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2026
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Yan Xu,Jingxi Zhang,Mengyue Zhang,Jingyu Sun,Zhengdao Chen,Qingsheng Liang,Shaohong Chen,Chuanyin Hu,Yun-Tao Zhao
This study investigated the effects and mechanisms of Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zucc. ethanol extract (COEE) on primary dysmenorrhea (PD). COEE administration dose-dependently reduced writhing times, prolonged writhing latency, decreased uterine prostaglandin F 2α (PGF 2α ) levels and pro-inflammatory mediators, and improved histopathological signs of uterine inflammation. Furthermore, COEE suppressed the activation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling axis. In ex vivo experiments, COEE inhibited spontaneous and agonist-induced uterine contractions, attenuated CaCl 2 -induced contractile recovery, and reduced Bay K 8644 evoked Ca 2+ -mediated contractions. Collectively, our findings suggested that COEE alleviates PD by attenuating uterine inflammation and abnormal calcium-dependent contractions, supporting its potential use as a functional food source for managing PD.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
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·Vol. 21
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Qiaomei Zheng,Ping Wu,Yanjing Zhao,Jinhua Wang,Shaozhan Chen,Lihong Chen
Background Emerging evidence of immunological dysfunction have been described in endometriosis. Dendritic cells (DCs), one of the main antigen-presenting cells, are specialized in the initiation and modulation of the adaptive immune response. Emerging studies demonstrated both endometrial and circulating differences in DCs populations in women with endometriosis. However, the role and mechanism of peritoneal DCs in endometriosis is still unclear. The present study was undertaken to explore the features of peritoneal DCs in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. This study is beneficial to further clarify the cause of endometriosis and provide a new insight into the medical treatment for endometriosis.Methods The study included 12 women with endometriosis and 11 women without endometriosis. The C57BL6 mouse model of endometriosis was established by intraperitoneal injection of endometrial segments. The peritoneal DCs of endometriosis patients and mouse models were analyzed by fluorescence associated cell sorting (FACS) examination.Results Increased cell density of peritoneal DCs were observed in endometriosis patients. Moreover, the proportion of mature DCs (mDCs, CD80highCD1alow cells) in the peritoneal DCs was lower whereas the proportion of immature DCs (iDCs, CD80lowCD1ahigh cells) was increased in endometriosis patients. Similarly, the cell density of peritoneal DCs in murine models increased immediately after the injection of endometrial tissues and reached the highest level at 14 days. In addition, the proportion of mDCs (CD11chighCD80high cells) in the peritoneal DCs decreased immediately after the injection of endometrial tissues and then increased with the time until 42 days, but still lower than the control group. In contrast, the proportion of iDCs (CD11chighCD80low cells) in the peritoneal DCs showed the opposite dynamic changes. However, after treated with LPS, the mDCs proportion was significantly increased, leading to lower volume and weight of the endometriosis lesions.Conclusion sIncreased level of peritoneal DCs facilitated the pathogenesis of endometriosis lesions, especially in the early stage of the disease. Furthermore, peritoneal DCs maturation played an important role in the development of endometriosis.
