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Ntambi JN, Kalyesubula M, Cootway D, Lewis SA, Phang YX, Liu Z, O'Neill LM, Lefers L, Huff H, Miller JR, Pegkou Christofi V, Anderson E, Aljohani A, Mutebi F, Dutta M, Patterson A, Ntambi JM. Hepatic stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 deficiency induces fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma-related gene activation under a high carbohydrate low fat diet. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2024; 1869:159538. [PMID: 39067685 PMCID: PMC11323073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1) is a pivotal enzyme in lipogenesis, which catalyzes the synthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) from saturated fatty acids, whose ablation downregulates lipid synthesis, preventing steatosis and obesity. Yet deletion of SCD1 promotes hepatic inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress, raising the question of whether hepatic SCD1 deficiency promotes further liver damage, including fibrosis. To delineate whether SCD1 deficiency predisposes the liver to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we employed in vivo SCD1 deficient global and liver-specific mouse models fed a high carbohydrate low-fat diet and in vitro established AML12 mouse cells. The absence of liver SCD1 remarkably increased the saturation of liver lipid species, as indicated by lipidomic analysis, and led to hepatic fibrosis. Consistently, SCD1 deficiency promoted hepatic gene expression related to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and HCC. Deletion of SCD1 increased the circulating levels of Osteopontin, known to be increased in fibrosis, and alpha-fetoprotein, often used as an early marker and a prognostic marker for patients with HCC. De novo lipogenesis or dietary supplementation of oleate, an SCD1-generated MUFA, restored the gene expression related to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and HCC. Although SCD1 deficient mice are protected against obesity and fatty liver, our results show that MUFA deprivation results in liver injury, including fibrosis, thus providing novel insights between MUFA insufficiency and pathways leading to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and HCC under lean non-steatotic conditions.
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- Jayne-Norah Ntambi
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Tufts Medical Center, Radiation Oncology, 800 Washington St., Box 359, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, University Park, PA 16802, United States; Department of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Dubai Campus, Academic City, Dubai 345055, United Arab Emirates
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- Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, University Park, PA 16802, United States; The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Aktas B, Aslim B, Ozdemir DA. A neurotherapeutic approach with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus E9 on gut microbiota and intestinal barrier in MPTP-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15460. [PMID: 38965287 PMCID: PMC11224381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65061-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in neural development and progression of neural disorders like Parkinson's disease (PD). Probiotics have been suggested to impact neurodegenerative diseases via gut-brain axis. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic potential of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus E9, a high exopolysaccharide producer, on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine(MPTP)-induced mouse model of PD. C57BL/6 mice subjected to MPTP were fed L. rhamnosus E9 for fifteen days and sacrificed after the last administration. Motor functions were determined by open-field, catalepsy, and wire-hanging tests. The ileum and the brain tissues were collected for ELISA, qPCR, and immunohistochemistry analyses. The cecum content was obtained for microbiota analysis. E9 supplementation alleviated MPTP-induced motor dysfunctions accompanied by decreased levels of striatal TH and dopamine. E9 also reduced the level of ROS in the striatum and decreased the DAT expression while increasing the DR1. Furthermore, E9 improved intestinal integrity by enhancing ZO-1 and Occludin levels and reversed the dysbiosis of the gut microbiota induced by MPTP. In conclusion, E9 supplementation improved the MPTP-induced motor deficits and neural damage as well as intestinal barrier by modulating the gut microbiota in PD mice. These findings suggest that E9 supplementation holds therapeutic potential in managing PD through the gut-brain axis.
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- Busra Aktas
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, 15200, Turkey.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 06230, Turkey
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Su C, Wan S, Ding J, Ni G, Ding H. Blood lipids mediate the effects of gut microbiome on endometriosis: a mendelian randomization study. Lipids Health Dis 2024; 23:110. [PMID: 38627726 PMCID: PMC11020997 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-024-02096-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is evidence for an association between the gut microbiome and endometriosis. However, their causal relationship and the mediating role of lipid metabolism remain unclear. METHODS Using genome-wide association study (GWAS) data, we conducted a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate the causal relationships between gut microbiome and endometriosis. The inverse variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the primary model, with other MR models used for comparison. Sensitivity analysis based on different statistical assumptions was used to evaluate whether the results were robust. A two-step MR analysis was further conducted to explore the mediating effects of lipids, by integrating univariable MR and the multivariate MR method based on the Bayesian model averaging method (MR-BMA). RESULTS We identified four possible intestinal bacteria genera associated with the risk of endometriosis through the IVW method, including Eubacterium ruminantium group (odds ratio [OR] = 0.881, 95% CI: 0.795-0.976, P = 0.015), Anaerotruncus (OR = 1.252, 95% CI: 1.028-1.525, P = 0.025), Olsenella (OR = 1.110, 95% CI: 1.007-1.223, P = 0.036), and Oscillospira (OR = 1.215, 95% CI: 1.014-1.456, P = 0.035). The further two-step MR analysis identified that the effect of Olsenella on endometriosis was mediated by triglycerides (proportion mediated: 3.3%; 95% CI = 1.5-5.1%). CONCLUSION This MR study found evidence for specific gut microbiomes associated with the risk of endometriosis, which might partially be mediated by triglycerides.
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- Chang Su
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Basic and Clinical Transformation, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Basic and Clinical Transformation, Wuhu, China.
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Qin X, Wang Q, Xu D, Sun Y, Xu W, Wang B, Yang Z, Hao L. Atorvastatin exerts dual effects of lesion regression and ovarian protection in the prevention and treatment of endometriosis. Eur J Pharmacol 2024; 964:176261. [PMID: 38141938 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Endometriosis is a frequent, chronic, estrogen-dependent and inflammatory gynecological disease leading to pain and infertility. Clinical and metabolic studies reveal that patients with endometriosis are susceptible to hyperlipemia and lipid dysfunction, putting them at ascending risk of cardiovascular diseases. Statins constitute a group of cholesterol-lowering drugs with pleiotropic effects. A plethora of researches have proved their ability to inhibit the growth of ectopic lesions in endometriosis. However, concerns exist about their possible adverse effects on ovarian function. This study aimed to investigate the possible effect of atorvastatin on the ovarian endocrine function and fertility capacity in the prevention and treatment of endometriosis. Here, 5 mg/kg atorvastatin was intraperitoneally injected to the endometriosis mice once a day for consecutive fourteen days during and after the development of endometriotic implants. The results indicated that atorvastatin not only led to regression of the ectopic lesions, but also caused no discernible harm to the ovary for both the preventive and the therapeutic models. In addition, it elicited a protective effect on the ovarian reserve and fertility possibly by reducing inflammation in the ovary. Hence, atorvastatin could be a promising drug for endometriosis prevention and treatment.
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- Xian Qin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing 401147, China.
