scholarly journals Transcriptome analysis of eutopic endometrium in adenomyosis after GnRH agonist treatment

2022 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiao Tian ◽  
Nannan Kang ◽  
Junxia Wang ◽  
Haixiang Sun ◽  
Guijun Yan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Adenomyosis is a chronic gynecological disease characterized by invasion of the uterine endometrium into the muscle layer. In assisted reproductive technology (ART), gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) is often used to improve pregnancy rates in patients with adenomyosis, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Methods Eutopic endometrial specimens were collected from patients with adenomyosis before and after GnRHa treatment in the midsecretory phase. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) of these specimens was performed for transcriptome analysis. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of interest were confirmed by real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. Results A total of 132 DEGs were identified in the endometrium of patients with adenomyosis after GnRHa treatment compared with the control group. Bioinformatics analysis predicted that immune system-associated signal transduction changed significantly after GnRHa treatment. Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21 (CCL21) was found to be highly expressed in the eutopic endometrium after GnRHa treatment, which may be involved in the improvement of endometrial receptivity in adenomyosis. Conclusion This study suggests that molecular regulation related to immune system-associated signal transduction is an important mechanism of GnRHa treatment in adenomyosis. Immunoreactive CCL21 is thought to regulate inflammatory events and participate in endometrial receptivity in adenomyosis.

Pain Medicine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1472-1478
Author(s):  
Marco Daniel Gulewitsch ◽  
Aiste Jusyte ◽  
Katja Weimer ◽  
Michael Schönenberg

Abstract Objective Functional abdominal pain (AP) is a prevalent issue in childhood and adolescence. The contribution of psychosocial factors in the development and maintenance of this health problem is rather unclear, and experimental studies about underlying mechanisms are lacking. This study investigates whether experimentally induced social exclusion decreases sensory and pain thresholds in children suffering from AP. Subjects Twenty children/adolescents with AP and 22 healthy controls. Methods Children/adolescents participated in the Cyberball paradigm, which affects an experience of social exclusion. Thermal sensory and pain thresholds were measured before and after Cyberball. Results Children/adolescents with AP showed a divergent reaction regarding their sensory threshold after social exclusion: The control group exhibited a tendency toward a decreased sensory threshold whereas the AP group remained stable. Concerning the pain threshold, no effect of social exclusion could be identified. The increase of both thresholds (“numbing”) after Cyberball was positively correlated with symptoms of mental health issues. Conclusions This is the first study to investigate changes in sensory and pain thresholds following painful social interactions in a sample of children/adolescents with a chronic pain condition. Results suggest that AP and control children differ in their reaction of sensory thresholds, which might indicate an altered processing of social exclusion. Replication and further methodological improvements are needed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Cheng Yang ◽  
Jiayue Yang ◽  
Min Xia ◽  
Jianhong Wei ◽  
Yang Jiao ◽  
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Acute radiation enteritis (ARE) is a common complication with radiotherapy for pelvic and abdominal malignancy. This research is designed to investigate the efficacy of Tong-Xie-Yao-Fang (TXYF) on ARE and to explore the underlying mechanisms by microarray analysis. The ARE rat model was established by a single abdominal irradiation with a gamma-ray dose of 10 Gy. Next, the ARE rats were treated with distilled water, TXYF, and glutamine by gavage for 7 consecutive days according to the scheduled groups. For each group, the jejunal tissue was taken at 6 h after gastric lavage. The morphology of intestinal tissue was observed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain under a light microscope. The height of the villus and the thickness of the whole layer of the TXYF-treated groups were significantly ameliorative than that of the model control group. The transcriptome analysis was produced using the Agilent SurePrint G3 Rat GE V2.0 microarray. A total of 90 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 48 upregulated genes and 42 downregulated genes, were identified by microarray and bioinformatics analysis. Protein–protein interaction (PPI), Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) were conducted to explore the possible mechanisms of DEGs taking part in the TXYF-mediated therapeutic process for ARE. In conclusion, we reveal that TXYF has a protective effect on the intestinal tissue of rats with ARE and summarize several DEGs, suggesting the possible mechanisms of TXYF-mediated efficacy for ARE.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Fara Disa Durry ◽  
Bambang Wirjatmadi

