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REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 137-150Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1177/1933719106298409
Keywords
endometriosis; steroid receptors; immunohistochemistry; baboon; endometrial receptivity; uterus
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD044715, U54 HD40093, R01 HD044715-04, R01 HD044715] Funding Source: Medline
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This study examines the distribution of estrogen receptors (ESR), progesterone receptors (Pgr), and the chaperone immunophilin FKBP52 in the eutopic endometrium in a baboon model of endometriosis If during the window of receptivity to determine if their aberrant distribution contributes to reduced fecundity. Endometriosis was induced by inoculation Of menstrual endometrium into the peritoneal cavity. Eutopic endometrium was collected at 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 months postinoculation. Western blot (WB) and immunohistochemical analyses were performed. Isolated endometrial stromal cells were cultured in the presence or absence of steroid hormones. In animals with endometriosis, ESR-1 (ER-alpha) decreased in endometrial stromal cells, while ESR-2 (ER-beta) was reduced in both glandular epithelial (GE) and stromal cells. Immunoreactive total Pgr was markedly diminished in the GE, which was confirmed by WB analysis. Furthermore, treatment of isolated stromal cells from baboons with endometriosis with hormones did not increase levels of PRA or PRB as in control baboons. FKBP52 was also reduced in the eutopic endometrium of baboons with endometriosis. Endometriosis results in an aberrant distribution of ESR-1, ESR-2, and FKBP52 in the eutopic endometrium. The authors propose that a dysregulation in the paracrine signaling between the endometrial stromal and GE cells reduces the responsiveness of Pgr, creating an endometrial environment that is unsuitable for implantation.
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