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Cheng F, Li D, Ma X, Wang Y, Lu L, Hu B, Cui S. Liriodendrin exerts protective effects against chronic endometritis in rats by modulating gut microbiota composition and the arginine/nitric oxide metabolic pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 126:111235. [PMID: 38007851 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.111235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic endometritis (CE), a gynecological disease, is characterized by inflammation. Liriodendrin is reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. However, the therapeutic effects of liriodendrin on CE and the underlying molecular mechanisms have not been elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of liriodendrin on CE in rats and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS A CE rat model was established and administered with liriodendrin for 21 days. The serum levels of inflammatory cytokines were examined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The uterine mRNA levels of cytokines were examined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. The activation of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/NF-κB pathway was investigated using western blotting analysis. The effects of liriodendrin on intestinal flora and serum metabolites were examined using 16S rRNA sequencing and untargeted serum metabolomics, respectively. The protein and mRNA levels of arginase-2 (Arg-2) and the nitric oxide (NO) metabolic pathway-related factors were assessed. Molecular docking was performed to explore the interaction between liriodendrin and Arg-2. RESULTS Liriodendrin alleviated the CE-induced pathological changes in the uterus, modulated the serum levels of inflammatory cytokines, and downregulated the mRNA and protein levels of TLR4/NF-κB pathway-related factors. Treatment with liriodendrin mitigated the CE-induced upregulation of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio and Lachnospiraceae abundance and downregulation of Ruminococcaceae abundance. Serum metabolomic analysis revealed that liriodendrin regulated the biosynthesis of choline metabolism pathway-related factors. Liriodendrin suppressed the CE-induced upregulation of Arg-2 and downregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, and NO levels by directly binding to the amino acid residues of Arg-2 through hydroxyl bonds. CONCLUSIONS Liriodendrin exerted therapeutic effects on CE in rats through the alleviation of inflammation by modulating the gut microbiota structure, directly downregulating Arg-2, and regulating the arginine/NO metabolic pathway.
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- Fang Cheng
- Department of Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- College of Acumox and Tuina, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Research Department, Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
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- Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
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Tourny C, Zouita A, El Kababi S, Feuillet L, Saeidi A, Laher I, Weiss K, Knechtle B, Zouhal H. Endometriosis and physical activity: A narrative review. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023; 163:747-756. [PMID: 37345574 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Endometriosis is a painful gynecological disorder that affects many women. Constant treatments and contraception changes affect women looking for solutions to treat and limit the problems caused by endometriosis. The current narrative review discusses the effects of physical activity on the management, pain, and quality of life in patients with endometriosis. Findings suggest that body awareness practices such as Hatha yoga, the Jacobson method, and progressive muscle relaxation reduce pain and stress and improve the quality of life associated with endometriosis. It also highlights the current knowledge gap on available evidence and future research. Moreover, care must be taken when considering patients' physical abilities and goals and avoiding intense physical activities. The forms of endometriosis and its symptoms vary from one woman to another, so it is important to perform studies with various nonmedicinal or surgical techniques. It is important to continue randomized controlled trials to obtain more data on the benefits of physical activity in women with endometriosis and also to identify what types of activities could be beneficial to combat pain symptoms and improve the daily lives of women with endometriosis.
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- Claire Tourny
- Univ Rouen Normandie, CETAPS - UR 3832, Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, Research Unit "Sports Performance, Health & Society" (UR17JS01), University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia
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- High Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, CETAPS - UR 3832, Mont Saint Aignan, France
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Univ Rennes, M2S (Laboratoire Mouvement, Sport, Santé), Rennes, France
- Institut International des Sciences du Sport (2I2S), Irodouer, France
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Peinado FM, Olivas-Martínez A, Iribarne-Durán LM, Ubiña A, León J, Vela-Soria F, Fernández-Parra J, Fernández MF, Olea N, Freire C, Ocón-Hernández O, Artacho-Cordón F. Cell cycle, apoptosis, cell differentiation, and lipid metabolism gene expression in endometriotic tissue and exposure to parabens and benzophenones. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:163014. [PMID: 37003176 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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AIM To describe the expression profile in endometriotic tissue of genes involved in four signaling pathways related to the development and progression of endometriosis (cell cycle, apoptosis, cell differentiation and lipid metabolism) and to explore its relationship with the women exposure to chemicals with hormonal activity released from cosmetics and personal care products (PCPs). METHODS This cross-sectional study, encompassed within the EndEA study, comprised a subsample of 33 women with endometriosis. Expression levels of 13 genes (BMI1, CCNB1, CDK1, BAX, BCL2L1, FOXO3, SPP1, HOXA10, PDGFRA, SOX2, APOE, PLCG1 and PLCG2) in endometriotic tissue and urinary concentrations of 4 paraben (PB) and 3 benzophenone (BP) congeners were quantified. Bivariate linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the associations between exposure and gene expression levels. RESULTS A total of 8 out 13 genes (61.5 %) were expressed in >75 % of the samples. Exposure to congeners of PBs and/or BPs was associated with the overexpression of CDK1 gene (whose protein drives cells through G2 phase and mitosis), HOXA10 and PDGFRA genes (whose proteins favor pluripotent cell differentiation to endometrial cells), and APOE (whose protein regulates the transport and metabolism of cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids in multiple tissues) and PLCG2 genes (whose protein creates 1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol, two important second messengers). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that women exposure to cosmetic and PCP-released chemicals might be associated with the promotion of cell cycle and cell differentiation as well as with lipid metabolism disruption in endometriotic tissue, three crucial signaling pathways in the development and progression of endometriosis. However, further studies should be accomplished to confirm these preliminary data.
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- F M Peinado
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; University of Granada, Centre for Biomedical Research, E-18016 Granada, Spain; Radiology and Physical Medicine Department, University of Granada, E-18016 Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; University of Granada, Centre for Biomedical Research, E-18016 Granada, Spain; Radiology and Physical Medicine Department, University of Granada, E-18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain
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- General surgery, San Cecilio University Hospital, E-18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; Digestive Medicine Unit, 'San Cecilio' University Hospital, E-18012 Granada, Spain; CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD), E-28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain
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- Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit, 'Virgen de las Nieves' University Hospital, E-18014 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), E-28029 Madrid, Spain; Radiology and Physical Medicine Department, University of Granada, E-18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), E-28029 Madrid, Spain; Radiology and Physical Medicine Department, University of Granada, E-18016 Granada, Spain; Nuclear Medicine Unit, 'San Cecilio' University Hospital, E-18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), E-28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit, 'San Cecilio' University Hospital, E-18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), E-18012 Granada, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), E-28029 Madrid, Spain; Radiology and Physical Medicine Department, University of Granada, E-18016 Granada, Spain.
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Li Q, Yang L, Zhang F, Liu J, Jiang M, Chen Y, Ren C. m6A methyltransferase METTL3 inhibits endometriosis by regulating alternative splicing of MIR17HG. Reproduction 2023; 165:197-208. [PMID: 36445237 DOI: 10.1530/rep-22-0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In brief Inflammation and abnormal immune response are the key processes in the development of endometriosis (EMs), and m6A modification can regulate the inflammatory response. This study reveals that METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification plays an important role in EMs. Abstract m6A modification is largely involved in the development of different diseases. This study intended to investigate the implication of m6A methylation transferase methyltransferase like 3 (METTL3) in EMs. EMs- and m6A-related mRNAs and long non-coding RNAs were identified through bioinformatics analysis. Next, EM mouse models established by endometrial autotransplantation and mouse endometrial stromal cell (mESC) were prepared and treated with oe-METTL3 or sh-MIR17HG for pinpointing the in vitro and in vivo effects of METTL3 on EMs in relation to MIR17HG through the determination of mESC biological processes as well as estradiol (E2) and related lipoprotein levels. We demonstrated that METTL3 and MIR17HG were downregulated in the EMs mouse model. Overexpression of METTL3 suppressed the proliferation, migration, and invasion of mESCs. In addition, METTL3 enhanced the expression of MIR17HG through m6A modification. Moreover, METTL3 could inhibit the E2 level and alter related lipoprotein levels in EMs mice through the upregulation of MIR17HG. The present study highlighted that the m6A methylation transferase METTL3 prevents EMs progression by upregulating MIR17HG expression.
