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Włodarczyk M, Ciebiera M, Nowicka G, Łoziński T, Ali M, Al-Hendy A. Epigallocatechin Gallate for the Treatment of Benign and Malignant Gynecological Diseases-Focus on Epigenetic Mechanisms. Nutrients 2024; 16:559. [PMID: 38398883 PMCID: PMC10893337 DOI: 10.3390/nu16040559] [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: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The most common malignant gynecologic diseases are cervical, uterine, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar cancer. Among them, ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. A great number of women suffer from endometriosis, uterine fibroids (UFs), adenomyosis, dysmenorrhea, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which are widespread benign health problems causing troublesome and painful symptoms and significantly impairing the quality of life of affected women, and they are some of the main causes of infertility. In addition to the available surgical and pharmacological options, the effects of supporting standard treatment with naturally occurring compounds, mainly polyphenols, are being studied. Catechins are responsible for the majority of potential health benefits attributed to green tea consumption. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is considered a non-toxic, natural compound with potential anticancer properties. Antioxidant action is its most common function, but attention is also drawn to its participation in cell division inhibition, apoptosis stimulation and epigenetic regulation. In this narrative review, we describe the role of EGCG consumption in preventing the development of benign reproductive disorders such as UF, endometriosis, and PCOS, as well as malignant gynecologic conditions. We discuss possible epigenetic mechanisms that may be related to the action of EGCG.
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- Marta Włodarczyk
- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacogenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1B, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
- Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1B, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 00-189 Warsaw, Poland;
- Warsaw Institute of Women’s Health, 00-189 Warsaw, Poland
- Development and Research Center of Non-Invasive Therapies, Pro-Familia Hospital, 35-302 Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacogenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1B, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
- Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1B, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pro-Familia Hospital, 35-302 Rzeszow, Poland;
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA; (M.A.); (A.A.-H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA; (M.A.); (A.A.-H.)
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Liu G, Qi Y, Wu J, Lin F, Liu Z, Cui X. Follistatin is a crucial chemoattractant for mouse decidualized endometrial stromal cell migration by JNK signalling. J Cell Mol Med 2022; 27:127-140. [PMID: 36528873 PMCID: PMC9806297 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Follistatin (FST) and activin A as gonadal proteins exhibit opposite effects on follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) release from pituitary gland, and activin A-FST system is involved in regulation of decidualization in reproductive biology. However, the roles of FST and activin A in migration of decidualized endometrial stromal cells are not well characterized. In this study, transwell chambers and microfluidic devices were used to assess the effects of FST and activin A on migration of decidualized mouse endometrial stromal cells (d-MESCs). We found that compared with activin A, FST exerted more significant effects on adhesion, wound healing and migration of d-MESCs. Similar results were also seen in the primary cultured decidual stromal cells (DSCs) from uterus of pregnant mouse. Simultaneously, the results revealed that FST increased calcium influx and upregulated the expression levels of the migration-related proteins MMP9 and Ezrin in d-MESCs. In addition, FST increased the level of phosphorylation of JNK in d-MESCs, and JNK inhibitor AS601245 significantly attenuated FST action on inducing migration of d-MESCs. These data suggest that FST, not activin A in activin A-FST system, is a crucial chemoattractant for migration of d-MESCs by JNK signalling to facilitate the successful uterine decidualization and tissue remodelling during pregnancy.
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- Guole Liu
- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical SciencesJilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical SciencesJilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesShenzhenChina
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of ManitobaWinnipegManitobaCanada
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical SciencesJilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- Department of Genetics, College of Basic Medical SciencesJilin UniversityChangchunChina
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Mika K, Lynch VJ. Transposable Elements Continuously Remodel the Regulatory Landscape, Transcriptome, and Function of Decidual Stromal Cells. Genome Biol Evol 2022; 14:6845702. [PMID: 36423206 PMCID: PMC9732941 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Gene expression evolution underlies the origin, divergence, and conservation of biological characters including cell-types, tissues, and organ systems. Previously we showed that large-scale gene expression changes in decidual stromal cells (DSCs) contributed to the origins of pregnancy in eutherians and the divergence of pregnancy traits in primates and that transposable elements likely contributed to these gene expression changes. Here we show that two large waves of TEs remodeled the transcriptome and regulatory landscape of DSCs, including a major wave in primates. Genes nearby TE-derived regulatory elements are among the most progesterone responsive in the genome and play essential roles in orchestrating progesterone responsiveness and the core function of decidual cells by donating progesterone receptor binding sites to the genome. We tested the regulatory abilities of 89 TE consensus sequences and found that nearly all of them acted as repressors in mammalian cells, but treatment with a histone deacetylase inhibitor unmasked latent enhancer functions. These data indicate that TEs have played an important role in the development, evolution, and function of primate DSCs and suggest a two-step model in which latent enhancer functions of TEs are unmasked after they lose primary repressor functions.
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- Katelyn Mika
- Present address: Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, 1025 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Zhou Q, Xiong Y, Qu B, Bao A, Zhang Y. DNA Methylation and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Mysterious Compass? Front Immunol 2021; 12:738962. [PMID: 34745108 PMCID: PMC8566749 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.738962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a common and severe pathological pregnancy, whose pathogenesis is not fully understood. With the development of epigenetics, the study of DNA methylation, provides a new perspective on the pathogenesis and therapy of RPL. The abnormal DNA methylation of imprinted genes, placenta-specific genes, immune-related genes and sperm DNA may, directly or indirectly, affect embryo implantation, growth and development, leading to the occurrence of RPL. In addition, the unique immune tolerogenic microenvironment formed at the maternal-fetal interface has an irreplaceable effect on the maintenance of pregnancy. In view of these, changes in the cellular components of the maternal-fetal immune microenvironment and the regulation of DNA methylation have attracted a lot of research interest. This review summarizes the research progress of DNA methylation involved in the occurrence of RPL and the regulation of the maternal-fetal immune microenvironment. The review provides insights into the personalized diagnosis and treatment of RPL.
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- Qi Zhou
- Reproductive Medical Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Urology Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Carbajo-García MC, Corachán A, Segura-Benitez M, Monleón J, Escrig J, Faus A, Pellicer A, Cervelló I, Ferrero H. 5-aza-2'-deoxycitidine inhibits cell proliferation, extracellular matrix formation and Wnt/β-catenin pathway in human uterine leiomyomas. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021; 19:106. [PMID: 34233687 PMCID: PMC8265104 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-021-00790-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyoma is a benign tumor with unclear pathogenesis and inaccurate treatment. This tumor exhibits altered DNA methylation related to disease progression. DNMT inhibitors as 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR), have been suggested to treat tumors in which DNA methylation is altered. We aimed to evaluate whether DNA methylation reversion with 5-aza-CdR reduces cell proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) formation in uterine leiomyoma cells to provide a potential treatment option. METHODS Prospective study using uterine leiomyoma and adjacent myometrium tissues and human uterine leiomyoma primary (HULP) cells (n = 16). In tissues, gene expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR and DNMT activity by ELISA. Effects of 5-aza-CdR treatment on HULP cells were assessed by CellTiter, western blot, and qRT-PCR. RESULTS DNMT1 gene expression was higher in uterine leiomyoma vs myometrium. Similarly, DNMT activity was greater in uterine leiomyoma and HULP cells (6.5 vs 3.8 OD/h/mg; 211.3 vs 63.7 OD/h/mg, respectively). After 5-aza-CdR treatment on HULP cells, cell viability was reduced, significantly so at 10 μM (85.3%). Treatment with 10 μM 5-aza-CdR on HULP cells significantly decreased expression of proliferation marker PCNA (FC = 0.695) and of ECM proteins (COLLAGEN I FC = 0.654; PAI-1, FC = 0.654; FIBRONECTIN FC = 0.733). 5-aza-CdR treatment also decreased expression of Wnt/β-catenin pathway final targets, including WISP1 protein expression (10 μM, FC = 0.699), c-MYC gene expression (2 μM, FC = 0.745 and 10 μM, FC = 0.728), and MMP7 gene expression (5 μM, FC = 0.520 and 10 μM, FC = 0.577). CONCLUSIONS 5-aza-CdR treatment inhibits cell proliferation, ECM formation, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway targets in HULP cells, suggesting that DNA methylation inhibition is a viable therapeutic target in uterine leiomyoma.
