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Kayacık Günday Ö, Fırat F, Yalçın GŞ, Yılmazer M. Association of endometrial polyps with STC-1 and STC-2 in infertile patients. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023. [PMID: 37082818 DOI: 10.1111/jog.15658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of endometrial polyps (EPs) on the endometrium of patients with unexplained infertility using stanniocalcin-1 and -2 proteins (STC), whose effects on endometrial receptivity have been reported recently. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case-control study was performed, consisting of 26 patients who underwent endometrial sampling for diagnosis and/or treatment and diagnosed with EP on biopsy and/or excision material, and 23 patients with normal endometrial findings in the pathology, for a total of 49 patients with unexplained infertility. An immunohistochemistry examination was performed on paraffin-embedded tissue samples from both groups to understand whether there was a relationship between EP and STC. Staining results of the polyp and control groups for STC-1 and STC-2 were compared, and it was investigated whether STCs were predictive for EP. RESULTS In the comparison performed between the H-score evaluation results of the control and polyp groups after the immunohistochemical staining method, the staining in the polyp group was significantly higher for both STC-1 (p < 0.001) and STC-2 (p < 0.001). There was more staining with STC-1 than STC-2 in all groups (STC-1: 15.08; STC-2: 8.27; p < 0.05). In the logistic regression analysis established with STC-1, STC-2, and age, the predictive effect of STC-1 for EP was statistically significant (p = 0.040; odds ratio: 1.66; 95% confidence interval: 1.02-2.68). In EP, according to receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, area under the curve was 0.980 (likelihood ratio: 20.35; p < 0.05), and the cut-off value was 18 for STC-1. CONCLUSION In infertile patients, since STC-1, which affects endometrial receptivity, is found to be significantly higher in polyps and has a predictive effect on polyps, in patients with unexplained infertility, routine uterine cavity evaluation and routine excision of polypoid lesions detected during this period may have a positive effect on endometrial receptivity.
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- Özlem Kayacık Günday
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Cao C, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Ma Y, Du S, Fan L, Niu R, Zhang Y, He M. GCN5 participates in KLF4-VEGFA feedback to promote endometrial angiogenesis. iScience 2022. [PMID: 35733790 PMCID: PMC9207667 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Endometrial angiogenesis is necessary for good endometrial receptivity. Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is a transcription factor that is essential for regulating angiogenesis. Here we found that vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) can form a positive feedback loop with KLF4 to promote the proliferation and migration of human endometrial microvascular endothelial cells (HEMECs) and inhibit cell apoptosis. General control non-derepressible 5 (GCN5) is also time-dependent on VEGFA and participates in the KLF4-VEGFA loop. In addition, we found that GCN5 is a succinyltransferase that modulates the succinylation of histones and nonhistones. GCN5 interacts with KLF4 and is recruited to the KLF4-binding site of the VEGFA promoter to succinylate H3K79, which initiates gene transcription epigenetically. For nonhistones, GCN5 succinylates KLF4 that is activated by ERK signaling in HEMECs treated with VEGFA to increase its transcription activity. These results demonstrate KLF4-VEGFA positive feedback loop is regulated by epigenetics, which contributes to endometrial angiogenesis. KLF4 mediates VEGFA-induced endometrial angiogenesis VEGFA increases the interaction between KLF4 and GCN5 VEGFA promotes H3K79 succinylation by upregulating KLF4 and GCN5 VEGFA succinylates KLF4 and promotes interaction of KLF4 and GCN5 via ERK pathway
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Orzechowska K, Dobrzyń K, Kieżun M, Malinowska A, Świderska B, Kamiński T, Smolińska N. Chemerin Effect on the Endometrial Proteome of the Domestic Pig during Implantation Obtained by LC-MS/MS Analysis. Cells 2022; 11. [PMID: 35406725 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Chemerin (CHEM) is a hormone mainly expressed in adipocytes involved in the regulation of energy homeostasis and inflammatory response. CHEM expression has been demonstrated in the structures of the porcine hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, as well as in the uterus, trophoblasts and conceptuses of pigs. In this study, we performed high-throughput proteomic analyses (liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, LC-MS/MS) to examine the influence of CHEM (400 ng/mL) on differentially regulated proteins (DRPs) in the porcine endometrial tissue explants during implantation (15 to 16 days of gestation). Among all 352 DRPs, 164 were up-regulated and 188 were down-regulated in CHEM-treated group. DRPs were assigned to 47 gene ontology (GO) terms (p-adjusted < 0.05). Validation of four DRPs (IFIT5, TGFβ1, ACO1 and PGRMC1) by Western blot analysis confirmed the veracity and accuracy of the LC-MS/MS method used in the present study. We suggest that CHEM, by modulating various protein expressions, takes part in the endometrial cell proliferation, migration and invasion at the time of implantation. It also regulates the endometrial immune response, sensitivity to P4 and the formation of new blood vessels. Additionally, CHEM appears to be an important factor involved in endothelial cell dysfunction during the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. The identification of a large number of DRPs under the influence of CHEM provides a valuable resource for understanding the molecular mechanisms of this hormone action during implantation, which is a prerequisite for better control of pig reproduction.