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2021
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Zhang Yu,Su Na,Liu Weiyi,Wang Qingqing,Sun Jianguo,Peng Ying
Dysmenorrhea refers to a kind of uterine cramping pain that occurs in women during the period of menstrual. Guizhi Fuling Capsules are mainly used for the treatment of various pain syndromes and especially effective in treating primary dysmenorrhea. However, the research on its modern pharmacology and mechanism of action have not been thoroughly carried out. It is not clear about the main active ingredients, potential targets and metabolic pathways involved in its efficacy. Therefore, this research project employed estradiol benzoate sensitization combined with oxytocin pain to construct the cold coagulation syndrome dysmenorrhea model, observed the anti-dysmenorrhea effect of Guizhi Fuling Capsules, and used the metabolomics to explore its mechanism. The results showed that Guizhi Fuling Capsules could considerably reduce the number of writhing times in dysmenorrhea rats, increasing the level of PGE2 and β-EP and reducing the contents of PGF2α in rat serum. Pathological sections of uterus and ovaries also showed that Guizhi Fuling Capsules could significantly relieve endometrial hyperplasia and improve ovarian function. The LC/MS-based metabolomics of rat uterine indicated that the model group has a great deviation from the control group. Compared with the model group, the Guizhi Fuling Capsules group had a tendency to shift to the control group, and the main metabolic changes was mainly concentrated on saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Among them, arachidonic acid is in a pivotal position, and the expression of its rate-limiting enzyme (COX-2) involved in its cyclooxygenase metabolic pathway was significantly up-regulated in the model group, but significantly decreased after the intervention of Guizhi Fuling Capsules. In conclusion, Guizhi Fuling Capsules can effectively relieve primary dysmenorrhea, and this effect may be attributed to the regulation effects of Guizhi Fuling Capsules on endogenous metabolism, such as inhibiting arachidonic acid converted to prostaglandins through downregulate the expression of COX-2, which plays an anti-inflammatory effect.
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MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION
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2023
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Dong Xiaoyu,Xu Le,Wang Shuang,Jiao Xue,Yan Shumin,Huang Yufei,Yuan Ming,Wang Guoyun
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent programmed cell death process characterised by the accumulation of lethal oxidative damage. Localised iron overload is a unique clinical phenomenon in ovarian endometriosis. However, the role and mechanism of ferroptosis in the course of ovarian endometriosis remain unclear. Traditionally, autophagy promotes cell survival. However, a growing body of research suggests that autophagy promotes ferroptosis under certain conditions. This study aimed to clarify the status of ferroptosis in ovarian endometriosis and explore the mechanism(s) by which iron overload causes ferroptosis and ectopic endometrial resistance to ferroptosis in human. The results showed increased levels of iron and reactive oxygen species in ectopic endometrial stromal cells. Some ferroptosis and autophagy proteins in the ectopic tissues differed from those in the eutopic endometrium. In vitro, iron overload caused decreased cellular activity, increased lipid peroxidation levels, and mitochondrial morphological changes, whereas ferroptosis inhibitors alleviated these phenomena, illustrating activated ferroptosis. Iron overload increased autophagy, and ferroptosis caused by iron overload was inhibited by autophagy inhibitors, indicating that ferroptosis caused by iron overload was autophagy-dependent. We also confirmed the effect of iron overload and autophagy on lesion growth in vivo by constructing a mouse endometriosis model; the results were consistent with those of the in vitro experiments of human tissue and endometrial stomal cells. However, ectopic lesions in patients can resist ferroptosis caused by iron overload, which can promote cystine/glutamate transporter hyperexpression by highly expressing activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4). In summary, local iron overload in ovarian endometriosis can activate autophagy-related ferroptosis in endometrial stromal cells, and ectopic lesions grow in a high-iron environment via ATF4-xCT while resisting ferroptosis. The effects of iron overload on other cells in the endometriosis environment require further study. This study deepens our understanding of the role of ferroptosis in ovarian endometriosis.
