Affiliation:
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Graduate School of Medical Science Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kyoto Japan
Abstract
AbstractProblemEndometriosis is a proliferative disease characterized by cytokine‐induced inflammation. The objective of this study was to assess cell growth and PGE2 production induced by TNF‐α in endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) in spheroid cell culture and to identify the signaling pathway involved with a view to finding new therapeutic targets for endometriosis.Method of studyTissue samples were collected from patients with and without endometriosis. ESCs were isolated from ovarian endometrioma (OE). Gene expression was evaluated by real‐time PCR and DNA microarray analysis, the proliferative effect on ESCs by WST‐8 assay, and PGE2 production by ELISA. Protein phosphorylation was detected using western blotting.ResultsCOX‐2, aromatase and VEGFA mRNA expression and PGE2 production were significantly elevated in spheroid cell cultures compared to monolayer cell cultures. TNF‐α receptor (TNFR) 1 and TNFR2 mRNA was also significantly increased. TNF‐α promoted the proliferation and PGE2 production of ESCs in spheroid cell cultures significantly more than in monolayer cell cultures. TNF‐α increased the expression of several genes related to the pathophysiology of endometriosis in spheroid ESCs. DNA microarray analysis revealed that the Tpl2 gene, which codes for a MAPK upstream of MEK, was upregulated in OE and endometrium with endometriosis compared to normal endometrium. TNF‐α increased the phosphorylation and expression of Tpl2 and MEK, and Tpl2 and MEK inhibitors inhibited TNF‐α‐induced proliferation and PGE2 production in spheroid ESCs.ConclusionThe Tpl2‐MEK signaling pathway may play a critical role in the cell growth and PGE2 production induced by TNF‐α in spheroid ESCs.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology,Reproductive Medicine,Immunology,Immunology and Allergy,Obstetrics and Gynecology,Immunology
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