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- María Cristina Carbajo-García
- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia y Ginecología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia y Ginecología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia y Ginecología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain
- IVIRMA Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación IVI, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Torre A, Planta 1ª, 46026, Valencia, Spain.
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The characteristics of fetal membrane cells and their phenotypic adaptations to support pregnancy or promote parturition are defined by global patterns of gene expression controlled by chromatin structure. Heritable epigenetic chromatin modifications that include DNA methylation and covalent histone modifications establish chromatin regions permissive or exclusive of regulatory interactions defining the cell-specific scope and potential of gene activity. Non-coding RNAs acting at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels complement the system by robustly stabilizing gene expression patterns and contributing to ordered phenotype transitions. Here we review currently available information about epigenetic gene regulation in the amnion and the chorion laeve. In addition, we provide an overview of epigenetic phenomena in the decidua, which is the maternal tissue fused to the chorion membrane forming the anatomical and functional unit called choriodecidua. The relationship of gene expression with DNA (CpG) methylation, histone acetylation and methylation, micro RNAs, long non-coding RNAs and chromatin accessibility is discussed in the context of normal pregnancy, parturition and pregnancy complications. Data generated using clinical samples and cell culture models strongly suggests that epigenetic events are associated with the phenotypic transitions of fetal membrane cells during the establishment, maintenance and termination of pregnancy potentially driving and consolidating the changes as pregnancy progresses. Disease conditions and environmental factors may produce epigenetic footprints that indicate exposures and mediate adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although knowledge is expanding rapidly, fetal membrane epigenetics is still in an early stage of development necessitating further research to realize its remarkable basic and translational potential.
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- Tamas Zakar
- Department of Maternity & Gynaecology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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Milesi MM, Durando M, Lorenz V, Gastiazoro MP, Varayoud J. Postnatal exposure to endosulfan affects uterine development and fertility. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 511:110855. [PMID: 32437785 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Endosulfan is an organochlorine pesticide (OCP) used in large-scale agriculture for controlling a variety of insects and mites that attack food and non-food crops. Although endosulfan has been listed in the Stockholm Convention as a persistent organic pollutant to be worldwide banned, it is still in use in some countries. Like other OCPs, endosulfan is bioaccumulative, toxic and persistent in the environment. Human unintentional exposure may occur through air inhalation, dietary, skin contact, as well as, via transplacental route and breast feeding. Due to its lipophilic nature, endosulfan is rapidly absorbed into the gastrointestinal tract and bioaccumulates in the fatty tissues. Similar to other OCPs, endosulfan has been classified as an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC). Endocrine action of endosulfan on development and reproductive function of males has been extensively discussed; however, endosulfan effects on the female reproductive tract have received less attention. This review provides an overview of: i) the fate and levels of endosulfan in the environment and human population, ii) the potential estrogenic properties of endosulfan in vitro and in vivo, iii) its effects on uterine development, and iv) the long-term effects on female fertility and uterine functional differentiation during early gestation.
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- M M Milesi
- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Cátedra de Fisiología Humana, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Cátedra de Fisiología Humana, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Cátedra de Fisiología Humana, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Cátedra de Fisiología Humana, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina
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Jhamat N, Niazi A, Guo Y, Chanrot M, Ivanova E, Kelsey G, Bongcam-Rudloff E, Andersson G, Humblot P. LPS-treatment of bovine endometrial epithelial cells causes differential DNA methylation of genes associated with inflammation and endometrial function. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:385. [PMID: 32493210 PMCID: PMC7268755 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-06777-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin stimulates pro-inflammatory pathways and is a key player in the pathological mechanisms involved in the development of endometritis. This study aimed to investigate LPS-induced DNA methylation changes in bovine endometrial epithelial cells (bEECs), which may affect endometrial function. Following in vitro culture, bEECs from three cows were either untreated (0) or exposed to 2 and 8 μg/mL LPS for 24 h. Results DNA samples extracted at 0 h and 24 h were sequenced using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS). When comparing DNA methylation results at 24 h to time 0 h, a larger proportion of hypomethylated regions were identified in the LPS-treated groups, whereas the trend was opposite in controls. When comparing LPS groups to controls at 24 h, a total of 1291 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) were identified (55% hypomethylated and 45% hypermethylated). Integration of DNA methylation data obtained here with our previously published gene expression data obtained from the same samples showed a negative correlation (r = − 0.41 for gene promoter, r = − 0.22 for gene body regions, p < 0.05). Differential methylation analysis revealed that effects of LPS treatment were associated with methylation changes for genes involved in regulation of immune and inflammatory responses, cell adhesion, and external stimuli. Gene ontology and pathway analyses showed that most of the differentially methylated genes (DMGs) were associated with cell proliferation and apoptotic processes; and pathways such as calcium-, oxytocin- and MAPK-signaling pathways with recognized roles in innate immunity. Several DMGs were related to systemic inflammation and tissue re-modelling including HDAC4, IRAK1, AKT1, MAP3K6, Wnt7A and ADAMTS17. Conclusions The present results show that LPS altered the DNA methylation patterns of bovine endometrial epithelial cells. This information, combined with our previously reported changes in gene expression related to endometrial function, confirm that LPS activates pro-inflammatory mechanisms leading to perturbed immune balance and cell adhesion processes in the endometrium.