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2021
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Xiao Qing,Liu Qi-Meng,Jiang Ru-Chao,Chen Kai-Feng,Zhu Xiang,Ma Lei,Li Wei-Xi,He Fei,Huang Jun-Jun
Previous studies have indicated that α1D/1A antagonist naftopidil (NAF) suppresses prostate growth by decreasing cell proliferation without affecting apoptosis and prostate volume in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A NAF-derived α1D/1A antagonist 1- benzyl-N-(3-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl) piperazine-1-yl) propyl)-1H-indole-2- carboxamide (HJZ-12) has been reported from our laboratory, which exhibits high subtype-selectivity to both α1D- and α1A- AR (47.9- and 19.1- fold, respectively) with respect to a1B-AR in vitro. However, no further study was conducted. In the present study, a pharmacological evaluation of HJZ-12 in BPH was performed on an estrogen/androgen-induced rat BPH model and human BPH-1 cell line. In vivo, HJZ-12 exhibited better performance than NAF in preventing the progression of rat prostatic hyperplasia by not only decreasing prostate weight and proliferation (similar to NAF) but also, shrinking prostate volume and inducing prostate apoptosis (different from NAF). In vitro, HJZ-12 exhibited significant cell viability inhibition and apoptotic induction in BPH-1 cell line, without presenting cell anti-proliferation properties. Intriguingly, the role of HJZ-12 on cell viability and apoptosis was an α1-independent action. Furthermore, RNA-Seq analysis was applied to screen out six anti-apoptotic genes (Bcl-3, B-lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 [Bmi-1], ITGA2, FGFR3, RRS1, and SGK1). Amongst them, Bmi-1 was involved in the apoptotic induction of HJZ-12 in BPH-1. Overall, HJZ-12 played a remarkable role in preventing the progression of prostatic hyperplasia through α1-independent apoptotic induction, indicating that it will be a multi-target effective candidate for BPH treatment.
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BIOSCIENCE REPORTS
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2020
·Vol. 40
·期 8
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IF 2.942
Zhu Jialei,Tang Jing
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a kind of mental disorder characterized by persistent low emotions in puerperium. The most significant physiological change in postpartum is lactation which is regulated by oxytocin receptor (OXTR). However, whether OXTR is related to pathological process of PPD and the potential mechanism still remain unclear. In the present study, we prepared hormone-simulated pregnancy (HSP)-induced PPD mouse model and found that the protein level of OXTR in hippocampus of PPD model mice was down-regulated and Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome was activated. We identified five long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) related to PPD by transcriptome sequencing, including three up-regulated and two down-regulated. The five lncRNAs were associated with the signaling pathway of OXTR according to the bioinformatics analysis. Furthermore, we focused on one of the five lncRNAs, Gm14205, and found that it targeted OXTR which inhibited astrocytic NLRP3 inflammasome activation in hippocampal primary astrocytes. These findings illustrate that OXTR has protective effects in PPD by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation and provides a new strategy for targeting lncRNA Gm14205 in the pathogenesis of PPD.
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Frontiers in Immunology
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2021
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Li Qiuju,Yuan Ming,Jiao Xue,Huang Yufei,Li Jing,Li Dong,Ji Miaomiao,Wang Guoyun
Background: Endometriosis is a common nonmalignant gynecological disorder that affects 10–15% women of reproductive age and causes several symptoms that result in decreased quality of life and a huge social burden. In recent decades, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have gained attention as a potential therapeutic tool; however, the therapeutic effects of EVs against endometriosis have not been reported. Accordingly, in this study, we investigated the feasibility of nanovesicles (NVs) derived from M1 macrophages (M1NVs) in treating endometriosis.Methods: M1NVs were prepared by serial extrusion. Co-culture assays were performed to investigate changes in tube formation and migration/invasion of eutopic endometrial stroma cells (ESCs) obtained from patients with endometriosis (EM-ESCs). A mouse model of endometriosis was established, and mice were treated with phosphate-buffered saline, M0NVs, or M1NVs to evaluate the efficacy and safety of M1NV for treating endometriosis.Results: M1NVs directly or indirectly inhibited the migration and invasion of EM-ESCs and reduced tube formation. In the mouse model, M1NVs suppressed the development of endometriosis through reprogramming of M2 macrophages, without causing damage to the organs.Conclusions: M1NVs inhibit the development of endometriosis directly, or through repolarizing macrophages from M2 to M1 phenotype. Hence, administration of M1NVs may represent a novel method for the treatment of endometriosis.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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Qi-meng Liu,Qing Xiao,Xiang Zhu,Kai-feng Chen,Xia-wen Liu,Ru-chao Jiang,Dan Wu,Jun-min Shi,Li-jun Dai,Jun-jun Huang
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disorder of the urinary system in aging men. 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-[3-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl) piperazinyl) propyl] acetamide (HJZ-3), which is derived from naftopidil , exhibited 97.7- and 64.6-fold greater inhibitory effects for a 1D adrenoceptor than for a 1B - and a 1A -adrenoceptors in vitro, respectively. To investigate the therapeutic potential for treating BPH, we evaluated the pharmacological activity of HJZ-3. Specifically, we evaluated through estrogen/androgen-induced rat benign prostatic hyperplasia model in vivo. HJZ-3 effectively prevented the progression of rat prostatic hyperplasia by suppressing the increase in prostate index and reducing the quantitative analysis of the relative acinus volume, relative stroma, epithelial volume and epithelial thickness and expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and α -smooth muscle actin. HJZ-3 decreased α 1A - and α 1D -adrenoceptor protein expressions in prostate tissue. HJZ-3 is a good alternative for α 1A - and α 1D -adrenoceptor blocker. It may relax smooth muscle tone and relieve symptoms of BPH.
