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Liu Y, Wang J, Zhang X. An Update on the Multifaceted Role of NF-kappaB in Endometriosis. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18:4400-4413. [PMID: 35864971 PMCID: PMC9295070 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.72707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Endometriosis remains a common but challenging gynecological disease among reproductive-aged women with an unclear pathogenesis and limited therapeutic options. Numerous pieces of evidence suggest that NF-κB signaling, a major regulator of inflammatory responses, is overactive in endometriotic lesions and contributes to the onset, progression, and recurrence of endometriosis. Several factors, such as estrogen, progesterone, oxidative stress, and noncoding RNAs, can regulate NF-κB signaling in endometriosis. In the present review, we discuss the mechanisms by which these factors regulate NF-κB during endometriosis progression and provide an update on the role of NF-κB in affecting endometriotic cells, peritoneal macrophages (PMs) as well as endometriosis-related symptoms, such as pain and infertility. Furthermore, the preclinical drugs for blocking NF-κB signaling in endometriosis are summarized, including plant-derived medicines, NF-κB inhibitors, other known drugs, and the potential anti-NF-κB drugs predicted through the Drug-Gene Interaction Database. The present review discusses most of the studies concerning the multifaceted role of NF-κB signaling in endometriosis and provides a summary of NF-κB-targeted treatment in detail.
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- Yuanmeng Liu
- Department of Gynecology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Xueshi Road, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China
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Yoo I, Jung W, Lee S, Cheon Y, Ka H. Inhibitors of apoptosis: expression and regulation in the endometrium during the estrous cycle and at the maternal-conceptus interface during pregnancy in pigs. Anim Biosci 2021; 35:533-543. [PMID: 34530503 PMCID: PMC8902216 DOI: 10.5713/ab.21.0307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective Caspase-mediated apoptosis plays a crucial role in the regulation of endometrial and placental function in females. Caspase activity is tightly controlled by members of the inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) family. However, the expression and regulation of IAPs at the maternal-conceptus interface has not been studied in pigs. Therefore, we determined the expression of IAP family members baculovirus IAP repeat-containing 1 (BIRC1) to BIRC6 at the maternal-conceptus interface in pigs. Methods We obtained endometrial tissues from pigs at various stages of the estrous cycle and pregnancy, conceptus tissues during early pregnancy, and chorioallantoic tissues during mid- to late pregnancy and analyzed the expression of IAPs. Furthermore, we determined the effects of the steroid hormones estradiol-17β (E2) and progesterone on the expression of IAPs in endometrial explant tissue cultures. Results During the estrous cycle, BIRC2 and BIRC5 expression varied cyclically, and during pregnancy, endometrial BIRC1, BIRC2, BIRC3, BIRC4, and BIRC5 expression varied in a stage-specific manner. Conceptus and chorioallantoic tissues also expressed IAPs during pregnancy. The BIRC2 and BIR3 mRNAs were localized to luminal epithelial cells, and BIRC4 proteins to glandular epithelial cells in the endometrium. Exposure of endometrial tissues to E2 increased the expression of BIRC6, while progesterone increased the expression of BIRC1, BIRC4, and BIRC6 in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion These results indicated that IAPs were expressed in the endometrium during the estrous cycle and at the maternal-conceptus interface during pregnancy in a stage-specific manner. In addition, steroid hormones were found to be responsible for the expression of some IAPs in pigs. Together, the results suggested that IAPs may play important roles in endometrial and placental functions by regulating caspase action and apoptosis at the maternal-conceptus interface.
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- Inkyu Yoo
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
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Bianco B, Filipchiuk C, Christofolini DM, Barbosa CP, Montagna E. The role of survivin in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Minerva Med 2019; 111:21-32. [PMID: 31755675 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4806.19.06358-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a common, estrogen-dependent condition, defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus, associated with often chronic and inflammatory reaction. The association of endometriosis with cancer is unclear, although endometriosis and cancer present some molecular similarities. Survinin, encoded by the BIRC5 gene, is a protein that controls cell division, inhibits apoptosis and promotes angiogenesis. Here we aimed to summarize and to discuss the main findings of studies that addressed the involvement of survivin in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION We conducted a comprehensive retrieval from electronic databases, included the MEDLINE, EMBASE, with no restrictions to time span. We used the search terms endometriosis and survivin or BIRC5 and collected all relevant studies to explore the association between endometriosis and surviving expression. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS A total of 21 studies included in the systematic review, comprising sample collected from 1263 women with endometriosis. Results showed the involvement of more than 60 genes and proteins evaluated in eutopic, ectopic, endometrial and ovarian endometriosis, as well as in several gynecological conditions compared to healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS The studies provided the basis for the involvement of survivin in the pathogenesis of the disease by several and independent pathways.