The epidemiology of Tuberculosis (TB) showed that TB is a disease which is associated with malnutrition. Malnutrition and lacking of certain essential nutrients required by immune system might cause immune function deficiency resulting higher susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections. There is positive correlation between immune system and high nutrient contents, such as Vitamin C, zinc, and antioxidants that brings good effect on infections, including Tuberculosis. One of the efforts conducted to help promoting improving albumin level on pulmonary tuberculosis patients is through zinc and sulphate provision followed by Omega-3 supplementation. This study was conducted in 2015 aimed to analyze the role of Zinc Sulphate Omega-3 provision in improving albumin level on pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Paru Hospital, Surabaya.This study applied randomized study design using Pre-test and Post-test Control group design on patients suffering pulmonary tuberculosis. This study was conducted by administering Zinc Sulphate and Omega-3 on treatment group and placebo on the control group. The samples of this study consisted of 20 pulmonary tuberculosis patients divided into two groups: treatment group and control group. Each group consisted of 10 patients. Statistical analysis was conducted using paired T-test and independent t-test. The results is There were significant differences in albumin level (p = 0.001) in the treatment group before and after supplementation Zinc Sulphate And Omega 3. While in the control group between before and after supplementation Zinc Sulphate And Omega 3 showed no significant differences in body weight (p = 0.224). The conclusions is Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 plays a role in increasing albumin level respondents. There are significant differences on albumin level before and after supplementation Zinc Sulphate And Omega 3.


2020 ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
L.I. Butina ◽  
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L.P. Shelestova ◽  
F.A. Khancha ◽  
A.L. Ostroukh ◽  
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The objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of the correction of climacteric syndrome (CS) with the use the method of sequential prevention and treatment of CS in women with uterine leiomyoma (UL) and endometrial hyperplasia (EH) based on studies of indicators of the immune system. Materials and methods. On the basis of prognosis using a mathematical model some groups of women with UL and EH in the period of before and after menopause, with the risk of development of disorders in menopause were chosen and the state of the immune system before and after the correction of climacteric syndrome with the use the method of sequential prevention and treatment of CS were evaluated. The prevention of CS was carried out in 184 women aged 40 to 53 years with the presence of signs of UL and EH, in which after menstruation was delayed for 3–6 months, uterine bleeding and symptoms of CS were observed. These women underwent CS prevention for one year with the use of a contraceptive containing of the natural estrogen estradiol valerate and gestagen dienogest. The women were divided into groups depending on the presence or absence of signs of CS, UL and EH: women with UL and CS (n=60), women with UL without CS (n=37), women with EH and CS (n=37), women with EH without CS (n=25), women with CS without UL and EH (n = 25). Women with UL and CS who constituted the main group (n=60), additionally used an immunomodulator that contains meglumine acridonacetate and suppositories containing recombinant alpha interferon 2. The control group consisted 50 women of the same age category without the presence of CS, UL and EH After the prevention in 24 women of the main group (n=60), the menstrual function was recovered and the symptoms of CS disappeared. In remaining 36 women the menopause was developed and they amounted to 1 treatment-and-prophylactic (1-T-P) group of women who were prescribed the treatment complex developed and proposed by us. In these women we investigated the effectiveness of the correction of climacteric syndrome with the use the method of sequential prevention and treatment of symptoms of CS. The treatment of CS, which included a complex of drugs: a combined herbal preparation containing cimicifuga, a preparation from the microalgae Spirulina platensis, pectin and a drug with the active substance mebicar, was carried out for one year in 193 women aged 48 to 60 years. These women consisted of women with UL and CS after prophylaxis – 1 treatment-and-prophylactic (1-T-P) group (n=36), of women without prior prevention: women with UL, CS and natural menopause – 1-treatment (1-T) group (n=31), women of 2 – treatment (2-T) group with UL without CS (n=40), women of 3 – treatment (3-T) group with EH and CS (n=25), women of 4 – treatment (4-T) group with EH without CS (n=27), women of 5 – treatment (5-T) group with CS without UL and EH (n=34). The control group consisted of 35 women of the same age category without the presence of UL, EH and CS. The signs of uterine leiomyoma (UL) and endometrial hyperplasia (EH) were determined according to ultrasound examination of the uterine and the results of histological investigations of the endometrium. The intensity of the symptoms of CS was evaluated using a modified Cooperman index (MCI). To assess the effectiveness of correction of CS in women with UL and EH by an enzyme immunoassay, the level of Ig A, G, M, interleukins 1 and 2 (IL-1, IL-2) of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) was studied before and after the use of prevention and treatment of CS. Group comparisons were performed using the angular Fischer transform. Parametric indicators at normal distribution were compared using Student’s t criterion. In the work, their quantitative values are given in the form of arithmetic mean and its error. Results. After the treatment in women with EH and CS (n=25) in women with CS without UL and EH (n=34) indicators of humoral immunity IgA, IgM, IgG, IL-1, IL-2 and TNF did not significantly differ from those in healthy women in the menopause (р>0,05). In women after consistent prevention and treatment of CS of 1 T-P group (n=36), we observed the increase of the level of IgA for 29%, IgM for 25%, decrease the level of IL-1 to 1,3 times, and TNF level – to 1,8 times. In women without prophylaxis of CS of 1-T group (n=31) we observed the increase of the level of IgA for 25%, IgM for 19%, compared with the indicators before the treatment (р<0.05), and the IgG and TNF level after the treatment does not differ from the indicators in healthy women in the menopause (р>0.05), the level of the IL-1 remained to 1,6 times higher compared with healthy women (р<0.05). The consistent use of prevention and treatment by our worked out method allows to reduce the intensity of CS in women with UL and CS after prevention (n=36) according to the MCI data by 1,26 times in comparison with women in the group with CS, UL and natural menopause (n=31), by 1,28 times in comparison with women in the group with EH and CS (n=25), by 1,39 times in comparison with women in the group with CS without UL and EH (n=25) after treatment according to our method, without previous prevention. Conclusions. The application of the correction of CS with the use of the method of consistent prevention and treatment of CS allows to reduce the intensity of symptoms of CS in women with UL and CS according to the MCI data by 1.26–1.39 times, recover the indicators of humoral link of immune system and prevent the exhaustion of antitumor protection factors. Keywords: climacteric syndrome, prevention, treatment, uterine leiomyoma, endometrial hyperplasia, immune system.