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- Qian Li
- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Province Women and Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Lu J, Ling X, Liu L, Jiang A, Ren C, Lu C, Yu Z. Emerging hallmarks of endometriosis metabolism: A promising target for the treatment of endometriosis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119381. [PMID: 36265657 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Endometriosis, characterized by ectopic endometrium growth in the extrauterine environment, is one of the most notable diseases of the female reproductive system. Worldwide, endometriosis affects nearly 10 % of women in their reproductive years and causes a significant decline in quality of life. Despite extensive investigations of endometriosis over the past years, the mechanisms of endometriosis pathogenesis remain unclear. In recent years, metabolic factors have increasingly been considered factors in endometriosis. There is compelling evidence regarding the progress of endometriosis in the context of severe metabolic dysfunction. Hence, the curative strategies and ongoing attempts to conquer endometriosis might start with metabolic pathways. This review focuses on metabolic mechanisms and summarizes current research progress. These findings provide valuable information for the non-intrusive diagnosis of the disease and may contribute to the understanding of the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
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- Jiayi Lu
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, PR China.
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Li Y, Wang K, Ding J, Sun S, Ni Z, Yu C. Influence of the gut microbiota on endometriosis: Potential role of chenodeoxycholic acid and its derivatives. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:954684. [PMID: 36071850 PMCID: PMC9442031 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.954684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota (GM) has received extensive attention in recent years, and its key role in the establishment and maintenance of health and in the development of diseases has been confirmed. A strong correlation between the GM and the progression of endometriosis (EMS) has been observed in emerging research. Alterations in the composition and function of the GM have been described in many studies on EMS. In contrast, the GM in the environment of EMS, especially the GM metabolites, such as bile acids and short-chain fatty acids that are related to the pathogenesis of EMS, can promote disease progression. Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), as one of the primary bile acids produced in the liver, is metabolized by various enzymes derived from the GM and is critically important in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and regulating lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and innate immunity. Given that the complexity of CDCA as a signalling molecule and the interaction between the GM and EMS have not been clarified, the role of the CDCA and GM in EMS should be understood from a novel perspective. However, few articles on the relationship between CDCA and EMS have been reviewed. Therefore, we review the available and possible potential links between CDCA, the GM and EMS and put forward the hypothesis that CDCA and its derivative obeticholic acid can improve the symptoms of EMS through the GM.
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- Yangshuo Li
- Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Zhexin Ni, ; Chaoqin Yu,
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Zhexin Ni, ; Chaoqin Yu,
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Tomkins NE, Girling JE, Boughton B, Holdsworth-Carson SJ. Is there a role for small molecule metabolite biomarkers in the development of a diagnostic test for endometriosis? Syst Biol Reprod Med 2022; 68:89-112. [PMID: 35361022 DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2022.2027045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Endometriosis is a disease defined by the presence of benign lesions of endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the endometrial cavity. Affecting an estimated 11.4% of Australian women, symptoms include chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea and infertility. The current gold standard of diagnosis requires an expensive and invasive laparoscopic surgery, resulting in delayed time to treatment. The identification of a non-invasive endometriosis biomarker - a measurable factor correlating with disease presence or activity - has therefore become a priority in endometriosis research, although no biomarker has yet been validated. As small molecule metabolites and lipids have emerged as a potential focus, this review with systematic approach, aims to summarize studies examining metabolomic biomarkers of endometriosis in order to guide future research. EMBASE, PubMed and Web of Science were searched using keywords: lipidomics OR metabolomics OR metabolome AND diagnostic tests OR biomarkers AND endometriosis, and only studies written in English from August 2000 to August 2020 were included. Twenty-nine studies met inclusion and exclusion criteria and were included. These studies identified potential biomarkers in serum, ectopic tissue, eutopic endometrium, peritoneal fluid, follicular fluid, urine, cervical swabs and endometrial fluid. Glycerophospholipids were identified as potential biomarkers in all specimens, except urine and cervical swab specimens. However, no individual molecule or metabolite combination has reached clinical diagnostic utility. Further research using large study populations with robust patient phenotype and specimen characterisation is required if we are to make progress in identifying and validating a non-invasive diagnostic test for endometriosis.
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- Nicola E Tomkins
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne and Gynaecology Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne and Gynaecology Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.,Department of Anatomy, The University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne and Gynaecology Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.,Julia Argyrou Endometriosis Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Richmond, Australia
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Sasamoto N, Zeleznik OA, Vitonis AF, Missmer SA, Laufer MR, Avila-Pacheco J, Clish CB, Terry KL. Presurgical blood metabolites and risk of postsurgical pelvic pain in young patients with endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2022; 117:1235-1245. [PMID: 35367064 PMCID: PMC9149031 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.02.012] [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: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify metabolites in presurgical blood associated with risk of persistent postsurgical pelvic pain 1 year after endometriosis surgery in adolescent and young adult patients. DESIGN Prospective observational study within the Women's Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood, a US-based longitudinal cohort of adolescents and women enrolled from 2012-2018. SETTING Two tertiary care hospitals. PATIENT(S) Laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis patients (n = 180) with blood collected before their endometriosis surgery. Of these, 77 patients additionally provided blood samples 5 weeks to 6 months after their surgery. We measured plasma metabolites using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and a total of 390 known metabolites were included in our analysis. INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Persistent postsurgical pelvic pain, defined as severe, life-impacting pelvic pain 1 year after endometriosis surgery. RESULT(S) Most patients (>95%) were at stage I/II of the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification. Their average age at diagnosis was 18.7 years, with 36% reporting persistent postsurgical pelvic pain. Of the 21 metabolites in presurgical blood that were associated with risk of persistent postsurgical pelvic pain, 19 metabolites, which were mainly lipid metabolites, were associated with increased risk. Only 2 metabolites-pregnenolone sulfate (odds ratio = 0.64, 95% confidence interval = 0.44-0.92) and fucose (odds ratio = 0.69, 95% confidence interval = 0.47-0.97)-were associated with decreased risk. Metabolite set enrichment analysis revealed that higher levels of lysophosphatidylethanolamines (false discovery rate = 0.01) and lysophosphatidylcholines (false discovery rate = 0.01) in presurgical blood were associated with increased risk of persistent postsurgical pelvic pain. CONCLUSION(S) Our results suggest that dysregulation of multiple groups of lipid metabolites may play a role in the persistence of pelvic pain postsurgery among young endometriosis patients.
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- Naoko Sasamoto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston Center for Endometriosis, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston Center for Endometriosis, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Boston Center for Endometriosis, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston Center for Endometriosis, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston Center for Endometriosis, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Marchandot B, Curtiaud A, Matsushita K, Trimaille A, Host A, Faller E, Garbin O, Akladios C, Jesel L, Morel O. Endometriosis and cardiovascular disease. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL OPEN 2022; 2:oeac001. [PMID: 35919664 PMCID: PMC9242051 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease affecting 1 in 10 reproductive-age women. It is defined as the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. Beyond this placid anatomical definition, endometriosis is a complex, hormonal, inflammatory, and systemic condition that poses significant familial, psychological, and economic burden. The interaction between the cardiovascular system and endometriosis has become a field of interest as the underlying mutual mechanisms become better understood. On the basis of accumulating fundamental and clinical evidence, it is likely that there exists a close relationship between endometriosis and the cardiovascular system. Therefore, investigating the endometriosis-cardiovascular interaction is highly clinically significant. In this review, we highlight our current understanding of the pathophysiology of endometriosis with systemic hormonal, pro-inflammatory, pro-angiogenic, immunologic, and genetic processes beyond the peritoneal microenvironment. Additionally, we provide current clinical evidence about how endometriosis interacts with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD). To date, only small associations between endometriosis and CVD have been reported in observational studies, inherently limited by the potential influence of unmeasured confounding. Cardiovascular disease in women with endometriosis remains understudied, under-recognized, and underdiagnosed. More detailed study of the cardiovascular-endometriosis interaction is needed to fully understand its clinical relevance, underlying pathophysiology, possible means of early diagnosis and prevention.