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Xiang R, Chen P, Zeng Z, Liu H, Zhou J, Zhou C, Peng J, Zeng H. Transcriptomic analysis shows that surgical treatment is likely to influence the endometrial receptivity of patients with stage III/IV endometriosis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:932339. [PMID: 36171908 PMCID: PMC9511704 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.932339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endometriosis negatively affects fertility, and it is a common disease in assisted reproductive practice. Surgical removal of endometriotic lesions is widely carried out to relieve symptoms and promote fertility. But it is not intensively investigated what changes in the secretory eutopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis after surgery. METHODS Eighteen patients with stage III/IV endometriosis were included in the study, and they were divided into the untreated group and the treated group (6 vs. 12). Basic clinical data were compared, and transcriptomic data of the secretory eutopic endometrium were analyzed with DESeq2, Cytoscape, ClueGO, CluePedia, and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). CIBERSORT was used to calculate the relative abundance of 22 immune cells in the samples. RESULTS We determined 346 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using DESeq2. These DEGs were used to enrich seven Gene Ontology terms including three associated with immune processes and one correlated to prostaglandin using ClueGO and CluePedia. GSEA enriched 28 Gene Ontology terms in the treated group mainly associated with immune and blood pressure regulation process. Compared to the untreated group, the relative abundance of resting CD4+ memory T cells [0.218 (0.069, 0.334) vs. 0.332 (0.181, 0.429), P = 0.022] and the even less abundant memory B cells [0.001 (0.000, 0.083) vs. 0.033 (0.007, 0.057), P = 0.049] are significantly decreased in the treated group. CONCLUSION Surgical treatment of stage III/IV endometriosis influences some genes and biological processes related to endometrial receptivity, but more evidence is needed.
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- Rui Xiang
- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jintao Peng, ; Haitao Zeng,
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jintao Peng, ; Haitao Zeng,
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Bishop A, Cartwright JE, Whitley GS. Stanniocalcin-1 in the female reproductive system and pregnancy. Hum Reprod Update 2021; 27:1098-1114. [PMID: 34432025 PMCID: PMC8542996 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmab028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stanniocalcin-1 (STC-1) is a widely expressed glycoprotein hormone involved in a diverse spectrum of physiological and pathophysiological processes including angiogenesis, mineral homeostasis, cell proliferation, inflammation and apoptosis. Over the last 20 years, numerous studies have reported STC-1 expression within female reproductive tissues including the uterus, ovaries and placenta and implicated STC-1 in processes such as ovarian follicular development, blastocyst implantation, vascular remodelling in early pregnancy and placental development. Notably, dysregulation of STC-1 within reproductive tissues has been linked to the onset of severe reproductive disorders including endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, poor trophoblast invasion and placental perfusion in early pregnancy. Furthermore, significant changes in tissue expression and in maternal systemic concentration take place throughout pregnancy and further substantiate the vital role of this protein in reproductive health and disease. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE Our aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing literature, to summarise the expression profile and roles of STC-1 within the female reproductive system and its associated pathologies. We highlight the gaps in the current knowledge and suggest potential avenues for future research. SEARCH METHODS Relevant studies were identified through searching the PubMed database using the following search terms: ‘stanniocalcin-1’, ‘placenta’, ‘ovary’, ‘endometrium’, ‘pregnancy’, ‘reproduction’, ‘early gestation’. Only English language papers published between 1995 and 2020 were included. OUTCOMES This review provides compelling evidence of the vital function that STC-1 plays within the female reproductive system. The literature presented summarise the wide expression profile of STC-1 within female reproductive organs, as well as highlighting the putative roles of STC-1 in various functions in the reproductive system. Moreover, the observed link between altered STC-1 expression and the onset of various reproductive pathologies is presented, including those in pregnancy whose aetiology occurs in the first trimester. This summary emphasises the requirement for further studies on the mechanisms underlying the regulation of STC-1 expression and function. WIDER IMPLICATIONS STC-1 is a pleiotropic hormone involved in the regulation of a number of important biological functions needed to maintain female reproductive health. There is also growing evidence that dysregulation of STC-1 is implicated in common reproductive and obstetric disorders. Greater understanding of the physiology and biochemistry of STC-1 within the field may therefore identify possible targets for therapeutic intervention and/or diagnosis.