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- Naveed Jhamat
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Section of Molecular Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden.,SLU-Global Bioinformatics Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden.,Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Gujranwala, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Section of Molecular Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden. .,SLU-Global Bioinformatics Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Reproduction, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Reproduction, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden.,Faculty of Veterinary Science, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 802 40, Thailand
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- Epigenetics Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Epigenetics Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.,Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Section of Molecular Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden.,SLU-Global Bioinformatics Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Section of Molecular Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden.,Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala, CRU, P.O. Box 7054, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Reproduction, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 750 07, Sweden
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Liu H, Huang X, Mor G, Liao A. Epigenetic modifications working in the decidualization and endometrial receptivity. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:2091-2101. [PMID: 31813015 PMCID: PMC11105058 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03395-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Decidualization is a critical event for the blastocyst implantation, placental development and fetal growth and the normal term. In mice, the embryo implantation to the uterine epithelial would trigger the endometrial stromal cells to differentiate into decidual stromal cells. However, decidualization in women takes place from the secretory phase of each menstrual cycle and continues to early pregnancy if there is conceptus. Deficient decidualization is often associated with pregnancy specific complications and reproductive disorders. Dramatic changes occur in the gene expression profiles during decidualization, which is coordinately regulated by steroid hormones, growth factors, and molecular and epigenetic mechanisms. Recently, emerging evidences showed that epigenetic modifications, mainly including DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNAs, play an important role in the decidualization process via affecting the target genes' expression. In this review, we will focus on the epigenetic modifications in decidualization and open novel avenues to predict and treat the pregnancy complications caused by abnormal decidualization.
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- Hong Liu
- Institute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Rd, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Rd, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Rd, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Rd, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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Kong S, Zhou C, Bao H, Ni Z, Liu M, He B, Huang L, Sun Y, Wang H, Lu J. Epigenetic control of embryo-uterine crosstalk at peri-implantation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:4813-4828. [PMID: 31352535 PMCID: PMC11105790 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03245-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Embryo implantation is one of the pivotal steps during mammalian pregnancy, since the quality of embryo implantation determines the outcome of ongoing pregnancy and fetal development. A large number of factors, including transcription factors, signalling transduction components, and lipids, have been shown to be indispensable for embryo implantation. Increasing evidence also suggests the important roles of epigenetic factors in this critical event. This review focuses on recent findings about the involvement of epigenetic regulators during embryo implantation.
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- Shuangbo Kong
- Reproductive Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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- Reproductive Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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Shiomi A, Nagao K, Kasai H, Hara Y, Umeda M. Changes in the physicochemical properties of fish cell membranes during cellular senescence. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 84:583-593. [PMID: 31760866 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1695576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Fish cell lines are widely used for the studies of developmental biology, virology, biology of aging, and nutrition physiology. However, little is known about their physicochemical properties. Here, we report the phospholipid compositions and mechanical properties of cell membranes derived from freshwater, anadromous and marine fish species. Biophysical analyses revealed that fish cell lines have highly deformable cell membranes with significantly low membrane tensions and Young's moduli compared with those of mammalian cell lines. The induction of cellular senescence by DNA demethylation using 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine significantly reduced the deformability of fish cell membrane, but hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress did not affect the deformability. Mass spectrometry analysis of phospholipids revealed that the level of phosphatidylethanolamine molecules containing polyunsaturated fatty acids significantly increased during the 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine-induced cellular senescence. Fish cell lines provide a useful model system for studying the changes in the physicochemical properties of cell membranes during cellular senescence.Abbreviations: 2D-TLC: two-dimensional thin layer chromatography; 5-Aza-dC: 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; FBS: fetal bovine serum; PC: phosphatidylcholine; PE: phosphatidylethanolamine; PI: phosphatidylinositol; PS: phosphatidylserine; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; SA-β-gal: senescence-associated beta-galactosidase; SM: sphingomyelin.
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- Akifumi Shiomi
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Beyer SJ, Bell EH, McElroy JP, Fleming JL, Cui T, Becker A, Bassett E, Johnson B, Gulati P, Popp I, Staszewski O, Prinz M, Grosu AL, Haque SJ, Chakravarti A. Oncogenic transgelin-2 is differentially regulated in isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type vs. mutant gliomas. Oncotarget 2018; 9:37097-37111. [PMID: 30647847 PMCID: PMC6324682 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The presence of an isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1/2) mutation in gliomas is associated with favorable outcomes compared to gliomas without the mutation (IDH1/2 wild-type, WT). The underlying biological mechanisms accounting for improved clinical outcomes in IDH1/2 mutant gliomas remain poorly understood, but may, in part, be due to the glioma CpG island methylator phenotype (G-CIMP) and epigenetic silencing of genes. We performed profiling of IDH1/2 WT versus IDH1/2 mutant Grade II and III gliomas and identified transgelin-2 (TAGLN2), an oncogene and actin-polymerizing protein, to be expressed at significantly higher levels in IDH1/2 WT gliomas compared to IDH1/2 mutant gliomas. This differential expression of TAGLN2 was primarily due to promoter hypermethylation in IDH1/2 mutant gliomas, suggesting involvement of TAGLN2 in the G-CIMP. Our results also suggest that TAGLN2 may be involved in progression due to higher expression in glioblastomas compared to IDH1/2 WT gliomas of lower grades. Furthermore, our results suggest that TAGLN2 functions as an oncogene by contributing to proliferation and invasion when overexpressed in IDH1/2 WT glioma cells. Taken together, this study demonstrates a possible link between increased TAGLN2 expression, invasion and poor patient outcomes in IDH1/2 WT gliomas and identifies TAGLN2 as a potential novel therapeutic target for IDH1/2 WT gliomas.
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- Sasha J. Beyer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G. James Hospital/The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Wang L, Tan YJ, Wang M, Chen YF, Li XY. DNA Methylation Inhibitor 5-Aza-2'-Deoxycytidine Modulates Endometrial Receptivity Through Upregulating HOXA10 Expression. Reprod Sci 2018; 26:839-846. [PMID: 30522400 DOI: 10.1177/1933719118815575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Endometrial receptivity is a critical factor for embryo implantation. A decrease in endometrial homeobox A10 (HOXA10) expression is associated with hypermethylation of its promoter and lower endometrial receptivity in animals and humans. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (AZA) is a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor. However, whether demethylation of the HOXA10 gene could increase the receptivity of the human endometrium remains unknown. Homeobox A10 promoter methylation was analyzed using bisulfite genomic sequencing polymerase chain reaction. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting were used to analyze the expression of HOXA10 and its downstream target genes (integrin subunit β 3 [ITGB3] and insulin growth factor binding protein 1 [IGFBP1]) in Ishikawa cells treated with or without AZA for 24 hours. Their protein expression was analyzed with or without HOXA10 siRNA treatment. The effect of AZA on embryo implantation was examined using a Jeg-3 spheroid-endometrial cell attachment assay. The percentage of methylated CpG islands in the HOXA10 promoter was 72.0% without AZA treatment. However, it was 38% and 35% in the 1 and 10 μM AZA treatment groups, respectively. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine strongly induced the expression of HOXA10, ITGB3, and IGFBP1 messenger RNA and their protein expression. Homeobox A10 knockdown led to decreased expression of HOXA10, ITGB3, and IGFBP1, with or without AZA treatment. The attachment rate of Jeg-3 spheroids increased significantly from 82% (control) to 95% (AZA 1 μM) and 96% (AZA 10 μM) after AZA treatment. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine could upregulate the expression of ITGB3 and IGFBP1 via HOXA10 upregulation, and upregulation of ITGB3 and IGFBP1 plays an important role in endometrial receptivity during implantation. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine may improve endometrial receptivity by upregulating the expression of HOXA10.