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- Benjamin Marchandot
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- ENDOALSACE, Strasbourg Expert Center for Endometriosis, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- ENDOALSACE, Strasbourg Expert Center for Endometriosis, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- ENDOALSACE, Strasbourg Expert Center for Endometriosis, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- ENDOALSACE, Strasbourg Expert Center for Endometriosis, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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Andrieu T, Chicca A, Pellegata D, Bersinger NA, Imboden S, Nirgianakis K, Gertsch J, Mueller MD. Association of endocannabinoids with pain in endometriosis. Pain 2022; 163:193-203. [PMID: 34001768 PMCID: PMC8675052 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Endocannabinoid (eCB) levels fluctuate in inflammatory conditions and as such may take part in endometriosis-associated pain or even in endometriosis pathogenesis. In this case-control (23 cases and 19 controls) study, targeted lipids were measured in the serum and peritoneal fluid collected during laparoscopy. Endometriosis was confirmed histologically. Dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, and dyspareunia were assessed using the Numeric Rating Scale for pain. Steroids, eCBs, and related lipids were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Tumor necrosis factor alpha, IL-8, PAPP-A, PP14, RANTES, OPG, MIDKINE, MCP-1, VEGF, leptin, and defensins were quantified by ELISA. We found that eCB levels were significantly influenced by both noncyclic and cyclic abdominal pain. Specifically, women suffering from noncyclic abdominal pain were characterized by a higher 2-AG level in the peritoneal fluid throughout the menstrual cycle, whereas women suffering from dysmenorrhea had higher 2-AG levels and lower AEA levels during the proliferative phase alone. In addition, 2-AG positively correlated with prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and the ratio AEA/2-AG positively correlated with defensins, suggesting a possible link between endocannabinoids system and inflammatory pain. The results of the current study indicate that the eCB system may play a role in endometriosis-associated pain, but additional studies are needed to investigate the causal relationship.
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- Thomas Andrieu
- Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, MEM, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, MEM, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, MEM, Bern, Switzerland
- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, MEM, Bern, Switzerland
- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, MEM, Bern, Switzerland
- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Li Q, Yuan M, Jiao X, Ji M, Huang Y, Li J, Li D, Wang G. Metabolite profiles in the peritoneal cavity of endometriosis patients and mouse models. Reprod Biomed Online 2021; 43:810-819. [PMID: 34538753 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.06.029] [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: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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RESEARCH QUESTION Which metabolites are altered in the peritoneal cavity of women with endometriosis? Could the mouse endometriosis model simulate these alterations? DESIGN Thirteen women with endometriosis and seven women with other benign gynaecological diseases, who underwent laparoscopic surgery, were included in this study. None had received hormonal therapy for 3 months before surgery. For the animal experiments, six and five mice were included in the endometriosis and control groups, respectively. Peritoneal fluid from the patients and peritoneal lavage fluid from the mice was collected and analysed. Non-targeted metabolomics via liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify the altered metabolites in the peritoneal fluid of endometriosis patients and mouse models. MetaboAnalyst 4.0 was used to visualize the data. RESULTS Several metabolites in the peritoneal cavity were significantly altered in both humans and mice with endometriosis. Concentrations of lysophosphatidylcholine (LysopC) (P=0.017 in patients and P=0.041 in the mouse model) and derivatives of phosphoethanolamine (1-arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine in patients, P=0.027; 1-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine in patients, P=0.0086; and phosphorylethanolamine in the mouse model, P=0.0027) were significantly up-regulated in both, whereas concentrations of acylcarnitines (l-palmitoylcarnitine, P=0.047; and stearoylcarnitine, P=0.029) and kynurenine (P=0.045) were significantly increased only in humans. The human and mouse samples shared three altered enriched metabolite sets. CONCLUSIONS Women with endometriosis show an altered metabolic state in the abdominal cavity. The endometriosis mouse model shared half of the significantly altered metabolite sets found in the abdominal cavity of humans.
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- Qiuju Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- Cryomedicine Laboratory, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
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Tian Z, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Chang XH, Zhu HL. Serum and peritoneal fluid leptin levels in endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Endocrinol 2021; 37:689-693. [PMID: 33355014 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2020.1862789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The role of leptin in the development of endometriosis has been investigated previously. However, researches on the change of leptin levels in endometriosis remains controversial. So, we aimed to clarify changes of leptin levels in patients with endometriosis and their association with the progression of endometriosis. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library to identify relevant studies published before May 25, 2020. The detected levels of leptin in patients with endometriosis versus controls were evaluated in this meta-analysis. Eighteen studies met our inclusion criteria, five studies detected serum, nine detected peritoneal fluid and another four detected both serum and peritoneal fluid leptin levels. The overall results showed that peritoneal fluid leptin levels in patients with endometriosis was significantly higher than that in the control group, but the serum and corrected peritoneal fluid leptin levels were comparable in both groups. Subgroup analysis failed to eliminate the high degree of heterogeneity included in the studies and showed that peritoneal fluid leptin levels were significantly elevated in both early and advanced endometriosis. In conclusion, peritoneal fluid rather than serum leptin levels was elevated in patients with endometriosis, which did not seem to be related to the severity of endometriosis, but was related to body mass index.
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- Zhao Tian
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Ortiz CN, Torres-Reverón A, Appleyard CB. Metabolomics in endometriosis: challenges and perspectives for future studies. REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY 2021; 2:R35-R50. [PMID: 35128453 PMCID: PMC8812441 DOI: 10.1530/raf-20-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Endometriosis is a complex disease characterized by inflammation and the growth of endometrial- like glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. The pathophysiology of endometriosis is not entirely understood, however, with a prevalence of ~10% of women in their reproductive years, the disease symptoms significantly affect the quality of life of millions of women globally. Metabolomic studies have previously identified specific metabolites that could be a signature of endometriosis. This approach could potentially be used as a non-invasive tool for early diagnosis and provide a better understanding of endometriosis pathophysiology. This review aims to provide insight as to how endometriosis affects the metabolome by reviewing different studies that have used this approach to design follow-up studies. The search query included the term 'endometriosis' in combination with 'metabolomics', 'lipidomics', or 'sphingolipidomics' published between 2012 and 2020. We included studies in humans and animal models. Most studies reported differences in the metabolome of subjects with endometriosis in comparison to healthy controls and used samples taken from serum, endometrial tissue, follicular fluid, urine, peritoneal fluid, or endometrial fluid. Statistically significant metabolites contributed to group separation between patients and healthy controls. Reported metabolites included amino acids, lipids, organic acids, and other organic compounds. Differences in methods, analytical techniques, and the presence of confounding factors can interfere with results and interpretation of data. Metabolomics seems to be a promising tool for identifying significant metabolites in patients with endometriosis. Nonetheless, more investigation is needed in order to understand the significance of the study results.
Lay summary
Endometriosis is a chronic disease affecting the quality of life in one out of every ten women during their reproductive years, causing pain and infertility. It is characterized by inflammation and growth of tissue like the endometrium (uterus lining) outside the uterine cavity. Studies have searched for a predictor of endometriosis-associated changes by observing small molecules necessary for metabolism on a large scale (metabolomics). Metabolomics could serve to resolve one of the biggest challenges that patients with endometriosis face: a delay in diagnosis. In this review, the authors summarize identified potential biomarkers from various bodily fluids and tissues that are characteristic of metabolic processes observed in endometriosis. Biomarkers include cell growth, cell survival, high energy demand, oxidative stress, and fatty acid levels. A metabolomics approach offers promise as a non-invasive tool to identify significant metabolite changes in patients with endometriosis, potentially leading to earlier diagnoses and new opportunities for back-translational strategies.