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- Bianca Bianco
- Center of Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH), Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil - .,Department of Collective Health, Discipline of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Populational Genetics, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC/Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, Brazil -
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- Center of Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH), Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Department of Collective Health, Discipline of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Populational Genetics, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC/Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Department of Collective Health, Discipline of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Populational Genetics, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC/Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC/Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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Taniguchi F, Uegaki T, Nakamura K, Mon KY, Harada T, Ohbayashi T, Harada T. Inhibition of IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) proteins represses inflammatory status via
nuclear factor-kappa B pathway in murine endometriosis lesions. Am J Reprod Immunol 2017; 79. [DOI: 10.1111/aji.12780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Fuminori Taniguchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Science; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Science; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Research Center for Bioscience and Technology; Tottori University Faculty of Medicine; Yonago Japan
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de Almeida Borges VR, Tavares MR, da Silva JH, Tajber L, Boylan F, Ribeiro AF, Nasciutti LE, Cabral LM, de Sousa VP. Development and characterization of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles loaded with copaiba oleoresin. Pharm Dev Technol 2017; 23:343-350. [DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2017.1290107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Research Program in Cellular Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Research Program in Cellular Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Development and pharmacological evaluation of in vitro nanocarriers composed of lamellar silicates containing copaiba oil-resin for treatment of endometriosis. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 64:310-317. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.03.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Henriques da Silva J, Borges VRDA, Pereira LDCB, Ferrari R, de Mattos RM, Barros EGDO, Palmero CY, Fernandes PD, de Carvalho PR, Pereira de Sousa V, Cabral LM, Nasciutti LE. The oil-resin of the tropical rainforest tree Copaifera langsdorffii reduces cell viability, changes cell morphology and induces cell death in human endometriotic stromal cultures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 67:1744-55. [PMID: 26407531 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The hormonal treatment for endometriosis frequently fails to completely eradicate endometriotic implants. A new therapeutic treatment is needed. This study investigates the in-vitro effect of Copaifera langsdorffii oil-resin on human eutopic and ectopic endometrium stromal cell cultures (EuESCs and EctESCs). METHODS A nanocomposite system containing the copaiba oil-resin (NanoCOR) was developed and acute toxicity test was performed. Endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) from non-endometriotics controls (CESCs), EuESCs and EctESCs were isolated and treated with different concentrations of NanoCOR, at different time intervals to evaluate its effect on cell morphology, proliferation, viability, necrosis and apoptosis induction. KEY FINDINGS When treated with 50 μg/ml of NanoCOR, the morphology of EctESCs changed, as the actin microfilaments were disorganized, disassembled or disrupted. Moreover, at 24 h of treatment with NanoCOR, the EctESCs viability was inhibited, and a significant number of these cells underwent apoptosis. In EuESCs, these effects were observed only at 48 h. Finally, the treatment of EctESCs with NanoCOR increased the lactate dehydrogenase release into the extracellular medium more than in EuESCs. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that NanoCOR has a greater impact on the behaviour of human endometriotic stromal cells than on the eutopic endometrium stromal cells, supporting the idea that NanoCOR should be further investigated as a novel and valuable alternative to treat endometriosis.
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- Julianna Henriques da Silva
- Programa de Pesquisa em Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioengenharia Tecidual, Diretoria de Metrologia Aplicada às Ciências da Vida, Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia - Inmetro, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ginecologia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Moncorvo Filho, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Inflamação e Óxido Nítrico, Programa de Farmacologia Celular e Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Inflamação e Óxido Nítrico, Programa de Farmacologia Celular e Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Xerém, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Uegaki T, Taniguchi F, Nakamura K, Osaki M, Okada F, Yamamoto O, Harada T. Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) may be effective therapeutic targets for treating endometriosis. Hum Reprod 2014; 30:149-58. [PMID: 25376458 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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STUDY QUESTION What is the role of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) in human endometriotic tissues and a mouse model of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER Four IAP proteins were expressed in endometriotic tissue indicating IAPs may be a key factor in the pathogenesis and progression of endometriosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Overexpression of IAPs protects against a number of proapoptotic stimuli. IAPs (c-IAP1, c-IAP2, XIAP and Survivin) are expressed in human ectopic endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) from ovarian endometriomas. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Forty-eight women with or without ovarian endometrioma are included in this study. BALB/c mice (n = 24) were used for the mouse endometriosis model. Mice with surgically induced endometriosis were treated with an IAP antagonist (BV6) for 4 weeks. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Human ectopic endometrial tissues from chocolate cysts and eutopic endometrial tissue were collected. ESCs were enzymatically isolated from these tissues. ESC proliferation was examined by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. IAPs expression in tissue derived from eutopic endometria and chocolate cysts was evaluated using real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. A homologous mouse endometriosis model was established by transplanting donor mouse uterine tissue into the abdominal cavities of recipient mice. After treating the mice with BV6 (i.p. 10 mg/ml), the extent of endometriosis-like lesions in mice was measured and proliferative activity assessed by Ki67 staining. All experiments were repeated a minimum of three times. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE IAP (c-IAP1, c-IAP2, XIAP and Survivin) mRNA and protein in human ectopic endometrial tissues were expressed at higher levels than in eutopic endometrial tissues (P < 0.05). All four IAPs proteins were expressed in mouse endometriosis-like implants. BV6 inhibited BrdU incorporation of human ESCs (P < 0.05 versus control). BV6 also decreased the total number, weight, surface area and Ki67 positive cells in the endometriosis-like lesions in the mice (P < 0.05 versus control). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Endometriotic lesions were surgically induced in mice by transplanting mouse uterine tissue only, not human pathological endometriotic tissue. Furthermore, the effects of BV6 on human ESCs and mouse endometriosis-like lesions may differ between the species. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our data support the hypothesis that IAPs are involved in the development of endometriosis, and therefore an inhibitor of IAPs has potential as a novel treatment for endometriosis. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS This work was supported by KAKENHI (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid: to F.T.; 21592098 and to T.H.; 24659731) and Yamaguchi Endocrine Research Foundation. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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- Takashi Uegaki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Science, Research Center for Bioscience and Technology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
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- Pathological Biochemistry, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
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- Pathological Biochemistry, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
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- Dermatology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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