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García-Uribe PÁ, Hernández-Silva G, Vega CC, Ordaz-Rosado D, Morales A, Hernández-Pando R, García-Becerra R, Díaz L, García-Quiroz J, Barrera D, Chirinos M, Larrea F. In Vitro Human Endometrial Cells and In Vivo Rat Model Studies Suggest That Ulipristal Acetate Impacts Endometrial Compatibility for Embryo Implantation. Arch Med Res 2024:103026. [PMID: 38897915 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ulipristal acetate (UPA) and levonorgestrel are used as emergency hormonal contraceptives. Although both are highly effective in preventing pregnancy, UPA shows efficacy even when taken up to 120 h after unprotected sexual intercourse. AIMS To investigate whether the mechanism of UPA's contraceptive action involves post-fertilization effects. METHODS In vitro and in vivo studies using cultured human endometrial cells and a pre-clinical rat model. RESULTS Endometrial cells treated with UPA showed changes in the expression of receptivity gene markers and a significant decrease in trophoblast spheroids attached to the cultured cells. In addition, administration of UPA to female unmated rats decreased the expression of implantation-related genes in the endometrium and inhibited the number of implantation sites in the mated group compared to the non-treated group. CONCLUSIONS These results support that UPA as an emergency contraceptive might have post-fertilization effects that may affect embryo implantation.
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- Pablo Ángel García-Uribe
- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Patología Experimental, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Programa de Investigación de Cáncer de Mama y Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Scendoni R, Cingolani M, Cembriani F, Fedeli P, Tambone V, Terranova C, De Micco F. Over-the-counter emergency contraception in Italy: ethical reflections and medico-legal issues. Front Glob Womens Health 2023; 4:1205208. [PMID: 37790088 PMCID: PMC10544570 DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1205208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Although more than ten years have passed since the marketing of Ulipristal acetate in Europe, emergency contraception remains a complex issue with many scientific, legal, ethical and social implications. The topic is an example of the differences that can exist between scientific evidence, the certainties on which law is based, and social implications. This paper shows the incompleteness of the scientific reconstruction on the effects of emergency hormonal contraceptives and the dangerousness of the decision to alienate the supply of over-the-counter drugs from the general rules of health care. This report shows the incompleteness of the scientific reconstruction on the effects of emergency hormonal contraceptives and the dangerousness of the decision to alienate the supply of over-the-counter drugs from the general rules of health care. Various ethical and medico-legal issues will be addressed, also focusing attention on underage women whose sexual and reproductive health requires not abandoning them, but actually taking charge of them without medicalizing their choices.
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- Roberto Scendoni
- Department of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
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- Department of Law, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Legal Medicine, Provincial Authority for Health Services of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Bioethics and Humanities, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Gynaecology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma, Italy
- Research Unit of Bioethics and Humanities, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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Caballero-Campo P, Lira-Albarrán S, Barrera D, Borja-Cacho E, Godoy-Morales HS, Rangel-Escareño C, Larrea F, Chirinos M. Gene transcription profiling of astheno- and normo-zoospermic sperm subpopulations. Asian J Androl 2021; 22:608-615. [PMID: 32167074 PMCID: PMC7705984 DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_143_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Spermatozoa contain a repertoire of RNAs considered to be potential functional fertility biomarkers. In this study, the gene expression of human sperm subpopulations with high (F1) and low (F2) motility from healthy normozoospermic (N) and asthenozoospermic (A) individuals was evaluated using RNA microarray followed by functional genomic analysis of differentially expressed genes. Results from A–F1 versus N–F1, A–F2 versus N–F2, N–F1 versus N–F2, and A–F1 versus A–F2 comparisons showed a considerably larger set of downregulated genes in tests versus controls. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of A–F1 versus N–F1 identified 507 overrepresented biological processes (BPs), several of which are associated with sperm physiology. In addition, gene set enrichment analysis of the same contrast showed 110 BPs, 36 cellular components, and 31 molecular functions, several of which are involved in sperm motility. A leading-edge analysis of selected GO terms resulted in several downregulated genes encoding to dyneins and kinesins, both related to sperm physiology. Furthermore, the predicted activation state of asthenozoospermia was increased, while fertility, cell movement of sperm, and gametogenesis were decreased. Interestingly, several downregulated genes characteristic of the canonical pathway protein ubiquitination were involved in asthenozoospermia activation. Conversely, GO analysis of A–F2 versus N–F2 did not identify overrepresented BPs, although the gene set enrichment analysis detected six enriched BPs, one cellular component, and two molecular functions. Overall, the results show differences in gene transcription between sperm subpopulations from asthenozoospermic and normozoospermic semen samples and allowed the identification of gene sets relevant to sperm physiology and reproduction.