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- Camila N Ortiz
- Department of Basic Sciences, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce, Puerto Rico, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce, Puerto Rico, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico, USA
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Ferrero H, Corachán A, Aguilar A, Quiñonero A, Carbajo-García MC, Alamá P, Tejera A, Taboas E, Muñoz E, Pellicer A, Domínguez F. Single-cell RNA sequencing of oocytes from ovarian endometriosis patients reveals a differential transcriptomic profile associated with lower quality. Hum Reprod 2020; 34:1302-1312. [PMID: 31211846 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dez053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Do oocytes from women with ovarian endometriosis (OE) have a different transcriptomic profile than those from healthy women? SUMMARY ANSWER Oocytes from endometriosis patients, independently of whether they came from the affected ovary, exhibited a differential transcriptomic profile compared to oocytes from healthy egg donors. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Studies of endometriosis have sought to determine whether OE affects oocyte quality. While many reports indicate that oocytes recovered from endometriotic ovaries may be affected by the disease, other studies have found no significant differences among oocyte/embryo quality and fertilization, implantation and pregnancy rates in women with endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This prospective study compared metaphase II (MII) oocytes (n = 16) from endometriosis patients (n = 7) to oocytes (n = 16) from healthy egg donors (n = 5) by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Participants were recruited between December 2016 and February 2018 at IVI-RMA Valencia and Vigo clinics. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Human MII oocytes were collected from healthy egg donors and OE patients aged 18-34 years, with a body mass index of <30 and >6 pre-antral follicles. RNA was extracted, cDNA was generated and libraries were constructed and sequenced. scRNA-seq data libraries were processed and statistically analysed. Selected genes were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Our scRNA-seq results revealed an effect of endometriosis on global transcriptome behaviour in oocytes from endometriotic ovaries. The highest number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was found when oocytes from women with OE were compared to oocytes from healthy donors [520 DEGs (394 upregulated and 126 downregulated)], independently of whether oocytes came from an affected or unaffected ovary. Among the top 20 significant DEGs in this comparison, most were upregulated, including APOE, DUSP1, G0S2, H2AFZ, ID4, MGST1 and WEE1. PXK was the only downregulated gene. Subsequently, functional analysis showed 31 enriched functions deregulated in endometriosis patients (Benjamini P < 0.1), being 16 significant enriched functions considering Benjamini P < 0.05, which involved in biological processes and molecular functions, such as steroid metabolism, response to oxidative stress and cell growth regulation. In addition, our functional analysis showed enrichment for mitochondria, which are an important cellular component in oocyte development. Other functions important in embryo development, such as angiogenesis and methylation, were also significantly enriched. LARGE SCALE DATA All raw sequencing data are submitted in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) under accession number (PRJNA514416). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This study was restricted only to OE and thereby other anatomical entities, such as peritoneal and deep infiltrating endometriosis, were not considered. This is a descriptive study with a limited number of samples reflecting the difficulty to recruit human oocytes, especially from women with endometriosis. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS This study suggests that OE exhibits a global transcriptomic effect on oocytes of patients in OE, independently if they come from an affected or unaffected ovary and alters key biological processes and molecular functions related to steroid metabolism, response to oxidative stress and cell growth regulation, which reduce oocyte quality. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This research was supported by IVI Foundation, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the Miguel Servet programme (CPII018/00002 to F.D.), the Sara Borrell Program (CD15/00057 to H.F.) and the VALi+d Programe (Generalitat Valenciana); ACIF/2016/444 to A.C.). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER None.
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- Hortensia Ferrero
- Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Instituto Universitario IVI, Valencia, Spain.,INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Instituto Universitario IVI, Valencia, Spain.,Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad-Reproductive Medicine Associates (IVI-RMA), London, UK
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- Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Instituto Universitario IVI, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad-Reproductive Medicine Associates (IVI-RMA) Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad-Reproductive Medicine Associates (IVI-RMA) Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad-Reproductive Medicine Associates (IVI-RMA) Valencia, Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad-Reproductive Medicine Associates (IVI-RMA) Valencia, Vigo, Spain
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- Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Instituto Universitario IVI, Valencia, Spain.,Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, Instituto Universitario IVI, Valencia, Spain.,Health Research Institute la Fe, Valencia, Spain
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Balgoma D, Zelleroth S, Grönbladh A, Hallberg M, Pettersson C, Hedeland M. Anabolic androgenic steroids exert a selective remodeling of the plasma lipidome that mirrors the decrease of the de novo lipogenesis in the liver. Metabolomics 2020; 16:12. [PMID: 31925559 PMCID: PMC6954146 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-019-1632-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) is a source of public concern because of their adverse effects. Supratherapeutic doses of AASs are known to be hepatotoxic and regulate the lipoproteins in plasma by modifying the metabolism of lipids in the liver, which is associated with metabolic diseases. However, the effect of AASs on the profile of lipids in plasma is unknown. OBJECTIVES To describe the changes in the plasma lipidome exerted by AASs and to discuss these changes in the light of previous research about AASs and de novo lipogenesis in the liver. METHODS We treated male Wistar rats with supratherapeutic doses of nandrolone decanoate and testosterone undecanoate. Subsequently, we isolated the blood plasma and performed lipidomics analysis by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. RESULTS Lipid profiling revealed a decrease of sphingolipids and glycerolipids with palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, and oleic acids. In addition, lipid profiling revealed an increase in free fatty acids and glycerophospholipids with odd-numbered chain fatty acids and/or arachidonic acid. CONCLUSION The lipid profile presented herein reports the imprint of AASs on the plasma lipidome, which mirrors the downregulation of de novo lipogenesis in the liver. In a broader perspective, this profile will help to understand the influence of androgens on the lipid metabolism in future studies of diseases with dysregulated lipogenesis (e.g. type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma).
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- David Balgoma
- Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
- Uppsala Biomedicinska Centrum BMC, Husargatan 3, Box 574, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- The Beijer Laboratory, Biological Research on Drug Dependence, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Beijer Laboratory, Biological Research on Drug Dependence, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Beijer Laboratory, Biological Research on Drug Dependence, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Han SJ, Lee JE, Cho YJ, Park MJ, O’Malley BW. Genomic Function of Estrogen Receptor β in Endometriosis. Endocrinology 2019; 160:2495-2516. [PMID: 31504401 PMCID: PMC6773435 DOI: 10.1210/en.2019-00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Estrogen receptor (ER) β plays a critical role in endometriosis progression because cytoplasmic ERβ stimulates proinflammatory signaling in ectopic lesions and prevents apoptosis to promote their survival. However, the role of "nuclear ERβ" in endometriosis progression is not known. This critical knowledge gap obscures our understanding of the full molecular etiology of ERβ-mediated endometriosis progression. To fill this void, we generated an ERβ-regulated transcriptome and ERβ cistrome in ectopic lesions and the eutopic endometrium of mice with endometriosis by using a new endometrium-specific FLAG-tagged human ERβ overexpression mouse model. The integration of these omics data sets revealed that ERβ stimulated the proliferation activities of ectopic lesions and the eutopic endometrium by directly upregulating MYC and E2 transcription factor target genes and genes associated with the G2/M transition. Additionally, ERβ stimulated gene expression associated with TNFα/nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, reactive oxygen species signaling, IL-6/Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 signaling, and hypoxia signaling and suppressed IFNα signaling in ectopic lesions to enhance endometriosis progression. ERβ also stimulated gene expression associated with the unfolded protein response and IL-6/JAK/STAT3 inhibitory signaling and suppressed TNFα/NF-κB signaling in the eutopic endometrium to cause endometriosis-associated endometrial dysfunction. Therefore, nuclear ERβ-regulated gene networks provide critical clues to understand the molecular etiology and complexity of endometriosis and endometriosis-associated endometrial dysfunction.