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- Li Wang
- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Milesi MM, Varayoud J, Ramos JG, Luque EH. Uterine ERα epigenetic modifications are induced by the endocrine disruptor endosulfan in female rats with impaired fertility. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 454:1-11. [PMID: 28559116 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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High ERα activity may disrupt the window of uterine receptivity, causing defective implantation. We investigated whether implantation failures prompted by endosulfan are associated with aberrant ERα uterine expression and DNA methylation status during the pre-implantation period. ERα-dependent target genes that play a crucial role in the uterine receptivity for embryo attachment and implantation were also investigated. Newborn female rats received corn oil (vehicle, Control), 6 μg/kg/d of endosulfan (Endo6) or 600 μg/kg/d of endosulfan (Endo600) on postnatal days (PND) 1, 3, 5, and 7. On PND90, females were made pregnant and on gestational day 5 (GD5, pre-implantation period) uterine samples were collected. ERα expression was assessed at protein and mRNA levels by immunohistochemistry and real time RT-PCR, respectively. ERα transcript variants mRNA containing alternative 5'-untranslated regions (5'UTRs) were also evaluated. We searched for predicted transcription factors binding sites in ERα regulatory regions and assessed their methylation status by Methylation-Sensitive Restriction Enzymes-PCR technique (MSRE-PCR). The expression of the ERα-dependent uterine target genes, i.e. mucin-1 (MUC-1), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), was assessed by real time RT-PCR. Both doses of endosulfan increased the expression of ERα and its transcript variants ERα-OS, ERα-O, ERα-OT and ERα-E1. Moreover, a decreased DNA methylation levels were detected in some ERα regulatory regions, suggesting an epigenetic up-regulation of it transcription. ERα overexpression was associated with an induction of its downstream genes, MUC-1 and IGF-1, suggesting that endosulfan might alter the uterine estrogenic pathway compromising uterine receptivity. These alterations could account, at least in part, for the endosulfan-induced implantation failures.
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- María M Milesi
- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Salud y Ambiente del Litoral (ISAL), Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
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Vincent ZL, Mitchell MD, Ponnampalam AP. Regulation of TIMP-1 in Human Placenta and Fetal Membranes by lipopolysaccharide and demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2015; 13:136. [PMID: 26691525 PMCID: PMC4687108 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-015-0132-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An appropriate transcriptional profile in the placenta and fetal membranes is required for successful pregnancy; any variations may lead to inappropriate timing of birth. Epigenetic regulation through reversible modification of chromatin has emerged as a fundamental mechanism for the control of gene expression in a range of biological systems and can be modified by pharmacological intervention, thus providing novel therapeutic avenues. TIMP-1 is an endogenous inhibitor of MMPs, and hence is intimately involved in maintaining the integrity of the fetal membranes until labor. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS To determine if TIMP-1 is regulated by DNA methylation in gestational tissues we employed an in vitro model in which gestational tissue explants were treated with demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (AZA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). RESULTS Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR) revealed that TIMP-1 transcription was significantly increased by combined treatment of AZA and LPS, but not LPS alone, in villous, amnion and choriodecidua explants after 24 and 48 hrs, whilst western blotting showed protein production was stimulated after 24 hrs only. Upon interrogation of the TIMP-1 promoter using Sequenom EpiTyper MassARRAY, we discovered sex-specific differential methylation, in part explained by x-linked methylation in females. Increased TIMP-1 in the presence of LPS was potentiated by AZA treatment, signifying that a change in chromatin structure, but not in DNA methylation at the promoter region, is required for transcriptional activators to access the promoter region of TIMP-1. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these observations support a potential role for pharmacological agents that modify chromatin structure to be utilized in the therapeutic targeting of TIMP-1 to prevent premature rupture of the fetal membranes in an infectious setting.
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- Zoë L Vincent
- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Australia
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
- Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- The Heart Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Lumbers ER, Wang Y, Delforce SJ, Corbisier de Meaultsart C, Logan PC, Mitchell MD, Pringle KG. Decidualisation of human endometrial stromal cells is associated with increased expression and secretion of prorenin. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2015; 13:129. [PMID: 26608077 PMCID: PMC4658797 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-015-0127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In pregnancy, the decidualised endometrium expresses high levels of prorenin and other genes of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) pathway. In this study we aimed to determined if the RAS was present in endometrial stromal cells and if decidualisation upregulated the expression of prorenin, the prorenin receptor ((P)RR) and associated RAS pathways. Immortalised human endometrial stromal cells (HESCs) can be stimulated to decidualise by combined treatment with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), 17β-estradiol (E2) and cAMP (MPA-mix) or with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (AZA), a global demethylating agent. METHODS HESCs were incubated for 10 days with one of the following treatments: vehicle, MPA-mix, a combination of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and estradiol-17β alone, or AZA. Messenger RNA abundance and protein levels of prorenin (REN), the (P)RR (ATP6AP2), angiotensinogen (AGT), angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were measured by real-time PCR and ELISA's, respectively. Promyelocytic zinc finger (PLZF) and phospho-inositol-3 kinase (PIK3R1) mRNA abundances were also measured. RESULTS HESCs expressed the prorenin receptor (ATP6AP2), REN, AGT, ACE and low levels of AGTR1. MPA-mix and AZA stimulated expression of REN. Prorenin protein secretion was increased in MPA-mix treated HESCs. E2 + MPA had no effect on any RAS genes. MPA-mix treatment was associated with increased VEGF (VEGFA) and PAI-1 (SERPINE1) mRNA and VEGF protein. CONCLUSIONS An endometrial prorenin receptor/renin angiotensin system is activated by decidualisation. Since (P)RR is abundant, the increase in prorenin secretion could have stimulated VEGF A and SERPINE1 expression via Ang II, as both ACE and AGTR1 are present, or by Ang II independent pathways. Activation of the RAS in human endometrium with decidualisation, through stimulation of VEGF expression and secretion, could be critical in establishing an adequate blood supply to the developing maternal placental vascular bed.
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- Eugenie R Lumbers
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia and Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Level 3 East, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia and Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Level 3 East, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia and Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Level 3 East, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia and Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Level 3 East, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Present address: Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, University of QLD, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia and Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Level 3 East, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia.
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He S, Barron E, Ishikawa K, Nazari Khanamiri H, Spee C, Zhou P, Kase S, Wang Z, Dustin LD, Hinton DR. Inhibition of DNA Methylation and Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 Suppresses RPE Transdifferentiation: Relevance to Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:5579-89. [PMID: 26305530 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-16258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate expression of methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) in epiretinal membranes from patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and to investigate effects of inhibition of MeCP2 and DNA methylation on transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-induced retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell transdifferentiation. METHODS Expression of MeCP2 and its colocalization with cytokeratin and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in surgically excised PVR membranes was studied using immunohistochemistry. The effects of 5-AZA-2'-deoxycytidine (5-AZA-dC) on human RPE cell migration and viability were evaluated using a modified Boyden chamber assay and the colorimetric 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Expression of RASAL1 mRNA and its promoter region methylation were evaluated by real-time PCR and methylation-specific PCR. Effects of 5-AZA-dC on expression of α-SMA, fibronectin (FN), and TGF-β receptor 2 (TGF-β R2) and Smad2/3 phosphorylation were analyzed by Western blotting. Effect of short interfering RNA (siRNA) knock-down of MeCP2 on expression of α-SMA and FN induced by TGFβ was determined. RESULTS MeCP2 was abundantly expressed in cells within PVR membranes where it was double labeled with cells positive for cytokeratin and α-SMA. 5-AZA-dC inhibited expression of MeCP2 and suppressed RASAL1 gene methylation while increasing expression of the RASAL1 gene. Treatment with 5-AZA-dC significantly suppressed the expression of α-SMA, FN, TGF-β R2 and phosphorylation of Smad2/3 and inhibited RPE cell migration. TGF-β induced expression of α-SMA, and FN was suppressed by knock-down of MeCP2. CONCLUSIONS MeCP2 and DNA methylation regulate RPE transdifferentiation and may be involved in the pathogenesis of PVR.