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- Alexa Bishop
- Centre for Vascular Biology, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Vascular Biology, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Vascular Biology, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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Khatun M, Arffman RK, Lavogina D, Kangasniemi M, Laru J, Ahtikoski A, Lehtonen S, Paulson M, Hirschberg AL, Salumets A, Andersson LC, Piltonen TT. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome present with altered endometrial expression of stanniocalcin-1†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:306-315. [PMID: 31494675 PMCID: PMC7016287 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Stanniocalcin-1 (STC-1) is a pro-survival factor that protects tissues against stressors, such as hypoxia and inflammation. STC-1 is co-expressed with the endometrial receptivity markers, and recently endometrial STC-1 was reported to be dysregulated in endometriosis, a condition linked with endometrial progesterone resistance and inflammation. These features are also common in the endometrium in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common endocrine disorder in women. Given that women with PCOS present with subfertility, pregnancy complications, and increased risk for endometrial cancer, we investigated endometrial STC-1 expression in affected women. Endometrial biopsy samples were obtained from women with PCOS and controls, including samples from overweight/obese women with PCOS before and after a 3-month lifestyle intervention. A total of 98 PCOS and 85 control samples were used in immunohistochemistry, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, or in vitro cell culture. STC-1 expression was analyzed at different cycle phases and in endometrial stromal cells (eSCs) after steroid hormone exposure. The eSCs were also challenged with 8-bromo-cAMP and hypoxia for STC-1 expression. The findings indicate that STC-1 expression is not steroid hormone mediated although secretory-phase STC-1 expression was blunted in PCOS. Lower expression seems to be related to attenuated STC-1 response to stressors in PCOS eSCs, shown as downregulation of protein kinase A activity. The 3-month lifestyle intervention did not restore STC-1 expression in PCOS endometrium. More studies are warranted to further elucidate the mechanisms behind the altered endometrial STC-1 expression and rescue mechanism in the PCOS endometrium.
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- Masuma Khatun
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.,Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Li T, Greenblatt EM, Shin ME, Brown TJ, Chan C. Cargo small non-coding RNAs of extracellular vesicles isolated from uterine fluid associate with endometrial receptivity and implantation success. Fertil Steril 2020; 115:1327-1336. [PMID: 33272614 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To optimize a method of isolating extracellular vesicles (EVs) from uterine fluid and to characterize small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) from the EVs, with the goal of identifying novel receptivity-associated biomarkers. DESIGN Longitudinal study comparing sncRNA expression profiles from endometrial EVs. SETTING University-affiliated, hospital-based fertility clinic. PATIENT(S) Healthy volunteers with no history of infertility (Group A) and women receiving controlled ovarian stimulation (COS)-in vitro fertilization treatment (Group B). INTERVENTIONS(S) In Group A, EVs were isolated from uterine fluid obtained on luteinizing hormone (LH)+2 and LH+7 in one natural menstrual cycle. In Group B, EVs were isolated from uterine fluid obtained on human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)+2 and hCG+7 in one COS cycle. RNAs extracted from EVs were profiled using next-generation sequencing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Differential EV-sncRNAs between LH+2 and LH+7 (Group A), between hCG+2 and hCG+7 (Group B), and between pregnant and nonpregnant in vitro fertilization cycles (Group B). RESULT(S) Ultracentrifugation was validated as the most efficient method to isolate EVs from uterine fluid. We identified 12 endometrial EV-sncRNAs (11 microRNAs and 1 piwi-interacting RNA) as receptivity-associated transcripts conserved in both natural and COS cycles. These sncRNAs were associated strongly with biological functions related to immune response, extracellular matrix, and cell junction. Within COS cycles, we also identified a group of EV-sncRNAs that exhibited differential expression in patients who conceived versus those who did not, with hsa-miR-362-3p most robustly overexpressed in the nonpregnant patients. CONCLUSION(S) This study is the first to profile comprehensively sncRNAs in endometrial EVs from uterine fluid and identify sncRNA biomarkers of endometrial receptivity and implantation success.
