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Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Small integral membrane protein 20/phoenixin (SMIM20/PNX) and its receptor GPR173 (G Protein-Coupled Receptor 173) play a role in the regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG). The aim of the study was to determine PNX, FSH, LH, and 17β-estradiol association in women with endometri...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8533597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680544 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9101427 |
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author | Kulinska, Karolina Iwona Andrusiewicz, Mirosław Dera-Szymanowska, Anna Billert, Maria Skrzypski, Marek Szymanowski, Krzysztof Nowak-Markwitz, Ewa Kotwicka, Małgorzata Wołuń-Cholewa, Maria |
author_facet | Kulinska, Karolina Iwona Andrusiewicz, Mirosław Dera-Szymanowska, Anna Billert, Maria Skrzypski, Marek Szymanowski, Krzysztof Nowak-Markwitz, Ewa Kotwicka, Małgorzata Wołuń-Cholewa, Maria |
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description | Small integral membrane protein 20/phoenixin (SMIM20/PNX) and its receptor GPR173 (G Protein-Coupled Receptor 173) play a role in the regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG). The aim of the study was to determine PNX, FSH, LH, and 17β-estradiol association in women with endometriosis, and the expression of SMIM20/PNX signaling via GPR173. Serum PNX, FSH, LH, and 17β-estradiol concentrations were measured by enzyme and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. SMIM20/PNX and GPR173 expression in the eutopic and ectopic endometrium was assessed by qPCR and immunohistochemistry. Reduced PNX level, increased LH/FSH ratio and elevated 17β-estradiol concentration were found in patients with endometriosis. No differences in SMIM20 expression were observed between the studied endometria. GPR173 expression was lower in ectopic than in eutopic endometria. SMIM20 expression was mainly restricted to stroma. GPR173 was detected in some eutopic and ectopic stromal cells and in eutopic glandular epithelial cells. Discriminant analysis indicates the diagnostic relevance of PNX and LH/FSH ratio in patients with endometriosis. In women with endometriosis, reduced PNX levels and GPR173 expression may be responsible for HPG axis dysregulation. These new insights may contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of endometriosis and provide the basis for a new strategy for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-85335972021-10-23 Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment Kulinska, Karolina Iwona Andrusiewicz, Mirosław Dera-Szymanowska, Anna Billert, Maria Skrzypski, Marek Szymanowski, Krzysztof Nowak-Markwitz, Ewa Kotwicka, Małgorzata Wołuń-Cholewa, Maria Biomedicines Article Small integral membrane protein 20/phoenixin (SMIM20/PNX) and its receptor GPR173 (G Protein-Coupled Receptor 173) play a role in the regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG). The aim of the study was to determine PNX, FSH, LH, and 17β-estradiol association in women with endometriosis, and the expression of SMIM20/PNX signaling via GPR173. Serum PNX, FSH, LH, and 17β-estradiol concentrations were measured by enzyme and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. SMIM20/PNX and GPR173 expression in the eutopic and ectopic endometrium was assessed by qPCR and immunohistochemistry. Reduced PNX level, increased LH/FSH ratio and elevated 17β-estradiol concentration were found in patients with endometriosis. No differences in SMIM20 expression were observed between the studied endometria. GPR173 expression was lower in ectopic than in eutopic endometria. SMIM20 expression was mainly restricted to stroma. GPR173 was detected in some eutopic and ectopic stromal cells and in eutopic glandular epithelial cells. Discriminant analysis indicates the diagnostic relevance of PNX and LH/FSH ratio in patients with endometriosis. In women with endometriosis, reduced PNX levels and GPR173 expression may be responsible for HPG axis dysregulation. These new insights may contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of endometriosis and provide the basis for a new strategy for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. MDPI 2021-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8533597/ /pubmed/34680544 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9101427 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kulinska, Karolina Iwona Andrusiewicz, Mirosław Dera-Szymanowska, Anna Billert, Maria Skrzypski, Marek Szymanowski, Krzysztof Nowak-Markwitz, Ewa Kotwicka, Małgorzata Wołuń-Cholewa, Maria Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment |
title | Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment |
title_full | Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment |
title_fullStr | Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment |
title_short | Phoenixin as a New Target in the Development of Strategies for Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment |
title_sort | phoenixin as a new target in the development of strategies for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8533597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680544 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9101427 |
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