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- Shikun He
- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States 2Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Unit
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- Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States 2Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Unit
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Gao F, Das SK. Epigenetic regulations through DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation: clues for early pregnancy in decidualization. Biomol Concepts 2015; 5:95-107. [PMID: 25372745 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2013-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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DNA methylation at cytosines is an important epigenetic modification that participates in gene expression regulation without changing the original DNA sequence. With the rapid progress of high-throughput sequencing techniques, whole-genome distribution of methylated cytosines and their regulatory mechanism have been revealed gradually. This has allowed the uncovering of the critical roles played by DNA methylation in the maintenance of cell pluripotency, determination of cell fate during development, and in diverse diseases. Recently, rediscovery of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, and other types of modification on DNA, have uncovered more dynamic aspects of cell methylome regulation. The interaction of DNA methylation and other epigenetic changes remodel the chromatin structure and determine the state of gene transcription, not only permanently, but also transiently under certain stimuli. The uterus is a reproductive organ that experiences dramatic hormone stimulated changes during the estrous cycle and pregnancy, and thus provides us with a unique model for studying the dynamic regulation of epigenetic modifications. In this article, we review the current findings on the roles of genomic DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in the regulation of gene expression, and discuss the progress of studies for these epigenetic changes in the uterus during implantation and decidualization.
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Geng Y, Gao R, Chen X, Liu X, Liao X, Li Y, Liu S, Ding Y, Wang Y, He J. Folate deficiency impairs decidualization and alters methylation patterns of the genome in mice. Mol Hum Reprod 2015; 21:844-56. [PMID: 26246607 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Existing evidence suggests that adverse pregnancy outcomes are closely related with dietary factors. Previous studies in mice have focused on the harm of folate deficiency (FD) on development of embryo, while the effect of low maternal folate levels on maternal intrauterine environment during early pregnancy remains unclear. Since our previous study found that FD treatment of mice causes no apparent defects in embryo implantation but is accompanied by female subfertility, we next chose to investigate a potential role of FD on molecular events after implantation. We observed that the decidual bulges began to be stunted on pregnancy day 6. The results of functional experiments in vivo and in vitro showed that FD inhibited the process of endometrial decidualization. It has been confirmed that DNA methylation participates in decidualization, and folate as a methyl donor could change the methylation patterns of genes. Thus, we hypothesized that FD impairs maternal endometrial decidualization by altering the methylation profiles of related genes. Reduced representation bisulphite sequencing was carried out to detect the methylation profiles of endometrium on pregnancy day 6-8, which is equivalent to the decidualization period in mice. The results confirmed that FD changes the methylation patterns of genome, and GO analysis of the differentially methylated regions revealed that the associated genes mainly participate in biological adhesion, biological regulation, cell proliferation, development, metabolism and signalling. In addition, we found some candidates for regulators of decidual transformation, such as Nr1h3 and Nr5a1. The data indicate that FD inhibits decidualization, possibly by altering methylation patterns of the genome in mice.
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- Yanqing Geng
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No.1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, 400016 Chongqing, PR China
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Wang Y, Lumbers ER, Sykes SD, Pringle KG. Regulation of the Renin-Angiotensin System Pathways in the Human Decidua. Reprod Sci 2014; 22:865-72. [PMID: 25544673 DOI: 10.1177/1933719114565029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pregnancy outcome is influenced, in part, by the sex of the fetus. Decidual renin messenger RNA (REN) abundance is greater in women carrying a female fetus than a male fetus. Here, we explore whether the sex of the fetus also influences the regulation of decidual RAS expression with a known stimulator of renal renin and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Cyclic adenosine monophosphate had no affect on decidual REN expression, since REN abundance was still greater in decidual explants from women carrying a female fetus than a male fetus after cAMP treatment. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate decreased prorenin levels in the supernatant if the fetus was female (ie, prorenin levels were no longer sexually dimorphic) and altered the fetal sex-specific differences in other RAS genes seen in vitro. Therefore, fetal sex influences the decidual renin-angiotensin system response to cAMP. This may be related to the presence of fetal cells in the maternal decidua.
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- Yu Wang
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Mothers & Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute & John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Mothers & Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute & John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Mothers & Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute & John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Mothers & Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute & John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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Gellersen B, Brosens JJ. Cyclic decidualization of the human endometrium in reproductive health and failure. Endocr Rev 2014; 35:851-905. [PMID: 25141152 DOI: 10.1210/er.2014-1045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 626] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Decidualization denotes the transformation of endometrial stromal fibroblasts into specialized secretory decidual cells that provide a nutritive and immunoprivileged matrix essential for embryo implantation and placental development. In contrast to most mammals, decidualization of the human endometrium does not require embryo implantation. Instead, this process is driven by the postovulatory rise in progesterone levels and increasing local cAMP production. In response to falling progesterone levels, spontaneous decidualization causes menstrual shedding and cyclic regeneration of the endometrium. A growing body of evidence indicates that the shift from embryonic to maternal control of the decidual process represents a pivotal evolutionary adaptation to the challenge posed by invasive and chromosomally diverse human embryos. This concept is predicated on the ability of decidualizing stromal cells to respond to individual embryos in a manner that either promotes implantation and further development or facilitates early rejection. Furthermore, menstruation and cyclic regeneration involves stem cell recruitment and renders the endometrium intrinsically capable of adapting its decidual response to maximize reproductive success. Here we review the endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine cues that tightly govern this differentiation process. In response to activation of various signaling pathways and genome-wide chromatin remodeling, evolutionarily conserved transcriptional factors gain access to the decidua-specific regulatory circuitry. Once initiated, the decidual process is poised to transit through distinct phenotypic phases that underpin endometrial receptivity, embryo selection, and, ultimately, resolution of pregnancy. We discuss how disorders that subvert the programming, initiation, or progression of decidualization compromise reproductive health and predispose for pregnancy failure.
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- Birgit Gellersen
- Endokrinologikum Hamburg (B.G.), 20251 Hamburg, Germany; and Division of Reproductive Health (J.J.B.), Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Li F, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Liu T, Qu X. GnRH analogues may increase endometrial Hoxa10 promoter methylation and affect endometrial receptivity. Mol Med Rep 2014; 11:509-14. [PMID: 25323439 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate whether gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH-as), including GnRH agonists and antagonists, affect endometrial homeobox (Hox) a10 DNA methylation during the implantation window in mice. GnRH analogue mouse models were used and were treated with either human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG) and a GnRH agonist or HMG and a GnRH antagonist. Uterus samples were collected 48 h after GnRH analogue treatment or ovulation. Bisulfite sequencing polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative-PCR and western blot analysis were performed to assess Hoxa10 and integrin β3 expression. Scanning electron microscope analyses were conducted to analyze pinopode development. Compared with the natural cycle control mice, mice in the GnRH analogue groups were found to exhibit increased levels of methylation at the Hoxa10 promoter, decreased Hoxa10 mRNA and protein expression and disrupted pinopode development. These findings suggest that GnRH-as may be associated with altered Hoxa10 DNA methylation, thus GnRH-as may affect uterine Hoxa10 expression and endometrial receptivity.