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- Tiantian Li
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Mount Sinai Fertility, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Mount Sinai Fertility, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Messaoudi S, El Kasmi I, Bourdiec A, Crespo K, Bissonnette L, Le Saint C, Bissonnette F, Kadoch IJ. 15 years of transcriptomic analysis on endometrial receptivity: what have we learnt? Fertil Res Pract 2019; 5:9. [PMID: 31396393 PMCID: PMC6681490 DOI: 10.1186/s40738-019-0059-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Ovo r&d, Montreal, Quebec Canada.,2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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- Ovo r&d, Montreal, Quebec Canada.,2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, Quebec Canada
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Juhanson P, Rull K, Kikas T, Laivuori H, Vaas P, Kajantie E, Heinonen S, Laan M. Stanniocalcin-1 Hormone in Nonpreeclamptic and Preeclamptic Pregnancy: Clinical, Life-Style, and Genetic Modulators. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101:4799-4807. [PMID: 27603899 PMCID: PMC5155696 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-1873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES The study represents the first comprehensive analysis of Stanniocalcin-1 (STC1) hormone in human pregnancy, assessing clinical, lifestyle, and genetic determinants of circulating STC1 at term. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Participants included women with (n = 50) and without (n = 316) preeclampsia (PE) at delivery, recruited in the REPROgrammed fetal and/or maternal METAbolism (REPROMETA) study (2006-2011, Estonia). Genetic association analysis combined PE cases (n = 597) and controls (n = 623) from the REPROMETA and Finnish Genetics of Preeclampsia Consortium (2008-2011) studies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Maternal postpartum plasma STC1 was measured by ELISA (n = 366) and placental STC1 gene expression by TaqMan quantitative RT-PCR (n = 120). Genotyping was performed using Sequenom MassArray. RESULTS Significantly higher STC1 plasma level was measured for the PE (median, 1952 pg/mL; 1030-4284 pg/mL) compared with non-PE group (median, 1562 pg/mL; 423-3781 pg/mL; P = 3.7 × 10-4, Mann-Whitney U test). Statistical significance was enhanced after adjustment for cofactors (linear regression, P = 1.8 × 10-6). STC1 measurements were negatively correlated with maternal smoking. Prepregnancy body mass index had a positive correlation with STC1 only among PE patients (r = 0.45; P = .001). The strongest genetic association with hormone concentrations was detected for STC1 single nucleotide polymorphisms rs3758089 (C allele: minor allele frequency, 5%; linear regression: β = 249.2 pg/mL; P = .014) and rs12678447 (G allele: minor allele frequency, 7%; β = 147.0 pg/mL; P = .082). rs12678447 placental genotypes were significantly associated with STC1 gene expression (P = .014). The REPROMETA/Finnish Genetics of Preeclampsia Consortium meta-analysis suggested an increased risk to develop late-onset PE for the rs12678447 G allele carriers (P = .05; odds ratio = 1.38 [0.98-1.93]). CONCLUSIONS Increased STC1 hormone represents a hallmark of late-onset PE. STC1 gene variants modulate placental gene expression and maternal hormone levels.
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- Peeter Juhanson
- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Human Molecular Genetics Research Group (P.J., K.R., T.K., M.L.), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (K.R., P.V.), University of Tartu, and Women's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital (K.R., P.V.), Tartu 51014, Estonia; Medical and Clinical Genetics (H.L.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (H.L.), University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Obstetrics and Gynecology (H.L., S.H.) and Children's Hospital (E.K.), Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland; Chronic Disease Prevention Unit (E.K.), National Institute for Health and Welfare, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland; Research Unit of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Surgery, Child Psychiatry, Dermatology, Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophtalmology (E.K.), Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine (M.L.), University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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Aghajanova L, Altmäe S, Kasvandik S, Salumets A, Stavreus-Evers A, Giudice LC. Stanniocalcin-1 expression in normal human endometrium and dysregulation in endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2016; 106:681-691.e1. [PMID: 27322879 PMCID: PMC5010972 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine expression of stanniocalcin-1 (STC1) in human endometrium with and without endometriosis and its regulation by steroid hormones. DESIGN Laboratory study. SETTING University. PATIENT(S) Nineteen women with endometriosis and 33 control women. INTERVENTION(S) Endometrial biopsy and fluid sampling. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Analysis of early secretory (ESE) and midsecretory (MSE) endometrial secretomes from fertile women with the use of nano-liquid chromatography-dual mass spectrometry; real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and immunohistochemistry for STC1 and its receptor calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) mRNA and proteins in endometrium with and without endometriosis; evaluation of STC1 and CASR mRNA expression in endometrial stromal fibroblasts (eSF) from women with and without endometriosis decidualized with the use of E2P or 8-bromo-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). RESULT(S) STC1 protein was strongly up-regulated in MSE versus ESE in endometrial fluid of fertile women. STC1 mRNA significantly increased in MSE from women with, but not from those without, endometriosis, compared with proliferative endometrium or ESE, with no significant difference throughout the menstrual cycle between groups. STC1 mRNA in eSF from control women increased >230-fold on decidualization with the use of cAMP versus 45-fold from women with endometriosis, which was not seen on decidualization with E2/P. CASR mRNA did not exhibit significant differences in any condition and was not expressed in isolated eSF. STC1 protein immunoexpression in eSF was significantly lower in women with endometriosis compared with control women. CONCLUSION(S) STC1 protein is significantly up-regulated in MSE endometrial fluid and is dysregulated in eutopic endometrial tissue from women with endometriosis. It is likely regulated by cAMP and may be involved in the pathogenesis of decidualization defects.
