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Wu J, Lin S, Huang P, Qiu L, Jiang Y, Zhang Y, Meng N, Meng M, Wang L, Deng W, Liu Z, Guo C, Lu J, Wang H, Kong S. Maternal anxiety affects embryo implantation via impairing adrenergic receptor signaling in decidual cells. Commun Biol 2022; 5:840. [PMID: 35982177 PMCID: PMC9388523 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03694-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is defined as the failed pregnancy after good embryo transfer over 3 cycles during in vitro fertilization (IVF).The human endometrium plays a vital role in providing the site for embryo implantation, with several factors implicated in unsatisfactory endometrial receptivity in RIF. Our present results revealed that women with pregnancy loss or infertility have a higher serum epinephrine level, indicating a potential correlation between psychological stress and pregnancy failure. RNA-sequencing of the tissues collected at the endometrial receptive phase in normal and RIF women showed that stress hormones could affect the functional status of endometrial receptivity. Subsequent analysis revealed that the epinephrine signaling acts as an important regulator of endometrial receptivity through the PI3K-AKT and FOXO1 signaling pathways. We also found that patients with RIF show attenuated expression of the alpha-2C-adrenergic receptor (ADRA2C) and that its down regulation induced by high level epinephrine could inhibit the decidualization. Early pregnant mice treated with stress showed high serum epinephrine levels, defective uterine adrenergic receptor expression, and low pregnancy rates. Altogether, our findings indicate that mental stress during early pregnancy can alter the functional status of endometrial receptivity.
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- Jinxiang Wu
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China.
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- Centre of Neurological and Metabolic Research, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China.,Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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Gregory LF, Schmid JR. Stress responses and sexing of wild Kemp's ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2001; 124:66-74. [PMID: 11703072 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Plasma corticosterone, glucose, and testosterone concentrations were measured in wild, immature specimens of the highly endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) to determine effects of acute handling stress. Thirty-nine free-ranging turtles were captured by entanglement net near the Cedar Keys, Florida. Blood samples were collected immediately after retrieval from the net, and at 30 min (n = 15) and at 60 min (n = 29) thereafter. Mean plasma corticosterone and glucose concentrations increased significantly with time. No significant difference was observed over time for mean testosterone concentrations. Approximately half of the turtles demonstrated an increase in plasma testosterone after 60 min of captivity while the others demonstrated a decrease. Initial testosterone concentrations were used to determine the sex of individual turtles. Fifty-nine percent of turtles were classified as female, 33% as male, and 8% as indeterminant. The results of this study demonstrate a responsive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and hyperglycemia in immature Kemp's ridley turtles during acute handling stress.
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- L F Gregory
- Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8525, USA
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