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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 46
·期 3
·1078-1090
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Zeng Xinliu,Yue Zhang,Gao Ying,Jiang Guosong,Zeng Fuqing,Shao Ying,Huang Jiayu,Yin Minuo,Li Yajie
Background/Aims: Excess fibrosis may lead to chronic pain, scarring, and infertility as endometriosis develops and progresses. The pathogenesis of endometriosis has been linked to transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), the most potent promoter of fibrosis. Methods: Levels of NR4A1 and P-NR4A1 protein in human endometrial and endometriotic tissue were assessed by western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The expression levels of fibrotic markers in stromal cells were evaluated by real-time PCR. The degree of fibrosis in mouse endometriotic lesions was detected by Masson trichrome and Sirius red staining. Results: The level of phosphorylated-NR4A1 was higher in ovarian endometriotic tissue than in normal endometrium, and long-term TGF-β1 stimulation phosphorylated NR4A1 in an AKT-dependent manner and then promoted the expression of fibrotic markers. Furthermore, inhibition of NR4A1 in stromal cells increased the TGF-β1-dependent elevated expression of fibrotic markers, and loss of NR4A1 stimulated fibrogenesis in mice with endometriosis. Additionally, Cytosporone B (Csn-B), an NR4A1 agonist, effectively decreased the TGF-β1-dependent elevated expression of fibrotic markers in vitro and significantly inhibited fibrogenesis in vivo. Conclusion: NR4A1 can regulate fibrosis in endometriosis and may serve as a new target for the treatment of endometriosis
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ANDROLOGIA
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2018
·Vol. 51
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Guotao Chen,Jianhuai Chen,Baibing Yang,Wen Yu,Yun Chen,Yutian Dai
Nonorganic erectile dysfunction is a problem with unknown central mechanisms. Changes in brain activity in the amygdala have been observed in human patients. This study aimed to investigate the dopamine system in the basolateral amygdala of male rats with nonorganic erectile dysfunction. We applied chronic mild stress to induce nonorganic erectile dysfunction. After exposure to chronic mild stress, the sucrose consumption test, sexual behaviour test and apomorphine test were used to select depression-like rats with erectile dysfunction as nonorganic erectile dysfunction model rats. The sexual behaviour of these rats after central infusion of a dopamine D1/D2 receptor agonist/antagonist was observed. The expression levels of dopamine D1/D2 receptors and tyrosine hydroxylase in the basolateral amygdala were also measured. The result of the sucrose consumption test, sexual behaviour test and apomorphine test indicated a successful nonorganic erectile dysfunction model. Central infusion of a dopamine D2 receptor agonist increased intromission ratio in model rats. Lower expression levels of tyrosine hydroxylase and the dopamine D2 receptor in the basolateral amygdala were observed in rats with nonorganic erectile dysfunction. These results suggest that impairment of the dopamine D2 receptor pathway in the basolateral amygdala may contribute to the development of nonorganic erectile dysfunction.