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- Pedro Caballero-Campo
- Department of Reproduction Biology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.,Tambre Foundation, Madrid 28002, Spain
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Reproductive Medicine Unit, Angeles del Pedregal Hospital, Mexico City 10700, Mexico
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- Computational Genomic and Integrative Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Mexico City 14610, Mexico
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Reproduction Biology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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Jiménez Guerrero M, Fava M, Baccaro LF, Caille AM, Cuasnicú PS, Horcajadas JA, Cohen DJ, Bahamondes L, Cotán D, Munuce MJ. Effect of ulipristal acetate on gene expression profile in endometrial cells in culture and in vivo upon post-ovulatory administration in fertile women. EUR J CONTRACEP REPR 2021; 27:199-207. [PMID: 34486904 DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2021.1975270] [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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PURPOSE To analyse the effect of ulipristal acetate (UPA) as emergency contraception (EC) on the gene expression of human endometrial cell line (HEC-1A) and endometrium from fertile women treated with UPA after ovulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS HEC-1A cells were treated with UPA, and endometrial tissue from four healthy women was collected in cycles before, during and 2 months after post-ovulation pill intake. Ovulation and luteal phase were monitored, and endometrial biopsies were obtained at day LH + 7 in each cycle. In all cases, we analysed the expression profile of 192 genes associated to endometrial receptivity. RESULTS We observed a significant change in total transcriptomic activity of UPA-treated HEC-1A cells compared to controls. In vivo, we also observed a trend to down-regulation of genes in the UPA-treated cycle that was partially restored in the post-treatment cycle. Altogether, our results supported a partially reversible effect of UPA in gene expression associated with uterine receptivity. CONCLUSIONS When UPA was administered after ovulation, it seems to induce a down-regulation of the main genes involved in conditioning the endometrium for implantation. This effect is partially restored two months after pill intake. The action of UPA on the endometrium for users of EC should be further investigated.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Reproductiva, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Reproductiva, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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McAvey B, Kuokkanen S, Zhu L, Pollard JW. The selective progesterone receptor modulator, telapristone acetate, is a mixed antagonist/agonist in the human and mouse endometrium and inhibits pregnancy in mice. F&S SCIENCE 2021; 2:59-70. [PMID: 35559765 DOI: 10.1016/j.xfss.2021.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of the selective progesterone receptor modulator, telapristone acetate (CDB-4124), on endometrial biology and reproductive outcomes. Ovariectomized and hormone-treated CD1 female mice, CD1 female mice with xenotransplants of reconstructed human endometrial tissue, mated wildtype female mice, and cultured human endometrial stromal cells (hESCs) were treated with CDB-4124, followed by the assessment of endometrial cell deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) proliferation, stromal decidual response, and embryo implantation. DESIGN Experimental study. SETTING Academic research laboratory. PATIENTS Healthy volunteer women from the community were recruited for endometrial biopsies. ANIMALS CD1 out-bred mice (Charles River Laboratories) and nude mice, NU/J (Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, ME). INTERVENTION Treatment of mice and hESCs with CDB-4124. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The effect of CDB-4124 on endometrial cell morphology and DNA synthesis, decidual response, and mouse embryo implantation. RESULTS CDB-4124 inhibited estradiol-induced epithelial DNA synthesis in the mouse uterus and xenotransplanted human endometrium. This antiproliferative effect was less than that of progesterone (P4) and was observed when CDB-4124 was administered alone or concomitantly with P4. In the uterine epithelium, CDB-4124 acted as a P4 agonist and partial antagonist. In contrast, CDB-4124 acted as a complete P4 antagonist in the uterine stroma, where it blocked P4's action to induce a decidual response in the pseudopregnant mouse uterus and wildtype mouse uterus after copulation. In mated female mice, CDB-4124 impaired embryo implantation. Similarly, CDB-4124 inhibited the morphological and biochemical transformations of hESCs to decidual cells in vitro. CONCLUSION CDB-4124 exerts mixed P4 antagonistic/agonistic effects in the human and mouse endometrium, which result in failed embryo implantation because of the absence of stromal decidualization.
