MenSCs Transplantation Improve the Viability of Injured Endometrial Cells Through Activating PI3K/Akt Pathway

Abstract Endometrial injury is one of the leading causes of female infertility and is caused by intrauterine surgery, endometrial infection, repeated abortion, or genital tuberculosis. Currently, there is little effective treatment to restore the fertility of patients with severe intrauterine adhesions and thin endometrium. Recent studies have confirmed the promising therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on various diseases with definite tissue injury. The aim of this study is to investigate the improvements of menstrual blood-derived endometrial stem cells (MenSCs) transplantation on functional restoration in the endometrium of mouse model. Therefore, ethanol-induced endometrial injury mouse models were randomly divided into two groups: the PBS-treated group, and the MenSCs-treated group. As expected, the endometrial thickness and gland number in the endometrium of MenSCs-treated mice were significantly improved compared to those of PBS-treated mice (P < 0.05), and fibrosis levels were significantly reduced (P < 0.05). Subsequent results revealed that MenSCs treatment significantly promoted angiogenesis in the injured endometrium. Simultaneously, MenSCs enhance the proliferation and antiapoptotic capacity of endometrial cells, which is likely contributed by activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Further tests also confirmed the chemotaxis of GFP-labeled MenSCs towards the injured uterus. Consequently, MenSCs treatment significantly improved the pregnant mice and the number of embryos in pregnant mice. This study confirmed the superior improvements of MenSCs transplantation on the injured endometrium and uncovered the potential therapeutic mechanism, which provides a promising alternative for patients with serious endometrial injury..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Reproductive sciences - 30(2023), 11 vom: 12. Juni, Seite 3325-3338

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Shenghui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ruiyun [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Xiyao [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Yuyu [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Hongbin [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yanli [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Juntang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiogenesis
Endometrial injury
Immunomodulation
Intrauterine adhesions
Menstrual blood-derived endometrial stem cells
PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Thin endometrium

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10.1007/s43032-023-01282-0

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SPR053730704