2014 ◽  
Vol 306 (11) ◽  
pp. G983-G991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagmohan Singh ◽  
Sumit Kumar ◽  
Chadalavada Vijay Krishna ◽  
Satish Rattan

Internal anal sphincter (IAS) tone plays an important role in rectoanal incontinence (RI). IAS tone may be compromised during aging, leading to RI in certain patients. We examined the influence of oxidative stress in the aging-associated decrease in IAS tone (AADI). Using adult (4–6 mo old) and aging (24–30 mo old) rats, we determined the effect of oxidative stress on IAS tone and the regulatory RhoA/ROCK signal transduction cascade. We determined the effect of the oxidative stress inducer LY83583, which produces superoxide anions (O2·−), on basal and stimulated IAS tone before and after treatment of intact smooth muscle strips and smooth muscle cells with the O2·− scavenger SOD. Our data showed that AADI was associated with a decrease in RhoA/ROCK expression at the transcriptional and translational levels. Oxidative stress with a LY83583-mediated decrease in IAS tone and relaxation of IAS smooth muscle cells was associated with a decrease in RhoA/ROCK signal transduction, which was reversible by SOD. In addition, LY83583 caused a significant decrease in IAS contraction produced by the RhoA activator and a known RhoA/ROCK agonist, U46619 , that was also reversible by SOD. The inhibitory effects of LY83583 and the ROCK inhibitor Y27632 on the U46619-induced increase in IAS tone were similar. We conclude that an increase in oxidative stress plays an important role in AADI in the elderly and may be one of the underlying mechanisms of RI in certain aging patients.