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- Fei Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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Fabijanovic D, Serman A, Jezic M, Katusic A, Sincic N, Curkovic-Perica M, Bulic-Jakus F, Vlahovic M, Juric-Lekic G, Serman L. Impact of 5-azacytidine on rat decidual cell proliferation. Int J Exp Pathol 2014; 95:238-43. [PMID: 24945576 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The DNA demethylating agent 5-azacytidine (5-azaC) has a teratogenic influence during rat development influencing both the embryo and the placenta. Our aim was to investigate its impact on early decidual cell proliferation before the formation of placenta. Thus, female Fischer rats received 5-azaC (5 mg/kg, i.p.) on the 2nd, 5th or 8th day of gestation and the decidual tissues were harvested on gestation day 9. They were then analysed immunohistochemically for expression of cell proliferation marker proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in decidual cells and for global DNA methylation using the coupled restriction enzyme digestion, random amplification and pyrosequencing assays. We found that 5-azaC administered on the 5th and 8th (but not on 2nd) day of gestation led to increased PCNA expression in decidual cells compared with untreated controls. No significant changes in DNA methylation were detected, with either method, in any of the treated rat groups compared with untreated controls. Thus, we conclude that 5-azaC can stimulate decidual cell proliferation without simultaneously changing global DNA methylation level in treated cells.
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- Dora Fabijanovic
- Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Li X, Liu X, Guo SW. Histone deacetylase inhibitors as therapeutics for endometriosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/eog.12.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Carbon disulfide exposure at peri-implantation disrupts embryo implantation by decreasing integrin β3 expression in the uterine tissue of pregnant mice. Chem Biol Interact 2013; 206:126-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fauque P. Ovulation induction and epigenetic anomalies. Fertil Steril 2013; 99:616-23. [PMID: 23714436 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In this systematic review of ovulation induction and epigenetic control, studies mainly done in the mouse model highlight how hormone treatments may be prejudicial to the epigenetic reprogramming of gametes as well as early embryos. Moreover, the hormone protocols used in assisted reproduction may also modify the physiologic environment of the uterus, a potential link to endometrial epigenetic disturbances. At present, the few available data in humans are insufficient to allow us to independently determine the impact of a woman's age and infertility problems and treatment protocols and hormone doses on such processes as genomic imprinting.
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- Patricia Fauque
- Laboratoire de Biologie de la Reproduction, Hôpital de Dijon, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
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Newman TA, Bailey JL, Stocker LJ, Woo YL, Macklon NS, Cheong YC. Expression of neuronal markers in the endometrium of women with and those without endometriosis. Hum Reprod 2013; 28:2502-10. [PMID: 23820422 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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STUDY QUESTION How do the expression patterns of neuronal markers differ in the endometrium of women with and without endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER The neuronal markers, PGP9.5, NGFp75 and VR1, are expressed in the endometrium at levels that do not differ between women with and without endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Aberrant neuronal growth within the uterus may contribute to abnormal fertility and uterine dysfunction. However, controversy still exists as to whether aberrant innervation in the endometrium is associated with gynaecological pathology such as endometriosis. This may reflect the use of subjective methods such as histology to assess the innervation of the endometrium. We, therefore, employed a quantitative method, western blotting, to study markers of endometrial innervation in the presence and absence of endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This study included 45 women undergoing laparoscopic examination for the diagnosis of endometriosis. Endometrial samples were analysed by western blot for the expression of neuronal and neurotrophic markers, PGP9.5, VR1 and NGFp75. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTINGS, METHODS Endometrial pipelle biopsies were obtained from patients with (n = 20, study group) and without (n = 25, control group) endometriosis. Tissue was analysed by immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis for the expression of pan-neuronal marker, PGP9.5, sensory nociceptive marker, TPVR1, and low-affinity neurotrophic growth factor receptor, NGFRp75. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE PGP9.5, NGFp75 and VR1 were expressed in the endometrium of women, independent of the presence of endometriosis. Furthermore, the expression level of PGP9.5, VR1 and NGFp75 did not alter between the two cohorts of women. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Studies of this nature are subject to the heterogeneous nature of patient population and tissue samples despite attempts to standardize these parameters. Hence, further studies using similar methodology will be required to confirm our results. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our results highlight that sensory neuronal markers are present in women with and without endometriosis. Future work will assess what the targets of the endometrial nerves are and investigate their function, their impact on endometrial biology and, in particular, whether aberrant neuronal function, rather than the mere presence of neuronal function, could be the root cause of subfertility and/or pain affecting many endometriosis sufferers. Our results do not, however, confirm the previous paradigm of increased innervation in the endometrium of women with endometriosis, nor the use of nerve cell detection from pipelle biopsies to diagnose endometriosis.
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- T A Newman
- CES, Medicine, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Logan PC, Ponnampalam AP, Steiner M, Mitchell MD. Effect of cyclic AMP and estrogen/progesterone on the transcription of DNA methyltransferases during the decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells. Mol Hum Reprod 2013; 19:302-12. [PMID: 23233487 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gas062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Progesterone, estrogen and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) together regulate the decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells in a time-dependent manner. The role of DNA methylation and the three active DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in the regulation of decidualization is gaining interest but the exact role of this epigenetic mechanism during decidualization is largely unknown. We aimed to understand the effect of the main regulators of decidualization on the expression of the DNMTs and in turn on the expression of steroid hormone receptors during the decidualization. We conducted a time-course analysis from 6 h to 10 days to examine the change in gene expression of the DNMTs and the steroid hormone receptors over time in response to estradiol, medroxy-progesterone acetate (MPA) and dibutyryl-cAMP (db-cAMP) in a human endometrial stromal cells (HESC) cell line. Only the combination treatment with MPA-mix (estradiol + MPA + db-cAMP) up-regulated ERα, PGR, progesterone receptor B (PRB) and androgen receptor at 24 h. Both decidualization pathways of db-cAMP and estradiol/MPA, independently and combined, consistently down-regulated DNMT3B mRNA expression from 6 h till 10 days, whereas DNMT1 and DNMT3A mRNA expression were down-regulated transiently. Forced expression of DNMT3B in HESC for 10 days attenuated IGFBP1 mRNA and protein expression; and forced expression of DNMT3B combined with MPA-mix treatment synergistically increased the expression of PRB at 24 h. The HESC morphology and proliferation remained unchanged in response to forced expression of DNMT3B. In conclusion, mRNA expression of the DNMTs during decidualization is dynamic, so that expression varies according to the cAMP or estradiol/MPA pathway treatments that regulate them in a time-dependent manner. Although forced expression of DNMT3B by itself is insufficient to inhibit decidualization, forced expression of DNMT3B in combination with MPA-mix synergistically up-regulated PRB, as well as attenuated the expression of IGFBP1, the decidualization marker.