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- Lusine Aghajanova
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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- Competence Center on Health Technologies, Tartu, Estonia; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Competence Center on Health Technologies, Tartu, Estonia; Proteomics Core Facility, Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Tartu University Women's Clinic, Tartu, Estonia
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- Competence Center on Health Technologies, Tartu, Estonia; Tartu University Women's Clinic, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Demiral İ, Doğan M, Baştu E, Buyru F. Genomic, proteomic and lipidomic evaluation of endometrial receptivity. Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 12:237-243. [PMID: 28913076 PMCID: PMC5588478 DOI: 10.4274/tjod.98475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Endometrial receptivity is a complex phenomenon that plays a vital role in infertility. Although quality of embryo can be evaluated for a successful implantation, endometrial receptivity is still an unknown factor. With advances in technology, the microarray approach has provided an 'omic' tool to evaluate endometrial receptivity. In Latin, 'omic' means the whole family. The genomic, proteomic, and lipidomic evaluations of endometrium mean a wholesome evaluation of the genes, lipids and proteins of the endometrium. Evaluation of receptivity with this three-way approach may provide insight to the potential markers of implantation. Genomic analysis has been limited to date because not every gene alteration affects protein expression. Lipidomic analysis has recently gained popularity because lipids are strictly controlled during the implantation period. In summary, with the recent advances in microarray technology, genomic, lipidomic, and proteomic analyses of the endometrium may provide 'optimal' evaluation tools and criteria to assess receptivity in the near future.
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- İrem Demiral
- İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Acıbadem Fulya Hospital, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, İstanbul, Turkey
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- İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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Human endometrium has been extensively investigated in the search for markers capable of predicting its receptive status. The completion of the Human Genome Project has triggered a rapid development of new fields in molecular biology, the "transcriptomics" being a major turning point in the knowledge acquisition of endometrial receptivity. Based on this, a customized Endometrial Receptivity Array (ERA) has been developed, which is capable of identifying the genomic signature of receptivity. This diagnostic tool showed that the window of implantation (WOI) is displaced in one out of four patients with implantation failure, allowing the identification of their personalized WOI. This strategy allows performing a personalized embryo transfer (pET) on the day in which the endometrium is receptive. The combination of a systems biology approach and next-generation sequencing will overcome the limitations of microarrays, and will, in the future, allow elucidation of the mechanisms involved in embryo implantation.
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- Eva Gómez
- IGENOMIX, Parc Cientific Valencia University, Paterna, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- IGENOMIX, Parc Cientific Valencia University, Paterna, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- IGENOMIX, Parc Cientific Valencia University, Paterna, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- IGENOMIX, Parc Cientific Valencia University, Paterna, 46980 Valencia, Spain Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (FIVI), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Valencia University and Instituto Universitario IVI/INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
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Uusküla L, Männik J, Rull K, Minajeva A, Kõks S, Vaas P, Teesalu P, Reimand J, Laan M. Mid-gestational gene expression profile in placenta and link to pregnancy complications. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49248. [PMID: 23145134 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Despite the importance of placenta in mediating rapid physiological changes in pregnancy, data on temporal dynamics of placental gene expression are limited. We completed the first transcriptome profiling of human placental gene expression dynamics (GeneChips, Affymetrix®; ∼47,000 transcripts) from early to mid-gestation (n = 10; gestational weeks 5–18) and report 154 genes with significant transcriptional changes (ANOVA, FDR P<0.1). TaqMan RT-qPCR analysis (n = 43; gestational weeks 5–41) confirmed a significant (ANOVA and t-test, FDR P<0.05) mid-gestational peak of placental gene expression for BMP5, CCNG2, CDH11, FST, GATM, GPR183, ITGBL1, PLAGL1, SLC16A10 and STC1, followed by sharp decrease in mRNA levels at term (t-test, FDR P<0.05). We hypothesized that normal course of late pregnancy may be affected when genes characteristic to mid-gestation placenta remain highly expressed until term, and analyzed their expression in term placentas from normal and complicated pregnancies [preeclampsia (PE), n = 12; gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), n = 12; small- and large-for-gestational-age newborns (SGA, LGA), n = 12+12]. STC1 (stanniocalcin 1) exhibited increased mRNA levels in all studied complications, with the most significant effect in PE- and SGA-groups (t-test, FDR P<0.05). In post-partum maternal plasma, the highest STC1 hormone levels (ELISA, n = 129) were found in women who had developed PE and delivered a SGA newborn (median 731 vs 418 pg/ml in controls; ANCOVA, P = 0.00048). Significantly higher expression (t-test, FDR P<0.05) of CCNG2 and LYPD6 accompanied with enhanced immunostaining of the protein was detected in placental sections of PE and GDM cases (n = 15). Our study demonstrates the importance of temporal dynamics of placental transcriptional regulation across three trimesters of gestation. Interestingly, many genes with high expression in mid-gestation placenta have also been implicated in adult complex disease, promoting the discussion on the role of placenta in developmental programming. The discovery of elevated maternal plasma STC1 in pregnancy complications warrants further investigations of its potential as a biomarker.
