Ribosome Biogenesis Serves as a Therapeutic Target for Treating Endometriosis and the Associated Complications

Autor: Cherry Yin-Yi Chang, An-Jen Chiang, Man-Ju Yan, Ming-Tsung Lai, Yun-Yi Su, Hsin-Yi Huang, Chan-Yu Chang, Ya-Hui Li, Pei-Fen Li, Chih-Mei Chen, Tritium Hwang, Chloe Hogg, Erin Greaves, Jim Jinn-Chyuan Sheu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Biomedicines, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 185 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9059
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010185
Popis: Ribosome biogenesis is a cellular process critical for protein homeostasis during cell growth and multiplication. Our previous study confirmed up-regulation of ribosome biogenesis during endometriosis progression and malignant transition, thus anti-ribosome biogenesis may be effective for treating endometriosis and the associated complications. A mouse model with human endometriosis features was established and treated with three different drugs that can block ribosome biogenesis, including inhibitors against mTOR/PI3K (GSK2126458) and RNA polymerase I (CX5461 and BMH21). The average lesion numbers and disease frequencies were significantly reduced in treated mice as compared to controls treated with vehicle. Flow cytometry analyses confirmed the reduction of small peritoneal macrophage and neutrophil populations with increased large versus small macrophage ratios, suggesting inflammation suppression by drug treatments. Lesions in treated mice also showed lower nerve fiber density which can support the finding of pain-relief by behavioral studies. Our study therefore suggested ribosome biogenesis as a potential therapeutic target for treating endometriosis.
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