Decreased intracellular IL-33 impairs endometrial receptivity in women with adenomyosis.

Autor: He B; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.; Center for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Teng XM; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Hao F; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Zhao M; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Chen ZQ; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Li KM; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Yan Q; Reproductive Medical Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in endocrinology [Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)] 2022 Jul 22; Vol. 13, pp. 928024. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 22 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.928024
Abstrakt: Adenomyosis is a common benign uterine lesion that is associated with female infertility, reduced clinical pregnancy rate and high miscarriage risk. While it has been known that the impaired endometrial receptivity is implicated in infertility in patients with adenomyosis, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we showed that intracellular protein level of IL-33 was downregulated in the endometrium of patients with adenomyosis, and IL-33 expression status was shown to be positively correlated with that of HOXA10, an endometrial receptivity marker. The subsequent analysis indicated IL-33 overexpression led to the increase of HOXA10 expression and enhancement of embryo implantation in vitro , which was accompanied with induction of STAT3 phosphorylation. Meanwhile, cryptotanshinone, a potent STAT3 inhibitor, was found to significantly suppress the increase of HOXA10 expression and embryo implantation caused by IL-33 overexpression in vitro , revealing the critical role of STAT3 activity. Consistently, the positive relationship between IL33 and HOXA10 expression in the endometrium was verified in the analysis of adenomyosis mouse model.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2022 He, Teng, Hao, Zhao, Chen, Li and Yan.)
Databáze: MEDLINE