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HUMAN REPRODUCTION
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2016
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Yuan Ming,Li Dong,An Min,Li Qiuju,Zhang Lu,Wang Guoyun
STUDY QUESTIONWhat are the features of peritoneal macrophage subgroups and T helper cells in the development of murine endometriosis?SUMMARY ANSWERDuring the development of endometriosis in a murine model, large peritoneal macrophages (LPMs) and small peritoneal macrophages (SPMs) are polarized into M1 and M2 cells, respectively, and the proportions of T helper (Th) 1, Th17 and T regulatory (Treg) cells are increased.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADYNumerous studies investigating the etiology and pathogenesis of endometriosis have focused on the polarization states of peritoneal macrophages in endometriosis models and patients, but the results are inconclusive. Further studies indicate that peritoneal macrophages are composed of two distinct subsets: LPMs and SPMs, although their roles in endometriosis are unknown.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATIONThis study involves a prospective and randomized experiment. Fifty C57BL/6 female mice were randomly allocated to five control and five experimental groups (n = 5/group) according to the presence or absence of transplantation. The transplant periods are 0.25, 3, 14, 28 and 42 days.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODSC57BL/6 mice were utilized to establish an endometriosis model by i.p. injection of allogeneic endometrial segments. Dynamic changes of peritoneal macrophage subsets and polarization profiles were evaluated by flow cytometry (FCM). Macrophage morphology and density were assessed by cell counting under a microscope. Dynamic changes of Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg cells were estimated by FCM.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCEPeritoneal macrophages are composed of two distinct subsets: LPMs and SPMs. The proportion of SPMs increased immediately after peritoneal injection of endometrial tissues, whereas LPMs showed an opposite trend. Peritoneal macrophages differentiated into both M1 and M2 macrophages. The bidirectional polarization of macrophages was caused by the inverse trends of polarization of LPMs and SPMs. Consistently, the proportions of Th1, Th17 and Treg cells were all increased in mice with endometriosis.LARGE SCALE DATAN/A.LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTIONIn this study, detection was only performed in a murine endometriosis model. Clinical data and more intervention experiments are required in understanding the roles of LPMs and SPMs in endometriosis.WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGSThe dramatic changes of LPMs and SPMs in proportion and polarization profiles clarified the varying differentiation states of peritoneal macrophages. In addition, LPMs and SPMs may play different roles in the pathogenesis of endometriosis in different stages of endometriosis. Therefore, the new classification should be included in future relevant basic and clinical studies on endometriosis.STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S)This research was supported totally by grant 81270671 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The authors report no conflict of interest.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2016
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Jun-Jun Huang,Yi Cai,Yan-Zhen Yi,Min-Yi Huang,Liu Zhu,Fei He,Xia-Wen Liu,Bi-Yun Huang,Mu Yuan
Naftopidil (NAF) is a α 1D/1A adrenoceptor selective drug used for the treatment of both benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms (BPH/LUTS). However, NAF is used as a racemate in clinic. To compare the differences and similarities among two enantiomers and racemate, pharmacological activities were evaluated through rat functional assays in vitro and estrogen/androgen (E/T) induced rat BPH model in vivo. NAF and the two enantiomers showed similar blocking activity on α 1 receptor. S -NAF exhibited more α 1D/1A adrenoceptor subtype selectivity than R -NAF and the racemate. The selectivity ratios pA 2 ( α 1D )/pA 2 ( α 1B ) and pA 2 ( α 1A )/pA 2 ( α 1B ) were 40.7- and 16.2-fold, respectively. NAF and its enantiomers effectively prevented the development of rat prostatic hyperplasia via suppressing the increase of the prostatic wet weight, visually. The quantitative analysis of the relative acinus volume, relative stroma volume, relative epithelial volume, epithelial height and expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and α -smooth muscle actin ( α -SMA) were carried out. S -NAF showed an advantage on the effect of inhibiting prostate wet weight and stroma volume over R -NAF and racemate NAF ( P <0.05). Nevertheless, no other significant difference was observed between these two enantiomers. In conclusion, both R -NAF and S -NAF not only relax prostate muscle but also inhibit the prostate growth, thus relieve BPH.
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