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Czerwiński M, Bednarska-Czerwińska A, Zmarzły N, Boroń D, Oplawski M, Grabarek BO. miRNAs in the Expression Regulation of Dopamine-Related Genes and Proteins in Endometrial Cancer. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10214939. [PMID: 34768458 PMCID: PMC8584850 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10214939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Disruption of the dopaminergic system leads to many diseases, including cancer. Dopamine and its receptors are involved in the regulation of proliferation, cell death, invasion, and migration. Better understanding of the mechanisms involved in these processes could reveal new molecular markers and therapeutic targets. The aim of this study was to determine the expression profile of dopamine-related genes and proteins in endometrial cancer and to assess whether miRNAs are involved in its regulation. Sixty women were recruited for the study: 30 with endometrial cancer and 30 without cancer. The expression profiles of dopamine-related genes were determined in endometrial tissue samples using microarrays and qRT-PCR. Then, protein concentration was determined with the ELISA test. In the last step, miRNA detection was performed using microarrays. The matching of miRNAs to the studied genes was carried out using the TargetScan tool. The analysis showed DRD2 and DRD3 overexpression, with a reduction in DRD5 expression, which could be due to miR-15a-5p, miR-141-3p, miR-4640-5p, and miR-221-5p activity. High levels of OPRK1 and CXCL12, related to the activity of miR-124-3p.1 and miR-135b-5p, have also been reported. Low COMT expression was probably not associated with miRNA regulation in endometrial cancer.
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- Michał Czerwiński
- American Medical Clinic, 40-600 Katowice, Poland
- Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, 40-121 Katowice, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, 40-121 Katowice, Poland;
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
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- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics with Gynecologic Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Specialized Hospital, 31-826 Kraków, Poland;
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, TOMMED Specjalisci od Zdrowia, Fredry 22, 40-662 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics with Gynecologic Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Specialized Hospital, 31-826 Kraków, Poland;
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- Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland; (N.Z.); (D.B.); (B.O.G.)
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics with Gynecologic Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Specialized Hospital, 31-826 Kraków, Poland;
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, TOMMED Specjalisci od Zdrowia, Fredry 22, 40-662 Katowice, Poland
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Zhang D, Rajaratnam V, Al-Hendy O, Halder S, Al-Hendy A. Green Tea Extract Inhibition of Human Leiomyoma Cell Proliferation Is Mediated via Catechol- O-Methyltransferase. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2014; 78:109-18. [DOI: 10.1159/000363410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tashiro H, Katabuchi H. The Relationship Between Estrogen and Genes in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Endometrial Carcinoma. CURRENT OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY REPORTS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13669-013-0074-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Jacobsen BM, Horwitz KB. Progesterone receptors, their isoforms and progesterone regulated transcription. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 357:18-29. [PMID: 21952082 PMCID: PMC3272316 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/11/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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This review discusses mechanisms by which progesterone receptors (PR) regulate transcription. We examine available data in different species and tissues regarding: (1) regulation of PR levels; and (2) expression profiling of progestin-regulated genes by total PRs, or their PRA and PRB isoforms. (3) We address current views about the composition of progesterone response elements, and postulate that PR monomers acting through "half-site" elements are common, entailing cooperativity with neighboring DNA-bound transcription factors. (4) We summarize transcription data for multiple progestin-regulated promoters as directed by total PR, or PRA vs. PRB. We conclude that current models and methods used to study PR function are problematical, and recommend that future work employ cells and receptors appropriate to the species, focusing on analyses of the effects of endogenous receptors targeting endogenous genes in native chromatin.
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- Britta M Jacobsen
- Department of Medicine/Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
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Progesterone is a key hormone in the endometrium that opposes estrogen-driven growth. Insufficient progesterone will result in unopposed estrogen action that could lead to the development of endometrial hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma. Although these endometrial neoplasias can regress in response to progestin treatment, this does not occur in all instances. To understand this resistance to progesterone and to improve on existing hormonal therapies, it is imperative that the molecular mechanisms of progesterone action through its receptor be deciphered in endometrial cancer. This review highlights what is known thus far regarding the efficacy of progestin therapy in the clinic and the role of progesterone in endometrial cancer cell behavior and gene regulation.
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- J Julie Kim
- Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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Tunbridge EM. The catechol-O-methyltransferase gene: its regulation and polymorphisms. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2010; 95:7-27. [PMID: 21095457 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381326-8.00002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is of significant interest to neuroscience, due to its role in modulating dopamine function. COMT is dynamically regulated; its expression is altered during normal brain development and in response to environmental stimuli. In many cases the underlying molecular basis for these effects is unknown; however, in some cases (e.g., estrogenic regulation in the case of sex differences) regulatory mechanisms have been identified. COMT contains several functional polymorphisms and haplotypes, including the well-studied Val158Met polymorphism. Here I review the regulation of COMT and the functional polymorphisms within its sequence with respect to brain function.
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Pasqualini JR, Chetrite GS. Recent advances on the action of estrogens and progestogens in normal and pathological human endometrium. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2010; 2:155-75. [DOI: 10.1515/hmbci.2010.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AbstractHormonal control in the development of the normal endometrium is of the utmost importance. It is well established that the two main hormones involved in this process are estradiol and progesterone, which are also implicated in the pathological conditions concerning endometriosis and endometrial carcinoma. There are two types of endometrial carcinoma: type I which represents 80%–90% is hormone-dependent, whereas the remainder is type II and is hormone-independent. The endometrial tissue contains all the enzymatic systems in the formation and transformation of the various hormones, including aromatases, sulfatases, sulfotransferases, hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases, hydroxylases, and glucuronidases. It is interesting to note that increased sulfatase activity is correlated with severity of endometriosis. An increased sulfatase/sulfotransferase ratio represents a poor prognosis in patients with endometrial carcinoma. Treatment with hormone replacement therapy (estrogens+progestogens), as well as with tibolone, is most effective in protecting this tissue by climacteric alterations, owing to the significant decrease of ovarian hormones. In conclusion, enzymatic control can open appealing perspectives to protect this organ from possible pathological alterations.