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- Sang Jun Han
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Correspondence: Sang Jun Han, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030. E-mail:
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Feider CL, Woody S, Ledet S, Zhang J, Sebastian K, Breen MT, Eberlin LS. Molecular Imaging of Endometriosis Tissues using Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15690. [PMID: 31666535 PMCID: PMC6821845 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51853-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Endometriosis is a pathologic condition affecting approximately 10% of women in their reproductive years. Characterized by abnormal growth of uterine endometrial tissue in other body areas, endometriosis can cause severe abdominal pain and/or infertility. Despite devastating consequences to patients' quality of life, the causes of endometriosis are not fully understood and validated diagnostic markers for endometriosis have not been identified. Molecular analyses of ectopic and eutopic endometrial tissues could lead to enhanced understanding of the disease. Here, we apply desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry (MS) imaging to chemically and spatially characterize the molecular profiles of 231 eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues from 89 endometriosis patients. DESI-MS imaging allowed clear visualization of endometrial glandular and stromal regions within tissue samples. Statistical models built from DESI-MS imaging data allowed classification of endometriosis lesions with overall accuracies of 89.4%, 98.4%, and 98.8% on training, validation, and test sample sets, respectively. Further, molecular markers that are significantly altered in ectopic endometrial tissues when compared to eutopic tissues were identified, including fatty acids and glycerophosphoserines. Our study showcases the value of MS imaging to investigate the molecular composition of endometriosis lesions and pinpoints metabolic markers that may provide new knowledge on disease pathogenesis.
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- Clara L Feider
- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemistry, 100 E. 24th St, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Statistics and Data Science, 2317 Speedway, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Ascension Seton Medical Center, Department of Pathology, 1201W. 38th St., Austin, TX, 78705, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemistry, 100 E. 24th St, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, 1601 Trinity St., Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Department of Women's Health, 1301W. 38th St., Austin, TX, 7870, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemistry, 100 E. 24th St, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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Zolbin MM, Mamillapalli R, Nematian SE, Goetz TG, Taylor HS. Adipocyte alterations in endometriosis: reduced numbers of stem cells and microRNA induced alterations in adipocyte metabolic gene expression. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2019; 17:36. [PMID: 30982470 PMCID: PMC6463663 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-019-0480-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent, inflammatory disorder occurring in 5-10% of reproductive-aged women. Women with endometriosis have a lower body mass index (BMI) and decreased body fat compared to those without the disease, yet few studies have focused on the metabolic abnormalities in adipose tissue in women with endometriosis. Previously, we identified microRNAs that are differentially expressed in endometriosis and altered in the serum of women with the disease. Here we explore the effect of endometriosis on fat tissue and identified a role for endometriosis-related microRNAs in fat metabolism and a reduction in adipocyte stem cell number. METHODS Primary adipocyte cells cultured from 20 patients with and without endometriosis were transfected with mimics and inhibitors of microRNAs 342-3p or Let 7b-5p to model the status of these microRNAs in endometriosis. RNA was extracted for gene expression analysis by qRT-PCR. PCNA expression was used as a marker of adipocyte proliferation. Endometriosis was induced experimentally in 9-week old female C57BL/6 mice and after 10 months fat tissue was harvested from both the subcutaneous (inguinal) and visceral (mesenteric) tissue. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in fat tissue were characterized in both endometriosis and non-endometriosis mice by FACS analysis. RESULTS Gene expression analysis showed that endometriosis altered the expression of Cebpa, Cebpb, Ppar-γ, leptin, adiponectin, IL-6, and HSL, which are involved in driving brown adipocyte differentiation, appetite, insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. Each gene was regulated by an alteration in microRNA expression known to occur in endometriosis. Analysis of the stem cell content of adipose tissue in a mouse model of endometriosis demonstrated a reduced number of adipocyte stem cells. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that microRNAs Let-7b and miR-342-3p affected metabolic gene expression significantly in adipocytes of women with endometriosis. Similarly, there is a reduction in the adipose stem cell population in a mouse model of endometriosis. Taken together these data suggest that endometriosis alters BMI in part through an effect on adipocytes and fat metabolism.
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- Masoumeh Majidi Zolbin
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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Cano-Sancho G, Ploteau S, Matta K, Adoamnei E, Louis GB, Mendiola J, Darai E, Squifflet J, Le Bizec B, Antignac JP. Human epidemiological evidence about the associations between exposure to organochlorine chemicals and endometriosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 123:209-223. [PMID: 30530163 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue that affects women during their reproductive years, having a strong impact on their lives, fertility and healthcare costs. The aetiology remains largely unknown, but current evidence suggests that it is multi-causal and oestrogen-dependent. Many epidemiologic studies have explored associations between organochlorine chemicals (OCCs) and endometriosis, but the findings are inconsistent. OBJECTIVES A systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis were conducted to gather and synthesize all the available evidence from human epidemiological studies about the associations between OCCs and endometriosis. DATA SOURCES The searches were conducted in PubMed and Web of Science in June 2016 with a final follow-up in August 2018. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Only human epidemiological studies were considered, independent of participant age, body mass index or life-stage. Studies reporting individual measures of exposure to OCCs were included, considering but not limited to polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The primary health outcome was presence of endometriosis, including all sub-types. Eligibility criteria excluded articles not written in English, conference papers, reviews and studies with overlapping information. STUDY APPRAISAL AND SYNTHESIS METHODS A SR protocol pre-registered at PROSPERO was applied in duplicate to gather and extract all eligible original papers from PUBMED and Web of Science databases. Odds ratios were pooled using the inverse variance method for random effects meta-analysis for each group of OCCs. Risk of bias was assessed using the National Toxicology Program/Office of Health Assessment and Translation (NTP/OHAT) Risk of Bias Rating Tool for Human and Animal Studies adapted to the review question. The confidence in the body of evidence and related level of evidence was measured by using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) based NTP/OHAT framework. The results were structured and presented in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. RESULTS Of the 51 studies retained for the full-text screening, 17 provided effect sizes and metrics sufficient for pooling estimates through meta-analysis. The overall odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were 1.65 (1.14; 2.39) for dioxins (n = 10), 1.70 (1.20; 2.39) for PCBs (n = 9), and 1.23 (1.13; 1.36) for OCPs (n = 5). Despite being statistically significant, these estimates should be considered with caution given the notable heterogeneity and small estimated effect size. Misclassification of exposure, due to varying laboratory detection rate capabilities, and disease status, due to varying definitions of endometriosis, were identified as major sources of uncertainty. LIMITATIONS, CONCLUSIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS OF KEY FINDINGS The level of evidence was considered to be "moderate" with "serious" risk of bias according the NTP/OHAT criteria, supporting the need for further well-designed epidemiological research to fill lingering data gaps. Given the complexity of endometriosis and lack of known biomarkers suitable for population-based research, carefully designed observational studies play an important role in better understanding the aetiology of endometriosis, as will evolving mixture modeling approaches capable of handling various environmental chemical exposures. Attention to critical windows of exposure will shed further light on the possible developmental origin of endometriosis. Considering the high economic and societal cost associated with endometriosis, further research on this field is urged. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018080956.