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- Philip C Logan
- The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
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Walker CG, Littlejohn MD, Meier S, Roche JR, Mitchell MD. DNA methylation is correlated with gene expression during early pregnancy in Bos taurus. Physiol Genomics 2013; 45:276-86. [DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00145.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Coordinated regulation of endometrial gene expression is essential for successful pregnancy establishment. A nonreceptive uterine environment may be a key contributor to pregnancy loss, as the majority of pregnancy losses occur prior to embryo implantation. DNA methylation has been highlighted as a potential contributor in regulating early pregnancy events in the uterus. It was hypothesized that DNA methylation regulates expression of key genes in the uterus during pregnancy. The correlation between DNA methylation and gene expression was tested. Endometrial samples from fertile and subfertile dairy cow strains were obtained at day 17 of pregnancy or the reproductive cycle. Microarrays were used to characterize genome-wide DNA methylation profiles and data compared with previously published transcription profiles. 39% of DNA methylation probes assayed mapped to RefSeq genes with transcription measurements. Correlations among gene expression and DNA methylation were assessed, and the 1,000 most significant correlations used for subsequent analysis. Of these, 52% percent were negatively correlated with gene expression. When this gene list was compared with previously reported gene expression studies on the same tissues, 42% were differentially expressed when pregnant and cycling animals were compared, and 11% were differentially expressed when pregnant fertile and subfertile animals were compared. DNA methylation status was correlated with gene expression in several pathways implicated in early pregnancy events. Although these data do not provide direct evidence of a causative association between DNA methylation and gene expression, this study provides critical support for an effect of DNA methylation in early pregnancy events and highlights candidate genes for future studies.
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- Caroline G. Walker
- DairyNZ Limited, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Grafton, New Zealand; and
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Epigenetic modifications to chromatin are essential for the specification and maintenance of cell fate, enabling the same genome to programme a variety of cellular outcomes. Epigenetic modulation of gene expression is also a critical mechanism by which cells stabilize their responses to environmental stimuli, including both nutritional cues and hormonal signalling. Unsurprisingly, epigenetics is proving to be vitally important in fetal development, and this review addresses our current understanding of the roles of epigenetic regulation in the prenatal phase. It is striking that while there has been a major interest in the intersection of fetal health with epigenetics, there has been relatively little discussion in the literature on epigenetic changes in the pregnant woman, and we attempt to redress this balance, drawing on the fragmented but intriguing experimental literature in this field.
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- Jonathan D Best
- CellCentric, Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford CB10 1XL, UK
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- CellCentric, Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford CB10 1XL, UK
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Wang Y, Pringle KG, Lumbers ER. The effects of cyclic AMP, sex steroids and global hypomethylation on the expression of genes controlling the activity of the renin-angiotensin system in placental cell lines. Placenta 2013; 34:275-80. [PMID: 23352190 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The placental renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in placentation. We have shown that prorenin mRNA (REN) is expressed in a first trimester trophoblast cell line (HTR-8/SVneo) but not in a choriocarcinoma cell line (BeWo). We attempted to stimulate RAS expression in these cells by cAMP, 5'-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (AZA; an inhibitor of methylation), cAMP and AZA combined, and the sex steroids medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and estradiol-17β (E(2)) with and without cAMP. RAS mRNAs were measured by qPCR and prorenin concentration in supernatants measured by an ELISA. In HTR-8/SVneo cells, all treatments increased REN expression compared to controls and cAMP + AZA combined was more effective than either treatment alone. Prorenin levels in supernatants were similarly upregulated. In HTR-8/SVneo cells, angiotensinogen (AGT) mRNA expression was increased by MPA + E(2) either with or without cAMP. AGT expression was also significantly increased by AZA. BeWo cells did not express REN or prorenin and it was not inducible with any treatment. AGT expression was significantly increased with AZA, the combination of cAMP + AZA, and MPA + E(2) + cAMP treatments. Since cAMP, AZA, cAMP and AZA combined, or MPA and E(2) with and without cAMP in HTR-8/SVneo cells, a cell line most similar in its RAS expression to the in vivo placenta, these factors may affect placental RAS activity. Surprisingly, these treatments also induced AGT expression in BeWo cells. Whether they are involved in regulating AGT in choriocarcinomas in vivo remains to be determined.
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- Y Wang
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Mothers & Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute & John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia
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Gao F, Ma X, Rusie A, Hemingway J, Ostmann AB, Chung D, Das SK. Epigenetic changes through DNA methylation contribute to uterine stromal cell decidualization. Endocrinology 2012; 153:6078-90. [PMID: 23033272 PMCID: PMC3512074 DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Embryo-uterine interaction during early pregnancy critically depends on the coordinated expression of numerous genes at the site of implantation. The epigenetic mechanism through DNA methylation (DNM) plays a major role in the control of gene expression, although this regulatory event remains unknown in uterine implantation sites. Our analysis revealed the presence of DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) in mouse endometrial cells on the receptive d 4 of pregnancy and early postattachment (d 5) phase, whereas Dnmt3a had lower abundant expression. Both Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a were coordinately expressed in decidual cells on d 6-8. 5-Methycytosine showed a similar expression pattern to that of Dnmt1. The preimplantation inhibition of DNM by 5-aza-2'-deoxycytodine was not antagonistic for embryonic attachment, although endometrial stromal cell proliferation at the site of implantation was down-regulated, indicating a disturbance with the postattachment decidualization event. Indeed, the peri- or postimplantation inhibition of DNM caused significant abrogation of decidualization, with concomitant loss of embryos. We next identified decidual genes undergoing alteration of DNM using methylation-sensitive restriction fingerprinting. One such gene, Chromobox homolog 4, an epigenetic regulator in the polycomb group protein family, exhibited hypomethylation in promoter DNA and increased expression with the onset of decidualization. Furthermore, inhibition of DNM resulted in enhanced expression of hypermethylated genes (Bcl3 and Slc16a3) in the decidual bed as compared with control, indicating aberration of gene expression may be associated with DNM-inhibition-induced decidual perturbation. Overall, these results suggest that uterine DNM plays a major role for successful decidualization and embryo development during early pregnancy.
