scholarly journals Effect of primary human endometrial stromal cells on epithelial cell receptivity and protein expression is dependent on menstrual cycle stage

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Evron ◽  
S. Goldman ◽  
E. Shalev
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Endometrial Stromal Cells

scholarly journals Endometrial stromal cells regulate epithelial cell growth in vitro: a new co-culture model

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 836-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia T. Arnold ◽  
David G. Kaufman ◽  
Markku Seppälä ◽  
Bruce A. Lessey
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Endometrial Stromal Cells ◽  
Culture Model

Menstrual cycle–specific inhibition of the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells by interleukin 6 and its soluble receptor

1999 ◽  
Vol 180 (5) ◽  
pp. 1088-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Yoshioka ◽  
Tasuku Harada ◽  
Tomio Iwabe ◽  
Yorie Nagano ◽  
Fuminori Taniguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Specific Inhibition ◽  
Soluble Receptor ◽  
Endometrial Stromal Cells

scholarly journals Expression of Wilms’ Tumor Suppressor Gene (WT1) in Human Endometrium: Regulation through Decidual Differentiation

2001 ◽  
Vol 86 (12) ◽  
pp. 5964-5972
Author(s):  
Antonis Makrigiannakis ◽  
George Coukos ◽  
Anastasia Mantani ◽  
Prokopis Prokopakis ◽  
Geoffrey Trew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Wilms Tumor ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Secretory Phase ◽  
Endometrial Stromal Cells ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Decidual Cells ◽  
Wt1 Protein

The Wilms’ tumor suppressor gene (WT1) encodes a zinc-finger containing transcription factor that is selectively expressed in the developing urogenital tract and functions as a tissue-specific developmental regulator. In addition to its gene-regulatory function through DNA binding properties, WT-1 also regulates transcription by formation of protein-protein complexes. These properties place WT-1 as a major regulator of cell growth and differentiation. In view of these observations, we studied WT1 mRNA and protein in human endometrial extracts and in endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) differentiating into decidual cells in vitro, by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. WT1 protein expression was also studied in situ in the proliferative and the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle in the early pregnant state. Analysis by PCR of total RNA prepared from human ESCs demonstrated the presence of WT1 mRNA and four WT1 mRNA splice variants. Western blot analysis of nuclear protein extracts from ESCs yielded one immunoreactive protein of the expected size (approximately 52–54 kDa) recognized by the WT1 antibody. Immunohistochemical staining showed that WT1 protein is localized only to nuclei of human endometrial stromal cells. It remains constant in the proliferative and the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and is increased remarkably during decidualization in early pregnancy. ESCs decidualized in vitro were investigated for WT-1 expression, which confirmed that decidualizing stimuli (E2, medroxy-progesterone-acetate, and relaxin for 12 d or cAMP and progesterone for 1–4 d) induced WT-1 mRNA (P < 0.05) and increased protein levels (P < 0.05). These data indicate that in humans the WT1 gene is expressed in ESCs and its mRNA and protein levels remain constant in the proliferative and the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and that WT1 mRNA and protein expression increases significantly in ESCs when these cells differentiate into decidual cells.

scholarly journals The SARS-CoV-2 receptor, Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is required for human endometrial stromal cell decidualization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangappa B. Chadchan ◽  
Vineet K. Maurya ◽  
Pooja Popli ◽  
Ramakrishna Kommagani
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Stromal Cell ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Endometrial Stromal Cell ◽  
Secretory Phase ◽  
Endometrial Stromal Cells ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 ◽  
Proliferative Phase ◽  
Human Endometrial Stromal Cell