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Kato Y, Nagao Y. Effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone on sperm function and early embryonic development following intracytoplasmic sperm injection in human assisted reproduction. Reprod Med Biol 2012; 11:165-176. [PMID: 23483084 PMCID: PMC3588556 DOI: 10.1007/s12522-012-0126-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The objective here was to review the effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) upon sperm function and embryonic development in humans. PVP has been used successfully in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to facilitate the handling and immobilization of sperm for both domestic animals and humans. In our previous reports, PVP solution exists locally in embryos injected during the early developmental period, and also exerts influence over the developmental capacity of such embryos. In other reports, PVP causes significant damage to sperm membranes that can be detected by transmission electron microscopy, and has been associated with chromosomal abnormalities in pregnancy derived from ICSI embryos. In some Japanese clinics, PVP-free media has been used for sperm immobilization in order to optimise safety. Consequently, it is strongly suggested that the success rate of fertilization and clinical pregnancy could be improved by using PVP-free solution for human ICSI. In conclusion, our interpretation of the available data is to perform ICSI without PVP or select a lower concentration of PVP solution in order to reduce safety for pregnancy and children born via ICSI.
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- Yoku Kato
- Department of Animal Production Science, United Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology183‐8509FuchuJapan
- University Farm, Faculty of AgricultureUtsunomiya UniversityShimokomoriya 443321‐4415MohkaTochigiJapan
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- Department of Animal Production Science, United Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology183‐8509FuchuJapan
- University Farm, Faculty of AgricultureUtsunomiya UniversityShimokomoriya 443321‐4415MohkaTochigiJapan
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Sandra O, Mansouri-Attia N, Lea RG. Novel aspects of endometrial function: a biological sensor of embryo quality and driver of pregnancy success. Reprod Fertil Dev 2012; 24:68-79. [PMID: 22394719 DOI: 10.1071/rd11908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Successful pregnancy depends on complex biological processes that are regulated temporally and spatially throughout gestation. The molecular basis of these processes have been examined in relation to gamete quality, early blastocyst development and placental function, and data have been generated showing perturbations of these developmental stages by environmental insults or embryo biotechnologies. The developmental period falling between the entry of the blastocyst into the uterine cavity to implantation has also been examined in terms of the biological function of the endometrium. Indeed several mechanisms underlying uterine receptivity, controlled by maternal factors, and the maternal recognition of pregnancy, requiring conceptus-produced signals, have been clarified. Nevertheless, recent data based on experimental perturbations have unveiled unexpected biological properties of the endometrium (sensor/driver) that make this tissue a dynamic and reactive entity. Persistent or transient modifications in organisation and functionality of the endometrium can dramatically affect pre-implantation embryo trajectory through epigenetic alterations with lasting consequences on later stages of pregnancy, including placentation, fetal development, pregnancy outcome and post-natal health. Developing diagnostic and prognostic tools based on endometrial factors may enable the assessment of maternal reproductive capacity and/or the developmental potential of the embryo, particularly when assisted reproductive technologies are applied.
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- Olivier Sandra
- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Allegra A, Marino A, Peregrin PC, Lama A, García-Segovia A, Forte GI, Núñez-Calonge R, Agueli C, Mazzola S, Volpes A. Endometrial expression of selected genes in patients achieving pregnancy spontaneously or after ICSI and patients failing at least two ICSI cycles. Reprod Biomed Online 2012; 25:481-91. [PMID: 22999554 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The objective of this study was to identify the endometrial gene expression profile in receptive phase, which could represent a useful prognostic tool for selecting IVF patients. Endometrial expression of 47 selected genes biopsied during the window of implantation in natural cycles was compared between patients who achieved a successful pregnancy spontaneously or after subsequent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles and patients who did not achieve a pregnancy after at least two failed ICSI cycles. The comparative analysis showed significantly different levels of expression in 19 genes, five implicated in apoptosis (CASP8, FADD, CASP10, APAF1, ANXA4), three in immunity (LIF, SPP1, C4BPA), five in transcriptional activity (MSX1, HOXA10, MSX2, HOXA11, GATA2), two in lipid metabolism (LEPR, APOD) and four in oxidative metabolism (AOX1, ALDH1A3, GPX3, NNMT). The evidence for these genes being differently expressed could represent the starting point of identifying the ideal receptive endometrial gene expression profile, which could be used in the future as a prognostic tool for IVF patients. Gene expression analysis technology has opened new important perspectives on the study of the physiological processes of different tissues and organs. Specifically for the endometrium, it would be really interesting to find out an endometrial gene expression profile of receptive phase, which could be used in future as a useful prognostic tool for selecting IVF patients. To achieve this aim, the objective of the present paper was the comparison of endometrial expression in natural cycles of 47 selected genes between the biopsies of patients who achieved a successful pregnancy, either spontaneously or after subsequent ICSI cycles, and those of patients who did not achieve a pregnancy after at least two failed ICSI cycles. The comparative analysis showed a significant different expression in 19 genes: five implicated in programmed cell death, known as apoptosis (CASP8, FADD, CASP10, APAF1, ANXA4), three in immunity (LIF, SPP1, C4BPA), five in transcriptional activity (MSX1, HOXA10, MSX2, HOXA11, GATA2), two in lipid metabolism (LEPR, APOD) and four in oxidative metabolism (AOX1, ALDH1A3, GPX3, NNMT). The evidence of these genes being differently expressed could represent the starting point of identifying the ideal receptive endometrial gene expression profile which could be used in the future as a prognostic tool for IVF patients.
