 2015 Jan;30(1):249. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu306. PMID: 16891626 Retracted.
• The expression profile of micro-RNA in endometrium and endometriosis and the influence of ovarian steroids on their expression.

  Pan Q, Luo X, Toloubeydokhti T, Chegini N. Pan Q, et al. Mol Hum Reprod. 2007 Nov;13(11):797-806. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gam063. Epub 2007 Aug 31. Mol Hum Reprod. 2007. Retraction in: Mol Hum Reprod. 2014 Dec;20(12):1259. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gau101. PMID: 17766684 Retracted.
• Differential expression of microRNAs in myometrium and leiomyomas and regulation by ovarian steroids.

  Pan Q, Luo X, Chegini N. Pan Q, et al. J Cell Mol Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;12(1):227-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00207.x. Epub 2007 Dec 20. J Cell Mol Med. 2008. Retraction in: J Cell Mol Med. 2015 Oct;19(10):2512. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12621. PMID: 18182067 Free PMC article. Retracted.
• The expression and ovarian steroid regulation of endometrial micro-RNAs.

  Toloubeydokhti T, Pan Q, Luo X, Bukulmez O, Chegini N. Toloubeydokhti T, et al. Reprod Sci. 2008 Dec;15(10):993-1001. doi: 10.1177/1933719108324132. Reprod Sci. 2008. Retraction in: Reprod Sci. 2014 Oct;21(10):1326. doi: 10.1177/1933719114547496. PMID: 19088369 Free PMC article. Retracted.