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Importance of the COMT gene for sex differences in brain function and predisposition to psychiatric disorders. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2010; 8:119-40. [PMID: 21769726 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2010_97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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As outlined elsewhere in this volume, sex differences can affect brain function and its dysfunction in psychiatric disorders. It is known that genetic factors contribute to these sex dimorphisms, but the individual genes have rarely been identified. The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, which encodes an enzyme that metabolises catechol compounds, including dopamine, is a leading candidate in this regard. COMT's enzyme activity, and the neurochemistry and behaviour of COMT knockout mice are both markedly sexually dimorphic. Furthermore, genetic associations between COMT and psychiatric phenotypes frequently show differences between men and women. Although many of these differences are unconfirmed or minor, some appear to be of reasonable robustness and magnitude and are reviewed in this chapter. Sexually dimorphic effects of COMT are usually attributed to transcriptional regulation by oestrogens; however, a careful examination of the literature suggests that additional mechanisms are likely to be at least as important. Here, we review the evidence for a sexually dimorphic influence of COMT upon psychiatric phenotypes and brain function, and discuss potential mechanisms by which this may occur. We conclude that despite the evidence being incomplete, there are accumulating and in places compelling data showing that COMT has markedly sexually dimorphic effects on brain function and its dysfunction in psychiatric disorders. Although oestrogenic regulation of COMT is probably partially responsible for these sex differences, other mechanisms are likely also involved. Since sex differences in the genetic architecture of brain function and psychiatric disorders are the rule not the exception, we anticipate that additional evidence will emerge for sexual dimorphisms, not only in COMT but also in many other autosomal genes.
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Kim JJ, Sefton EC, Bulun SE. Progesterone receptor action in leiomyoma and endometrial cancer. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2009; 87:53-85. [PMID: 20374701 DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1173(09)87002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Progesterone is a key hormone in the regulation of uterine function. In the normal physiological context, progesterone is primarily involved in remodeling of the endometrium and maintaining a quiescent myometrium. When pathologies of the uterus develop, specifically, endometrial cancer and uterine leiomyoma, response to progesterone is usually altered. Progesterone acts through mainly two isoforms of the progesterone receptor (PR), PRA and PRB which have been reported to exhibit different transcriptional activities. Studies examining the expression and function of the PRs in the normal endometrium and myometrium as well as in endometrial cancer and uterine leiomyoma are summarized here. The clinical use of progestins and the transcriptional activity of the PR on genes specific to endometrial cancer and leiomyoma are described. An increased understanding of the differential expression of PRs and response to progesterone in these two diseases is critical in order to develop more efficient and targeted therapies.
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- J Julie Kim
- Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Salama SA, Kamel M, Awad M, Nasser AHB, Al-Hendy A, Botting S, Arrastia C. Catecholestrogens induce oxidative stress and malignant transformation in human endometrial glandular cells: protective effect of catechol-O-methyltransferase. Int J Cancer 2008; 123:1246-54. [PMID: 18566989 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Prolonged exposure to unopposed estrogens is a major risk factor for the development of endometrial cancer. Oxidative metabolism of estradiol (E(2)) into the catecholestrogens (CEs), 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE(2)) and 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE(2)), may play an important role in estrogen carcinogenicity. CEs can be oxidized to the corresponding ortho-quinone derivatives with concomitant formation of the reactive oxygen species (ROS). Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is the major enzyme involved in the detoxification of CEs in extrahepatic tissues. We investigated the potential of E(2), 2-OHE(2) and 4-OHE(2) to induce microsatellite instability (MSI) and neoplastic transformation of immortalized human endometrial glandular (EM) cells. We also investigated the functional significance of COMT gene expression on modulating the effects of E(2) and CEs in EM cells. Our data indicated that E(2) and 4-OHE(2) induce MSI, ROS and neoplastic transformation in EM cells. The capacity of E(2) and its catechol metabolites to induce MSI, ROS and neoplastic transformation in EM cells is ranked as follows: 4-OHE(2) > E(2) > 2-OHE(2). Knockdown of COMT expression in EM cells resulted in increased estrogenic milieu and increased estrogen-induced cell proliferation. More importantly, knockdown of COMT increased the propensity of E(2) or CEs to induce ROS, MSI and neoplastic transformation of EM cells. In contrast, overexpression of COMT in EM cells significantly reduced the cellular estrogenic milieu and protected against E(2)- or CEs-induced, ROS, MSI and neoplastic transformation. The capacity of E(2) or CEs to induce neoplastic transformation of human endometrial glandular cells in vitro may suggest that E(2)-induced endometrial cancer is mediated by its metabolism into CEs. Our study clearly indicates that COMT gene expression plays a critical role in modulating the hormonal and carcinogenic effects of E(2) and CEs and, consequently, modifies the risk for E(2)-induced endometrial cancer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to (i) demonstrate the potential capacity of estrogen and its catechol metabolites to induce neoplastic transformation of immortalized human endometrial glandular cells; and (ii) illustrate the important role of COMT gene expression in protecting against E(2)-induced endometrial cancer.
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- Salama A Salama
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA.
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