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- Adolfo Allegra
- Andros Day Surgery, Reproductive Medicine Unit, 90144 Palermo, Italy.
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Ruiz-Alonso M, Blesa D, Simón C. The genomics of the human endometrium. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2012; 1822:1931-42. [PMID: 22634130 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The endometrium is a complex tissue that lines the inside of the endometrial cavity. The gene expression of the different endometrial cell types is regulated by ovarian steroids and paracrine-secreted molecules from neighbouring cells. Due to this regulation, the endometrium goes through cyclic modifications which can be divided simply into the proliferative phase, the secretory phase and the menstrual phase. Successful embryo implantation depends on three factors: embryo quality, the endometrium's state of receptivity, and a synchronised dialogue between the maternal tissue and the blastocyst. There is a need to characterise the endometrium's state of receptivity in order to prevent reproductive failure. No single molecular or histological marker for this status has yet been found. Here, we review the global transcriptomic analyses performed in the last decade on a normal human endometrium. These studies provide us with a clue about what global gene expression can be expected for a non-pathological endometrium. These studies have shown endometrial phase-specific transcriptomic profiles and common temporal gene expression patterns. We summarise the biological processes and genes regulated in the different phases of natural cycles and present other works on different conditions as well as a receptivity diagnostic tool based on a specific gene set profile. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Molecular Genetics of Human Reproductive Failure.
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- Maria Ruiz-Alonso
- Parc Cientific Universitat de Valencia, Calle Catedrático Agustín Escardino, Valencia, Spain.
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Haouzi D, Dechaud H, Assou S, De Vos J, Hamamah S. Insights into human endometrial receptivity from transcriptomic and proteomic data. Reprod Biomed Online 2012; 24:23-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Bellver J, Martínez-Conejero JA, Labarta E, Alamá P, Melo MAB, Remohí J, Pellicer A, Horcajadas JA. Endometrial gene expression in the window of implantation is altered in obese women especially in association with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril 2011; 95:2335-41, 2341.e1-8. [PMID: 21481376 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether luteal phase endometrial transcriptome is altered in obese women during the window of implantation (WOI), considering the presence of infertility, fat distribution and association with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University-affiliated infertility clinic, between May 2007 and March 2009. PATIENT(S) One control group of women with normal weight (n=4), and four study groups of obese women (n=6 each one) according to the association with infertility, PCOS, and ovarian stimulation. INTERVENTION(S) The endometrium was biopsied 7 days after LH surge or hCG administration in 28 women. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Endometrial gene expression during the WOI. RESULT(S) One hundred and fifty-one genes were dysregulated in obese groups compared with controls. This dysregulation was more pronounced when infertility was associated. The biologic processes of these genes belonged mainly to development and regulation of different biological functions such as transcription and biosynthesis. The molecular functions overrepresented were transcription and peptide receptor activity. The endometrium of obese women with PCOS showed dysregulated genes related to biologic processes such as development, morphogenesis, and the immune system, as well as different molecular functions such as protein binding, binding, growth factor activity, and carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity. Some of these genes have been previously related to implantation and unexplained infertility. CONCLUSION(S) Obese women present a different endometrial gene expression than controls during the WOI, which is more pronounced when infertility or polycystic ovary syndrome are associated.
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- José Bellver
- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Valencia, Spain.
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Tapia A, Vilos C, Marín JC, Croxatto HB, Devoto L. Bioinformatic detection of E47, E2F1 and SREBP1 transcription factors as potential regulators of genes associated to acquisition of endometrial receptivity. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2011; 9:14. [PMID: 21272326 PMCID: PMC3040129 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The endometrium is a dynamic tissue whose changes are driven by the ovarian steroidal hormones. Its main function is to provide an adequate substrate for embryo implantation. Using microarray technology, several reports have provided the gene expression patterns of human endometrial tissue during the window of implantation. However it is required that biological connections be made across these genomic datasets to take full advantage of them. The objective of this work was to perform a research synthesis of available gene expression profiles related to acquisition of endometrial receptivity for embryo implantation, in order to gain insights into its molecular basis and regulation. METHODS Gene expression datasets were intersected to determine a consensus endometrial receptivity transcript list (CERTL). For this cluster of genes we determined their functional annotations using available web-based databases. In addition, promoter sequences were analyzed to identify putative transcription factor binding sites using bioinformatics tools and determined over-represented features. RESULTS We found 40 up- and 21 down-regulated transcripts in the CERTL. Those more consistently increased were C4BPA, SPP1, APOD, CD55, CFD, CLDN4, DKK1, ID4, IL15 and MAP3K5 whereas the more consistently decreased were OLFM1, CCNB1, CRABP2, EDN3, FGFR1, MSX1 and MSX2. Functional annotation of CERTL showed it was enriched with transcripts related to the immune response, complement activation and cell cycle regulation. Promoter sequence analysis of genes revealed that DNA binding sites for E47, E2F1 and SREBP1 transcription factors were the most consistently over-represented and in both up- and down-regulated genes during the window of implantation. CONCLUSIONS Our research synthesis allowed organizing and mining high throughput data to explore endometrial receptivity and focus future research efforts on specific genes and pathways. The discovery of possible new transcription factors orchestrating the CERTL opens new alternatives for understanding gene expression regulation in uterine function.
