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Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation
Endometritis is defined as an inflammation of the endometrial mucosa of the uterus. In endometritis large amounts of toxic mediators, including nitric oxide (NO) are released by inflammatory cells. As a consequence of nitric oxide-dependent injury, the cells respond by triggering protective mechanis...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3822551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419603 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00085.x |
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author | Iuvone, Teresa De Filippis, Daniele Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio D'Amico, Alessandra Simonetti, Sara Sparice, Stefania Esposito, Giuseppe Bifulco, Giuseppe Insabato, Luigi Nappi, Carmine Guida, Maurizio |
author_facet | Iuvone, Teresa De Filippis, Daniele Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio D'Amico, Alessandra Simonetti, Sara Sparice, Stefania Esposito, Giuseppe Bifulco, Giuseppe Insabato, Luigi Nappi, Carmine Guida, Maurizio |
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description | Endometritis is defined as an inflammation of the endometrial mucosa of the uterus. In endometritis large amounts of toxic mediators, including nitric oxide (NO) are released by inflammatory cells. As a consequence of nitric oxide-dependent injury, the cells respond by triggering protective mechanisms, by changing the endo-cannabinoid system (ECS) which comprises both CB(1) and CB(2) cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands. The aim of our study was to seek out evidence for the presence of cannabinoid receptors in inflammatory endometrial tissue as well as for their potential role in endometrial inflammation. Our results showed a selective up-regulation of both transcription and expression of CB(2) receptors in biopsies from women affected by endometrial inflammation compared to healthy women. The experiments with the nitric oxide-donor S-Nitroso-L-Glutathione (GSNO) suggest that such a selective up-regulation may be related to the nitric oxide release occurring during endometrial inflammation. In addition, we demonstrated an increase in chymase expression, a marker of mast cells, in biopsies of women affected by endometritis. Therefore our results support the hypothesis that the up-regulation of CB(2) occurs mainly on mast cells and that it might tend to sensitize these cells to the anti-inflammatory effect exerted by endogenous cannabinoids by binding their receptor and thus preventing the mast cell degranulation and the release of pro-inflammatory mediators. In conclusion, we believe that the selective CB(2) up-regulation might play a role as a novel prognostic factor in endometrial inflammation. |
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spelling | pubmed-38225512015-04-27 Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation Iuvone, Teresa De Filippis, Daniele Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio D'Amico, Alessandra Simonetti, Sara Sparice, Stefania Esposito, Giuseppe Bifulco, Giuseppe Insabato, Luigi Nappi, Carmine Guida, Maurizio J Cell Mol Med Images in Cellular / Molecular Medicine Endometritis is defined as an inflammation of the endometrial mucosa of the uterus. In endometritis large amounts of toxic mediators, including nitric oxide (NO) are released by inflammatory cells. As a consequence of nitric oxide-dependent injury, the cells respond by triggering protective mechanisms, by changing the endo-cannabinoid system (ECS) which comprises both CB(1) and CB(2) cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands. The aim of our study was to seek out evidence for the presence of cannabinoid receptors in inflammatory endometrial tissue as well as for their potential role in endometrial inflammation. Our results showed a selective up-regulation of both transcription and expression of CB(2) receptors in biopsies from women affected by endometrial inflammation compared to healthy women. The experiments with the nitric oxide-donor S-Nitroso-L-Glutathione (GSNO) suggest that such a selective up-regulation may be related to the nitric oxide release occurring during endometrial inflammation. In addition, we demonstrated an increase in chymase expression, a marker of mast cells, in biopsies of women affected by endometritis. Therefore our results support the hypothesis that the up-regulation of CB(2) occurs mainly on mast cells and that it might tend to sensitize these cells to the anti-inflammatory effect exerted by endogenous cannabinoids by binding their receptor and thus preventing the mast cell degranulation and the release of pro-inflammatory mediators. In conclusion, we believe that the selective CB(2) up-regulation might play a role as a novel prognostic factor in endometrial inflammation. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008-04 2007-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC3822551/ /pubmed/18419603 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00085.x Text en ©2008 The Authors Journal compilation © 2008 Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine/Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
spellingShingle | Images in Cellular / Molecular Medicine Iuvone, Teresa De Filippis, Daniele Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio D'Amico, Alessandra Simonetti, Sara Sparice, Stefania Esposito, Giuseppe Bifulco, Giuseppe Insabato, Luigi Nappi, Carmine Guida, Maurizio Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
title | Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
title_full | Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
title_fullStr | Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
title_full_unstemmed | Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
title_short | Selective CB2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
title_sort | selective cb2 up-regulation in women affected by endometrial inflammation |
topic | Images in Cellular / Molecular Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3822551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419603 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00085.x |
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