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- Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CIC FEA, Hôpital Mère Enfant, CHU Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
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- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307 Nantes, France
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- Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Murcia School of Medicine, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Espinardo (Murcia) and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, United States
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- Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Murcia School of Medicine, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Espinardo (Murcia) and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Service de gynécologie-obstétrique et médecine de la reproduction, CHU de Tenon, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Inserm, UMR S 938, Faculté de médecine Pierre-et Marie-Curie, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307 Nantes, France
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Zong L, Pi Z, Liu S, Xing J, Liu Z, Song F. Liquid extraction surface analysis nanospray electrospray ionization based lipidomics for in situ analysis of tumor cells with multidrug resistance. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2018; 32:1683-1692. [PMID: 30003601 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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RATIONALE Multidrug resistance (MDR) occurs frequently and is a major challenge in tumor treatment. The lipid composition in the cell membrane and the redox balance are closely associated with the development of MDR. Liquid extraction surface analysis in combination with mass spectrometry (LESA-MS) has the characteristics of minimal sample preparation, rapid analysis, high sensitivity and high throughput, and has obtained wide applications. METHODS LESA-MS was employed to in situ determine the lipids and other specific metabolites of intact MCF-7/ADR cells (adriamycin-resistant breast cancer cells) and its parental MCF-7/S cells grown on a glass slide. In situ atomic force microscopy was used to observe the morphology of tumor cells before and after extraction. Multivariate statistical analysis was used to investigate the potential lipid biomarkers correlated with the MDR. Moreover, the cell membrane fluidity and potential were determined. RESULTS The changes in the level of the lipids were closely correlated with the multidrug resistance of MCF-7/S cells. Moreover, lower cell membrane fluidity and higher cell membrane potential were observed and thus demonstrated the changes in the cell membrane induced by multidrug resistance. Also, the ratios of GSH/GSSG, ATP/ADP and ATP/AMP were significantly higher in MCF-7/ADR cells relative to MCF-7/S cells. CONCLUSIONS Lower cell membrane fluidity and higher cell membrane potential caused by the changes in lipid compositions, enhanced anti-oxidative ability and energy generation were involved in the development of the MDR. The specific alterations identified in this study may provide more information for overcoming MDR.
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- Li Zong
- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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Cano-Sancho G, Labrune L, Ploteau S, Marchand P, Le Bizec B, Antignac JP. The challenging use and interpretation of circulating biomarkers of exposure to persistent organic pollutants in environmental health: Comparison of lipid adjustment approaches in a case study related to endometriosis. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 200:388-396. [PMID: 29499519 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The gold-standard matrix for measuring the internal levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is the adipose tissue, however in epidemiological studies the use of serum is preferred due to the low cost and higher accessibility. The interpretation of serum biomarkers is tightly related to the understanding of the underlying causal structure relating the POPs, serum lipids and the disease. Considering the extended benefits of using serum biomarkers we aimed to further examine if through statistical modelling we would be able to improve the use and interpretation of serum biomarkers in the study of endometriosis. Hence, we have conducted a systematic comparison of statistical approaches commonly used to lipid-adjust the circulating biomarkers of POPs based on existing methods, using data from a pilot case-control study focused on severe deep infiltrating endometriosis. The odds ratios (ORs) obtained from unconditional regression for those models with serum biomarkers were further compared to those obtained from adipose tissue. The results of this exploratory study did not support the use of blood biomarkers as proxy estimates of POPs in adipose tissue to implement in risk models for endometriosis with the available statistical approaches to correct for lipids. The current statistical approaches commonly used to lipid-adjust circulating POPs, do not fully represent the underlying biological complexity between POPs, lipids and disease (especially those directly or indirectly affecting or affected by lipid metabolism). Hence, further investigations are warranted to improve the use and interpretation of blood biomarkers under complex scenarios of lipid dynamics.
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- German Cano-Sancho
- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307, Nantes, France.
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- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307, Nantes, France
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- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307, Nantes, France; Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, CIC FEA, Hôpital Mère Enfant, CHU Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
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- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307, Nantes, France
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- LABERCA, Oniris, INRA, Université Bretagne-Loire, 44307, Nantes, France
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Chagovets V, Wang Z, Kononikhin A, Starodubtseva N, Borisova A, Salimova D, Popov I, Kozachenko A, Chingin K, Chen H, Frankevich V, Adamyan L, Sukhikh G. A Comparison of Tissue Spray and Lipid Extract Direct Injection Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Differentiation of Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrial Tissues. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 29:323-330. [PMID: 28956319 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1792-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recent research revealed that tissue spray mass spectrometry enables rapid molecular profiling of biological tissues, which is of great importance for the search of disease biomarkers as well as for online surgery control. However, the payback for the high speed of analysis in tissue spray analysis is the generally lower chemical sensitivity compared with the traditional approach based on the offline chemical extraction and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry detection. In this study, high resolution mass spectrometry analysis of endometrium tissues of different localizations obtained using direct tissue spray mass spectrometry in positive ion mode is compared with the results of electrospray ionization analysis of lipid extracts. Identified features in both cases belong to three lipid classes: phosphatidylcholines, phosphoethanolamines, and sphingomyelins. Lipids coverage is validated by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry of lipid extracts. Multivariate analysis of data from both methods reveals satisfactory differentiation of eutopic and ectopic endometrium tissues. Overall, our results indicate that the chemical information provided by tissue spray ionization is sufficient to allow differentiation of endometrial tissues by localization with similar reliability but higher speed than in the traditional approach relying on offline extraction. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Vitaliy Chagovets
- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan Road, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan Road, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan Road, Nanchang, 330013, China.
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia.
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina Str, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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Li J, Gao Y, Guan L, Zhang H, Sun J, Gong X, Li D, Chen P, Ma Z, Liang X, Huang M, Bi H. Discovery of Phosphatidic Acid, Phosphatidylcholine, and Phosphatidylserine as Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Endometriosis. Front Physiol 2018; 9:14. [PMID: 29410629 PMCID: PMC5787104 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sensitivity and specificity of clinical diagnostic indicators and non-invasive diagnostic methods for endometriosis at early stage is not optimal. Previous studies demonstrated that abnormal lipid metabolism was involved in the pathological development of endometriosis. Our cross-sectional study included 21 patients with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis at stage I–II and 20 infertile women who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy combined with hysteroscopy from January 2014 to January 2015. Eutopic endometrium was collected by pipelle endometrial biopsy. Lipid metabolites were quantified by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-HRMS). Lipid profiles of endometriosis patients at early stage (I–II) was characterized by a decreased concentration of phosphatidylcholine (18:1/22:6), (20:1/14:1), (20:3/20:4), and phosphatidylserine (20:3/23:1) and an increased concentration of phosphatidic acid (25:5/22:6) compared with control. The synthesized predicting strategy with 5 biomarkers has a specificity of 75.0% and a sensitivity of 90.5%. Lipid profile of eutopic endometrium in endometriosis was effectively characterized by UHPLC-ESI-HRMS-based metabolomics. Our study demonstrated the alteration of phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine metabolites in endometriosis and provided potential biomarkers for semi-invasive diagnose of endometriosis at early stage.