AbstractSTUDY QUESTIONIs SARS-CoV-2 receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE 2) expressed in the human endometrium during the menstrual cycle, and does it participate in endometrial decidualization?SUMMARY ANSWERACE2 protein is highly expressed in human endometrial stromal cells during the secretory phase and is essential for human endometrial stromal cell decidualization.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADYACE2 is expressed in numerous human tissues including the lungs, heart, intestine, kidneys and placenta. ACE2 is also the receptor by which SARS-CoV-2 enters human cells.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATIONProliferative (n = 9) and secretory (n = 6) phase endometrium biopsies from healthy reproductive-age women and primary human endometrial stromal cells from proliferative phase endometrium were used in the study.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODSACE2 expression and localization were examined by qRT-PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence in both human endometrial samples and mouse uterine tissue. The effect of ACE2 knockdown on morphological and molecular changes of human endometrial stromal cell decidualization were assessed. Ovariectomized mice were treated with estrogen or progesterone to determine the effects of these hormones on ACE2 expression.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCEIn human tissue, ACE2 protein is expressed in both endometrial epithelial and stromal cells in the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle, and expression increases in stromal cells in the secretory phase. The ACE2 mRNA (P < 0.0001) and protein abundance increased during primary human endometrial stromal cell (HESC) decidualization. HESCs transfected with ACE2-targeting siRNA were less able to decidualize than controls, as evidenced by a lack of morphology change and lower expression of the decidualization markers PRL and IGFBP1 (P < 0.05). In mice during pregnancy, ACE2 protein was expressed in uterine epithelial and stromal cells increased through day six of pregnancy. Finally, progesterone induced expression of Ace2 mRNA in mouse uteri more than vehicle or estrogen (P < 0.05).LARGE SCALE DATAN/A.LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTIONExperiments assessing the function of ACE2 in human endometrial stromal cell decidualization were in vitro. Whether SARS-CoV-2 can enter human endometrial stromal cells and affect decidualization have not been assessed.WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGSExpression of ACE2 in the endometrium allow SARS-CoV-2 to enter endometrial epithelial and stromal cells, which could impair in vivo decidualization, embryo implantation, and placentation. If so, women with COVID-19 may be at increased risk of early pregnancy loss.STUDY FUNDINGS/COMPETING INTEREST(S)This study was supported by National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grants R01HD065435 and R00HD080742 to RK and Washington University School of Medicine start-up funds to RK. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

scholarly journals Tripeptidyl peptidase I promotes human endometrial epithelial cell adhesive capacity implying a role in receptivity

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leilani L. Santos ◽  
Cheuk Kwan Ling ◽  
Evdokia Dimitriadis
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Stromal Cells ◽  
Embryo Implantation ◽  
Unexplained Infertility ◽  
Implantation Failure ◽  
Secretory Phase ◽  
Endometrial Epithelial Cell ◽  
Tripeptidyl Peptidase ◽  
Adhesive Capacity

AbstractThe endometrium undergoes cyclic remodelling throughout the menstrual cycle in preparation for embryo implantation which occurs in a short window during the mid-secretory phase. It is during this short ‘receptive window’ that the endometrial luminal epithelium acquires adhesive capacity permitting blastocysts firm adhesion to the endometrium to establish pregnancy. Dysregulation in any of these steps can compromise embryo implantation resulting in implantation failure and infertility. Many factors contribute to these processes including TGF-β, LIF, IL-11 and proteases. Tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1) is a is a lysosomal serine-type protease however the contribution of the TPP1 to receptivity is unknown. We aimed to investigate the role of TPP1 in receptivity in humans.In the current study, TPP1 was expressed in both epithelial and stromal compartments of the endometrium across the menstrual cycle. Expression was confined to the cytoplasm of luminal and glandular epithelial cells and stromal cells. Staining of mid-secretory endometrial tissues of women with normal fertility and primary unexplained infertility showed reduced immunostaining intensity of TPP1 in luminal epithelial cells of infertile tissues compared to fertile tissues. By contrast, TPP1 levels in glandular epithelial and stromal cells were comparable in both groups in the mid-secretory phase. Inhibition of TPP1 using siRNA compromised HTR8/SVneo (trophoblast cell line) spheroid adhesion on siRNA-transfected Ishikawa cells (endometrial epithelial cell line) in vitro. This impairment was associated with decreased sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), BCL2 and p53 mRNA and unaltered, CD44, CDH1, CDH2, ITGB3, VEGF A, OSTEOPONTIN, MDM2, CASP4, MCL1, MMP2, ARF6, SGK1, HOXA-10, LIF, and LIF receptor gene expression between treatment groups. siRNA knockdown of TPP1 in primary human endometrial stromal cells did not affect decidualization nor the expression of decidualization markers prolactin (PRL) and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1 (IGFBP1). Taken together, our data strongly suggests a role for TPP1 in endometrial receptivity via its effects on epithelial cell adhesion and suggests reduced levels associated with unexplained infertility may contribute to implantation failure.

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