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- Beth McAvey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York; Ichan School of Medicine, RMA, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York; NYU Langone Reproductive Specialists of NY, NYU Langone School of Medicine, NYU Langone Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, New York
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- Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York; Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburg, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Islam MS, Afrin S, Jones SI, Segars J. Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulators-Mechanisms and Therapeutic Utility. Endocr Rev 2020; 41:5828992. [PMID: 32365199 PMCID: PMC8659360 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnaa012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) are a new class of compounds developed to target the progesterone receptor (PR) with a mix of agonist and antagonist properties. These compounds have been introduced for the treatment of several gynecological conditions based on the critical role of progesterone in reproduction and reproductive tissues. In patients with uterine fibroids, mifepristone and ulipristal acetate have consistently demonstrated efficacy, and vilaprisan is currently under investigation, while studies of asoprisnil and telapristone were halted for safety concerns. Mifepristone demonstrated utility for the management of endometriosis, while data are limited regarding the efficacy of asoprisnil, ulipristal acetate, telapristone, and vilaprisan for this condition. Currently, none of the SPRMs have shown therapeutic success in treating endometrial cancer. Multiple SPRMs have been assessed for efficacy in treating PR-positive recurrent breast cancer, with in vivo studies suggesting a benefit of mifepristone, and multiple in vitro models suggesting the efficacy of ulipristal acetate and telapristone. Mifepristone, ulipristal acetate, vilaprisan, and asoprisnil effectively treated heavy menstrual bleeding (HBM) in patients with uterine fibroids, but limited data exist regarding the efficacy of SPRMs for HMB outside this context. A notable class effect of SPRMs are benign, PR modulator-associated endometrial changes (PAECs) due to the actions of the compounds on the endometrium. Both mifepristone and ulipristal acetate are effective for emergency contraception, and mifepristone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012 for the treatment of Cushing's syndrome due to its additional antiglucocorticoid effect. Based on current evidence, SPRMs show considerable promise for treatment of several gynecologic conditions.
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- Md Soriful Islam
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Sciences & Women's Health Research, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Sciences & Women's Health Research, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Sciences & Women's Health Research, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Sciences & Women's Health Research, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Critchley HOD, Chodankar RR. 90 YEARS OF PROGESTERONE: Selective progesterone receptor modulators in gynaecological therapies. J Mol Endocrinol 2020; 65:T15-T33. [PMID: 32599565 PMCID: PMC7354704 DOI: 10.1530/jme-19-0238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a chronic, debilitating and common condition affecting one in four women of reproductive age. Current treatments (conservative, medical and surgical) may be unsuitable, poorly tolerated or may result in loss of fertility. Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) influence progesterone-regulated pathways, a hormone critical to female reproductive health and disease; therefore, SPRMs hold great potential in fulfilling an unmet need in managing gynaecological disorders. SPRMs in current clinical use include RU486 (mifepristone), which is licensed for pregnancy interruption, and CDB-2914 (ulipristal acetate), licensed for managing AUB in women with leiomyomas and in a higher dose as an emergency contraceptive. In this article, we explore the clinical journey of SPRMs and the need for further interrogation of this class of drugs with the ultimate goal of improving women's quality of life.