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- Jingjie Li
- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Ploteau S, Cano-Sancho G, Volteau C, Legrand A, Vénisseau A, Vacher V, Marchand P, Le Bizec B, Antignac JP. Associations between internal exposure levels of persistent organic pollutants in adipose tissue and deep infiltrating endometriosis with or without concurrent ovarian endometrioma. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2017; 108:195-203. [PMID: 28869876 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue. Histologically, it appears as different sub-types, being peritoneal endometriosis, ovarian endometrioma (OvE) and deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), which are of major relevance due to their varying clinical presentations. A number of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been associated with the onset of endometriosis, yet the overall set of existing studies remains fairly divergent. In this preliminary case-control study we aimed to assess the potential associations between the internal exposure to POPs and the presence of DIE with or without concurrent OvE. Adipose tissue and serum samples were collected from surgically confirmed cases (n=55) and controls (n=44) enrolled during 2013 and 2015 in Pays de la Loire, France. Targeted pollutants (76 historical or more emerging POPs including dioxins, polychlorobiphenyls (PCB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were quantified by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated from unconditional logistic regression adjusted for known confounding variables. The results showed significant associations between DIE and adipose tissue levels of 1.2.3.7.8 - PeCDD, OCDF, PCB 105, 114, 118 and 123, PBDE 183, PBB 153, and several OCPs including trans‑nonachlor, cis‑heptachlor epoxide, dieldrin, β-hexachlorocyclohexane and hexachlorobenzene. The largest associations were observed for OCDF followed by cis‑heptachlor epoxide, exhibiting adjusted ORs (95% CI) of 5.42 (2.73-12.85) and 5.36 (2.44-14.84) per 1-SD increase, respectively. The stratified analysis comparing both disease sub-types suggested that adipose tissue exposure markers may be more associated with DIE concurrent with OvE, however these results need to be confirmed in a larger population.
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- Stéphane Ploteau
- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France; Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CIC FEA, Hôpital Mère Enfant, CHU Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France; INRA Centre Angers-Nantes, Nantes F-44307, France.
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- Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CIC FEA, Hôpital Mère Enfant, CHU Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR 1329 Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes, France; INRA Centre Angers-Nantes, Nantes F-44307, France
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Zhang G, Deng Q, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Ametaj BN. DI/LC-MS/MS-Based Metabolic Profiling for Identification of Early Predictive Serum Biomarkers of Metritis in Transition Dairy Cows. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:8510-8521. [PMID: 28862839 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate alterations of metabolites in the blood of dairy cows before, during, and after diagnosis of metritis and identify predictive serum metabolite biomarkers for metritis. DI/LC-MS/MS was used to analyze serum samples collected from both healthy and metritic cows during -8, -4, disease diagnosis, +4, and +8 wks relative to parturition. Results indicated that cows with metritis experienced altered concentrations of serum amino acids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, acylcarnitines, and biogenic amines during the entire experimental period. Moreover, two sets of predictive biomarker models and one set of diagnostic biomarker models for metritis were developed, and all of them showed high sensitivity and specificity (e.g., high AUC values by the ROC curve evaluation), which indicate that serum metabolites identified have pretty accurate predictive, diagnostic, and prognostic abilities for metritis in transition dairy cows.
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- Guanshi Zhang
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Departments of Biological Sciences and Computing Science, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Departments of Biological Sciences and Computing Science, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5, Canada
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Silveira MB, Rodrigues DM, Araújo MR, Santiago MA, Gonçalves NT, Schirmer BGA, Carneiro MM, Reis FM, Malamut C, Ferreira MC. 18F-Fluorocholine Uptake and Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Rat Peritoneal Endometriosis. Reprod Sci 2017; 25:19-25. [PMID: 28874105 DOI: 10.1177/1933719117728799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Endometriosis is a debilitating disease that still needs surgery to be confirmed. Endometriosis is associated with increased plasma levels of phosphatidylcholines. 18F-fluorocholine ([18F]FCH) is a radiopharmaceutical that is metabolized to phosphatidylcholine inside the cells and can be traced by positron emission tomography (PET). Here we evaluate [18F]FCH as a potential tool for the noninvasive diagnosis of peritoneal endometriosis. Adult female Wistar rats had autologous uterine fragments dissected and grafted to the peritoneal wall to model peritoneal endometriosis. Ex vivo biodistribution assay and PET imaging studies were performed 30 minutes after [18F]FCH administration. The [18F]FCH uptake was 3-fold higher in endometriotic implant tissues than in muscle or peritoneum. Positron emission tomography imaging revealed the grafted uterine tissue in contrast to surrounding structures. Region-of-interest analysis of the reconstructed images showed higher accumulation of [18F]FCH by endometriotic lesions, 0.34 (0.04)% of injected dose per gram of tissue (ID/g), in comparison with muscle tissue, 0.08 (0.01)% ID/g. However, sham implants with fat tissue were also detectable in PET imaging. These preliminary findings of [18F]FCH uptake by ectopic uterine tissue implants and their localization by PET imaging encourage the future evaluation of this technique to detect small superficial endometriosis lesions in humans. Study protocols need to be further perfected and adapted for tests in women with endometriosis.
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- Marina B Silveira
- 1 Radiopharmaceutical Production and Development Unit, Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 1 Radiopharmaceutical Production and Development Unit, Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 1 Radiopharmaceutical Production and Development Unit, Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 1 Radiopharmaceutical Production and Development Unit, Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Chagovets VV, Wang Z, Kononikhin AS, Starodubtseva NL, Borisova A, Salimova D, Popov IA, Kozachenko AV, Chingin K, Chen H, Frankevich VE, Adamyan LV, Sukhikh GT. Endometriosis foci differentiation by rapid lipid profiling using tissue spray ionization and high resolution mass spectrometry. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2546. [PMID: 28566741 PMCID: PMC5451410 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02708-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Obtaining fast screening information on molecular composition of a tissue sample is of great importance for a disease biomarkers search and for online surgery control. In this study, high resolution mass spectrometry analysis of eutopic and ectopic endometrium tissues (90 samples) is done using direct tissue spray mass spectrometry in both positive and negative ion modes. The most abundant peaks in the both ion modes are those corresponding to lipids. Species of three lipid classes are observed, phosphatidylcholines (PC), sphingomyelins (SM) and phosphoethanolamines (PE). Direct tissue analysis gives mainly information on PC and SM lipids (29 species) in positive ion mode and PC, SM and PE lipids (50 species) in negative ion mode which gives complementary data for endometriosis foci differentiation. The biggest differences were found for phospholipids with polyunsaturated acyls and alkils. Although, tissue spray shows itself as appropriate tool for tissue investigation, caution should be paid to the interpretation of mass spectra because of their higher complexity with more possible adducts formation and multiple interferences must be taken into account. The present work extends the application of direct tissue analysis for the rapid differentiation between endometriotic tissues of different foci.
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- Vitaliy V Chagovets
- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan road, 330013, Nanchang, China
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan road, 330013, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan road, 330013, Nanchang, China.
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia.
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
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- V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 4 Oparina str., 117997, Moscow, Russia
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Triebl A, Hartler J, Trötzmüller M, C Köfeler H. Lipidomics: Prospects from a technological perspective. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017; 1862:740-746. [PMID: 28341148 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Over the last two decades, lipidomics has evolved into an 'omics' technology pari passu with benchmarking 'omics' technologies, such as genomics or proteomics. The driving force behind this development was a constant advance in mass spectrometry and related technologies. The aim of this opinion article is to give the interested reader a concise but still comprehensive overview about the technological state of the art in lipidomics, current challenges and perspectives for future development. As such, this article guides through the whole workflow of lipidomics, from sampling to data analysis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: BBALIP_Lipidomics Opinion Articles edited by Sepp Kohlwein.
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- Alexander Triebl
- Center for Medical Research (ZMF), Medical University of Graz, Stiftingtalstrasse 24, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Research (ZMF), Medical University of Graz, Stiftingtalstrasse 24, 8010 Graz, Austria; Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria; Omics Center Graz, BioTechMed-Graz, Stiftingtalstrasse 24, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Research (ZMF), Medical University of Graz, Stiftingtalstrasse 24, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Center for Medical Research (ZMF), Medical University of Graz, Stiftingtalstrasse 24, 8010 Graz, Austria; Omics Center Graz, BioTechMed-Graz, Stiftingtalstrasse 24, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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