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- Fei Gao
- Division of Reproductive Sciences and Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Ding YB, Long CL, Liu XQ, Chen XM, Guo LR, Xia YY, He JL, Wang YX. 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine leads to reduced embryo implantation and reduced expression of DNA methyltransferases and essential endometrial genes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45364. [PMID: 23028963 PMCID: PMC3460940 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The DNA demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) incorporates into DNA and decreases DNA methylation, sparking interest in its use as a potential therapeutic agent. We aimed to determine the effects of maternal 5-aza-CdR treatment on embryo implantation in the mouse and to evaluate whether these effects are associated with decreased levels of DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) and three genes (estrogen receptor α [Esr1], progesterone receptor [Pgr], and homeobox A10 [Hoxa10]) that are vital for control of endometrial changes during implantation. METHODS AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Mice treated with 5-aza-CdR had a dose-dependent decrease in number of implantation sites, with defected endometrial decidualization and stromal cell proliferation. Western blot analysis on pseudo-pregnant day 3 (PD3) showed that 0.1 mg/kg 5-aza-CdR significantly repressed Dnmt3a protein level, and 0.5 mg/kg 5-aza-CdR significantly repressed Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, and Dnmt3b protein levels in the endometrium. On PD5, mice showed significantly decreased Dnmt3a protein level with 0.1 mg/kg 5-aza-CdR, and significantly decreased Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a with 0.5 mg/kg 5-aza-CdR. Immunohistochemical staining showed that 5-aza-CdR repressed DNMT expression in a cell type-specific fashion within the uterus, including decreased expression of Dnmt1 in luminal and/or glandular epithelium and of Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b in stroma. Furthermore, the 5' flanking regions of the Esr1, Pgr, and Hoxa10 were hypomethylated on PD5. Interestingly, the higher (0.5 mg/kg) dose of 5-aza-CdR decreased protein expression of Esr1, Pgr, and Hoxa10 in the endometrium on PD5 in both methylation-dependent and methylation-independent manners. CONCLUSIONS The effects of 5-aza-CdR on embryo implantation in mice were associated with altered expression of endometrial Dnmts and genes controlling endometrial changes, suggesting that altered gene methylation, and not cytotoxicity alone, contributes to implantation defects induced by 5-aza-CdR.
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- Yu-Bin Ding
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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Guo SW. The endometrial epigenome and its response to steroid hormones. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 358:185-96. [PMID: 22067514 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The human endometrium undergoes cyclic morphological and functional changes during the menstrual cycle. These changes are driven mainly by steroid hormones and orchestrated by a myriad of genes - many of which have been identified recently as being epigenetically regulated. Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation and histone acetylations, are shown recently to be involved in functional changes in endometrium and endometrial diseases. Since epigenetics itself is a rapidly evolving field, this review starts with an overview of epigenetics and its intrinsic connections with endometrial response to steroid hormones, highlighting its various levels of complexities. This is followed by a review of published and unpublished work on "writers", "erasers", and other players of endometrial epigenome. In the end, areas in need for future research in this area will be exposed.
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- Sun-Wei Guo
- Shanghai Obstetric and Gynecologic Hospital, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Fudan University Shanghai College of Medicine, 419 Fangxie Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
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Long C, He J, Liu X, Chen X, Gao R, Wang Y, Ding Y. Dietary folate deficiency in pseudopregnant mice has no effect on homeobox A10 promoter methylation or expression. Reprod Sci 2012; 19:1268-75. [PMID: 22786609 DOI: 10.1177/1933719112447125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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During the reproductive cycle, a number of genes controlling endometrial changes are regulated by DNA methylation, a common epigenetic modification. Because dietary folate affects DNA methylation, we determined whether a folate-deficient diet (FDD) alters DNA methylation in endometria of pseudopregnant mice, focusing on the homeobox A10 (Hoxa10) promoter. Mice were given an FDD or control diet for 40 to 45 days and examined on day 5 of pseudopregnancy. Compared to control mice, FDD mice had lower folate levels in liver and serum (P = .004). However, the FDD did not significantly affect DNA methylation within the cytosine-guanine dinucleotide (CpG)-rich Hoxa10 promoter, even when specific CpG sites were examined (P > .05). In endometrial tissue sections, the localization of anti-Hoxa10 staining was unchanged in FDD mice. Therefore, folate deficiency did not significantly affect promoter methylation or expression of Hoxa10.
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- Chunlan Long
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Ding YB, He JL, Liu XQ, Chen XM, Long CL, Wang YX. Expression of DNA methyltransferases in the mouse uterus during early pregnancy and susceptibility to dietary folate deficiency. Reproduction 2012; 144:91-100. [PMID: 22580371 DOI: 10.1530/rep-12-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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We have characterized the uterine expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) during early pregnancy in mice and determined whether a folate-deficient diet (FDD) can affect DNMTs in this context. Within endometrial cells, expressions of DNMT (cytosine-5) 1 (Dnmt1), Dnmt3a, and Dnmt3b were significantly elevated during the prereceptive phase of pregnancy but generally returned to baseline levels during receptive and postimplantation periods. As such, the transcription of DNMT genes is temporally regulated during early pregnancy. When comparisons were made between implantation sites (IS) and inter-IS on day 5 of pregnancy, lower levels of Dnmt3a were detected at IS. Comparisons between IS and inter-IS did not reveal significant expression differences for other DNMT genes. When tissue sections were examined, DNMT3A was specifically lower in the stroma of IS. Reduced DNMT1 and DNMT3B levels were also observed in the luminal and glandular epithelia of IS, whereas no obvious differences in the stroma were detected. In pseudo-pregnant mice subjected to a FDD, levels of Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a (but not Dnmt3b) were significantly upregulated in endometrial tissues, as compared with controls. When tissues from these folate-deficient mice were examined, DNMT1 levels were elevated in both the luminal and glandular epithelia, whereas DNMT3A was upregulated in the luminal epithelium and the stroma. A slight increase in DNMT3B levels was detected in the glandular epithelium. These results indicate that DNMTs may regulate the transcription of endometrial genes associated with embryo implantation and that levels of DNMTs are affected by dietary folate in mice.
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- Y B Ding
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No. 1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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Grimaldi G, Christian M, Quenby S, Brosens JJ. Expression of epigenetic effectors in decidualizing human endometrial stromal cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 18:451-8. [DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gas020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Logan PC, Steiner M, Ponnampalam AP, Mitchell MD. Cell cycle regulation of human endometrial stromal cells during decidualization. Reprod Sci 2012; 19:883-94. [PMID: 22534328 DOI: 10.1177/1933719112438447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Differentiation of endometrial stromal cells into decidual cells is crucial for optimal endometrial receptivity. Data from our previous microarray study implied that expression of many cell cycle regulators are changed during decidualization and inhibition of DNA methylation in vitro. In this study, we hypothesized that both the classic progestin treatment and DNA methylation inhibition would inhibit stromal cell proliferation and cell cycle transition. METHODS The human endometrial stromal cell line (HESC) was treated from 2 days to 18 days with the DNA methylation inhibitor, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (AZA), a mixture of estradiol/progestin/cyclic adenosine monophosphate ([cAMP]; medroxy-progesterone acetate [MPA mix]) or both. Cell growth was measured by cell counting, cell cycle transition and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry, expression of cell cycle regulators were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting, and change in DNA methylation profiles were detected by methylation-specific PCR. RESULTS Both AZA and MPA mix inhibited the proliferation of HESC for at least 7 days. Treatment with MPA mix resulted in an early G0/G1 inhibition followed by G2/M phase inhibition at 18 days. In contrast, AZA treatment inhibited cell cycle progression at the G2/M phase throughout. The protein levels of p21(Cip1)and 14-3-3σ were increased with both AZA and MPA mix treatments without any change in the DNA methylation profiles of the genes. CONCLUSIONS Our data imply that the decidualization of HESC is associated with cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase initially and G2/M phase at later stages. Our results also suggest that p53 pathway members play a role in the cell cycle regulation of endometrial stromal cells.
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- Philip C Logan
- The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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