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- Alejandro Tapia
- Instituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil (IDIMI), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centro para el Desarrollo de la Nanociencia y la Nanotecnología (CEDENNA), Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil (IDIMI), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centro FONDAP de Estudios Moleculares de la Célula (CEMC), Santiago, Chile
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the recent literature on the involvement and importance of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in the human implantation process, and the attempts using LIF-based interventions to improve assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) outcome in women with recurrent implantation failure. RECENT FINDINGS High LIF expression is an indicator of receptive endometrium in fertile women. However, in infertile individuals, the data on endometrial LIF expression and secretion are controversial. Even after ruling out other causes of infertility, such as tubal, endocrine, male factor, and endometriosis, LIF-only detection is not sufficient for assessment of implantation potential in women with unexplained infertility. This is obviously in contrast to evidence of the crucial role of LIF in mouse endometrial physiology. In a large multicenter study, recombinant human LIF failed to improve the outcome of IVF treatment in women with recurrent implantation failure. SUMMARY A better comprehension of the mechanisms underlying endometrial receptivity and implantation should guide clinicians through proper management and treatment of infertility and implantation failure, and may eventually enable widespread adherence to single embryo transfer practices.
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Eyster KM, Hansen KA, Winterton E, Klinkova O, Drappeau D, Mark-Kappeler CJ. Reciprocal communication between endometrial stromal cells and macrophages. Reprod Sci 2010; 17:809-22. [PMID: 20601541 DOI: 10.1177/1933719110371854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study tested the hypothesis that reciprocal communication occurs between macrophages and cultured human endometrial stromal cells and that this communication may contribute to the pathology of endometriosis. An endometrial stromal cell line (telomerase-immortalized human endometrial stromal cell [T-HESC]) was treated with macrophage-conditioned medium (CM) +/- estradiol + progesterone. Macrophages were treated without or with T-HESC CM. DNA microarray identified 716 differentially expressed genes in T-HESCs in response to factors secreted by macrophages. Upregulated genes in T-HESC included interleukin 8 (IL-8)/chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8 (CXCL8), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3), phospholamban, cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61 (CYR61), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), tenascin C, and nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), whereas integrin alpha-6 was downregulated. In contrast, 15 named genes were differentially expressed in macrophages in response to factors secreted by endometrial stromal cells. The data document reciprocal communication between macrophages and endometrial stromal cells and suggest that interaction with macrophages stimulates the expression of genes in endometrial stromal cells that may support the establishment of endometriosis.
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- Kathleen M Eyster
- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA.
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He K, Zhao H, Wang Q, Pan Y. A comparative genome analysis of gene expression reveals different regulatory mechanisms between mouse and human embryo pre-implantation development. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2010; 8:41. [PMID: 20459759 PMCID: PMC2876170 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-8-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pre-implantation development is a crucial step in successful implantation and pregnancy in mammals. It has been studied in depth, but mostly in laboratory animal models. Less is known about the regulatory mechanism involved in the pre-implantation development in humans and about the comparative aspects. METHODS Here, we employed the microarray datasets from the public database library of GEO and applied comparative analysis of genome wide temporal gene expression data based on statistical analysis and functional annotation for both mouse and human, demonstrating the discordance between the regulatory mechanisms of both mouse and human pre-implantation development. RESULTS There were differences between mouse and human pre-implantation development both in the global gene expression pattern and in the expression changes of individual genes at each stage, including different major transient waves of transcription profiles and some stage-specific genes and significantly related pathways. There also appeared to be different functional changes from one stage to another between mouse and human. CONCLUSIONS The analysis presented here lead to interesting and complementary conclusions that the regulatory mechanism of human pre-implantation development is not completely the same as the mouse. Not as the fact that 1-cell to 2-cell stage is important for mouse pre-implantation development, the 4-cell stage and 8-cell stage are both essential for human. Unlike in mouse, of which most of pathways found were related to energy, RNA and protein metabolism, the identified pathways in human were mostly disease-related and associated with human pre-implantation embryonic development. All of these suggest that a further comparative analysis should be required for applying the result of mouse expression data to human research or therapy, particularly in pre-implantation developments. Our study provides several potential targets of genes and pathways for studying the regulatory mechanism of human pre-implantation development using mouse model.
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- Kan He
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Lab for Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Lab for Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Lab for Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Lab for Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai, 200240, China
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