Reduced Endothelin-2 and Hypoxic Signaling Pathways in Granulosa-Lutein Cells of PCOS Women

Granulosa-lutein cells (GLCs) from PCOS women display reduced HIF-1α and EDN2 levels, suggesting their role in PCOS etiology. Here, we investigated the mechanisms involved in aberrant EDN2 expression in PCOS, and its association with HIF-1α. Various HIF-1α-dependent factors were studied in GLCs from PCOS and compared to normally ovulating women. MicroRNA-210 (miR-210), its target genes (SDHD and GPD1L), and HIF-1α-responsive genes (EDN2 and VEGFA) differed in GLCs from PCOS, compared with those of healthy women. Levels of miR-210-designated hypoxiamiR-and EDN2 were reduced in the PCOS GLCs; concomitantly, GPD1L and SDHD levels were elevated. Cultured GLCs retained low EDN2 expression and had low HIF-1α levels, providing evidence for a disrupted hypoxic response in the PCOS GLCs. However, VEGFA expression was elevated in these cells. Next, miR-210 levels were manipulated. miR-210-mimic stimulated EDN2 twice as much as the miR-NC-transfected cells, whereas miR-210-inhibitor diminished EDN2, emphasizing the importance of hypoxiamiR for EDN2 induction. Intriguingly, VEGFA transcripts were reduced by both miR-210-mimic and -inhibitor, demonstrating that EDN2 and VEGFA are distinctly regulated. Disrupted hypoxic response in the GLCs of periovulatory follicles in PCOS women may play a role in ovulation failure, and in the reduced fertility prevalent in this syndrome.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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International journal of molecular sciences - 22(2021), 15 vom: 30. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Szymanska, Magdalena [VerfasserIn]
Shrestha, Ketan [VerfasserIn]
Girsh, Eliezer [VerfasserIn]
Harlev, Avi [VerfasserIn]
Eisenberg, Iris [VerfasserIn]
Imbar, Tal [VerfasserIn]
Meidan, Rina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Corpus luteum
Endothelin-2
HIF-1α
HIF1A protein, human
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
Journal Article
MIRN210 microRNA, human
MiR-210
MicroRNAs
Ovulation
VEGFA
VEGFA protein, human
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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Date Completed 10.09.2021

Date Revised 10.09.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms22158216

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329052470