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- H O D Critchley
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The University of Edinburgh, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh Bioquarter, Edinburgh, UK
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- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The University of Edinburgh, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh Bioquarter, Edinburgh, UK
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Feng Q, Gao B, Huang H, Zou L, Zhao X, Zhu X, Xu D. Growth hormone promotes human endometrial glandular cells proliferation and motion through the GHR-STAT3/5 pathway. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:53. [PMID: 32175347 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background This study aims at investigating the effect of growth hormone (GH) on the growth of human endometrial glandular cells (hEGCs) and preliminary exploring its mechanism. Methods HEGCs were isolated from the endometrial biopsies and exposed to different dose of GH (0, 50, 100, and 200 ng/mL). Cell proliferation and cell cycle assay, migration assay was performed to investigate the growth and motivation of hEGCs, respectively. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunocytochemistry (ICC), and western blot (WB) were processed to investigate its related gene or protein expression. Results The results revealed that GH administration promoted the proliferation, cell cycle, migration, and growth hormone receptors (GHRs) expression of the hEGC. We further inhibited GHRs with AG490, and the inhibitor reversed the effects of GH on cell growth, motion, and the activation of GHR and STAT3/5. Conclusions GH promoted hEGCs proliferation and motion, which is GHR-JAK-STAT3/5 signaling pathway-dependent. These findings reveal the essential roles of GH in the hEGCs growth and provide evidence for potential GH therapy in intrauterine adhesion (IUA) treatment.
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- Qing Feng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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Li HWR, Resche-Rigon M, Bagchi IC, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Glasier A. Does ulipristal acetate emergency contraception (ella®) interfere with implantation? Contraception 2019; 100:386-390. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.07.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Gómez-Elías MD, May M, Munuce MJ, Bahamondes L, Cuasnicú PS, Cohen DJ. A single post-ovulatory dose of ulipristal acetate impairs post-fertilization events in mice. Mol Hum Reprod 2019; 25:257-264. [PMID: 30824928 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaz013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ulipristal acetate (UPA) is a selective progesterone receptor modulator used for emergency contraception that has proven to be highly effective in preventing pregnancy when taken up to 120 h after unprotected sexual intercourse. Even though it may act mainly by delaying or inhibiting ovulation, additional effects of UPA on post-fertilization events cannot be excluded. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether a single post-ovulatory dose of UPA could prevent pregnancy using the mouse as a pre-clinical model. Mated females received a single dose of UPA (40 mg/kg) on Day E1.5 or E2.5 (E0.5: copulatory plug detection) and post-fertilization events were evaluated. Our studies revealed that UPA administration produced a significant decrease in the number of conceptuses compared to control. Moreover, UPA-treated females exhibited a lower number of early implantation sites on Day E5.5, despite normal in vivo embryo development and transport to the uterus at E3.5. Administration of UPA produced histological and functional alterations in the uterine horns, i.e., a dyssynchronous growth between endometrial glands and stroma, with non-physiological combination of both fractions compared to controls, and a completely impaired ability to respond to an artificial decidualization stimulus. Altogether, our results show that the administration of a single post-ovulatory dose of UPA impairs mouse pregnancy probably due to an effect on embryo-uterine interaction, supporting additional effects of the drug on post-fertilization events. Although these studies cannot be performed with human samples, our results with the mouse model provide new insights into the mechanism of action of UPA as an emergency contraception method.
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- Matías D Gómez-Elías
- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Farmacológicas (ININFA-UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Biochemical Chemistry Area, School of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lira-Albarrán S, Vega CC, Durand M, Rangel C, Larrea F. Functional genomic analysis of the human receptive endometrium transcriptome upon administration of mifepristone at the time of follicle rupture. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2019; 485:88-96. [PMID: 30796948 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of progesterone withdrawal on gene transcription in receptive endometrium by the administration of a single dose of 50 mg of the anti-progesterone receptor mifepristone (MFP) at the time of follicle rupture (FR). Six volunteer ovulatory women were studied, taking endometrial biopsies of three control and three MFP-treated women on days LH+2 (C-LH+2) and LH+7 (T-MFP), respectively. The biopsies were prepared for RNA isolation or histological and immunohistochemistry studies. The genomic data from 14 women (C-LH+7) were included as a historical control. The functional genomic analysis of the differentially expressed genes showed that MFP interfered negatively with the bio-functions decidualization of uterus and implantation of blastocyst and embryo. The results of this study confirm but also give new information on how MFP affects endometrial gene expression when administered at the time of FR and the dose used in emergency contraception.
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- Saúl Lira-Albarrán
- Departmento de Biología de La Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Ciudad de México, 14080, México
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- Departmento de Biología de La Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Ciudad de México, 14080, México
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- Departmento de Biología de La Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Ciudad de México, 14080, México
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- Departamento de Genómica Computacional, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Periférico Sur No. 4809, Ciudad de México, 14610, México
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- Departmento de Biología de La Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Ciudad de México, 14080, México.
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