2017 ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
L.I. Butina ◽  

The objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention of disorders in menopause of women with hyperproliferative processes of reproductive system (HPPRS) on the basis of investigations of the index of immune system. Materials and methods. The substitutive hormone prevention (SHP) of neurovegetative and psycho-emotional disorders in menopause (NVPDM) was conducted among 60 women aged 40 to 53 with the signs of HPPRS according to the data of ultrasound uterine and the results of histological investigations of mucosal scrapings of the uterus. and the appointment of combine estrogen-gestogen preparation with composition of valerat of estradiol and dienogest drug according to contraceptive scheme, immune response modifier with acid acridonucsusna and N metilglukamini, suppositories with inteferonum recombinant alfa 2b. To evaluate the effectiveness of prevention of HPPRS the index of the immune system was tested: the level of immunoglobulin A, G, M, (IgA, IgG, IgM) of interleukin 1.2 (IL-1, IL-2), of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) before and after prophylaxis with the use of immunofermentic method were determined. The control group included 30 women of the same age category without NVPDM and HPPRS. Results. Women with premenopause HPPRS have 38% of IgA, 21% of IgG, 37% of IgM level up, IL-1 – 2.6 times, IL-2 – 2.6 times up and TNF 47% up (р<0.05), compared with healthy women. After SHP use among women with preserving menstrual function (n=24) the levels of IL-1decreased in 2.4 times, IL – for 43%, TNF for 28%; (р<0.05). Among women with the development of menopause (n=36) – Ig A level decreased to 34%, Ig G – to 37%, IL2 to 15% in comparison with the indices before the prophylaxis.was conducted (р<0,05), The symptoms of NVPDM among 40% women disappeared. Conclusions. The use of SHP of NVPDM among women with HPPRS reduces the exertion of immunologic reaction and reduces the risk of denutrition of their compensatiory possibilities. and allows to liquidate NVPDM for 40% of women in the period of premenopause. Key words: menopausal disorders, hyperproliferative processes of reproductive system, prevention, immune system.


Author(s):  
Rosmin Mariat Tingginehe ◽  
Sarce Makaba

Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome has become a pandemic worrying the world community. The HIV virus destroys the human immune system causing the person can lose their immune system so that they are easily infected and die from complications of various diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the administration of sago caterpillars oil extract can increase levels of lymphocytes, leukocyte, and CD4 on HIV patients in Papua.Methods: The research method utilized a true experiment with a randomized control group design. Data collection techniques included several double-blind stages. The first, selection of sago caterpillar and was done extraction process to get oil then packed into capsules. The second step, intervention in 14 subjects randomly which divided into 3 groups, the group receiving flour extract (n=5), oil extract (n=5), and the control group with placebo (n=4). During the intervention, all subjects were placed in a shelter and got the same food and the same activity.Results: Based on paired sample test statistical tests, it was found that there were significant differences before and after intervention in the group given oil preparations (p=0.023 <0.05) and control (p=0.043<0.05). Measurement of leukocyte levels showed that the group of oil and flour preparations had significant differences before and after intervention (p=0.040 <0.05, p=0.010), whereas in the control group, there were no significant differences between before and after administration (p=0.182>0.05). All intervention groups experienced an increase in CD4 cell count in the blood. The results of paired sample test statistical tests CD4 levels before and after the intervention showed a significant relationship in the three treatment groups (p=0.001; 0.025; 0.015 <0.05).Conclusion: The administration of sago caterpillar oil extract gives a significant effect against the rising of lymphocyte, leukocyte, and CD4 level in HIV sufferers blood.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1568-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Valério Rocha-Junior ◽  
Michele Gomes Da Broi ◽  
Cristiana Libardi Miranda-Furtado ◽  
Paula Andrea Navarro ◽  
Rui Alberto Ferriani ◽  
...  

Endometriosis is frequently related to infertility and little is known about the mechanisms underlying this association. Some studies point to an endometrial factor involved in this condition, which could compromise embryo implantation. Progesterone plays crucial role in endometrial receptivity by acting through progesterone receptor ( PGR) isoforms PR-A and PR-B whose expression is epigenetically regulated by DNA methylation, in a specific promoter region for each isoform. Epigenetic changes in PGR-A and PGR-B may be related to progesterone resistance of endometriosis-related infertility. In order to better understand the mechanisms involved in endometrial receptivity, this case–control study aimed to compare the methylation pattern of PGR-A and PGR-B in eutopic endometrium from infertile women with and without endometriosis during the secretory phase. Endometrial biopsies from 19 patients (10 infertile women with endometriosis and 9 infertile controls) with regular cycles were performed during the secretory phase and were dated according to Noyes’ criteria. The percentage of DNA methylation at PGR-A and PGR-B was carried out by high-resolution melting assay. The PGR-A gene showed 0% of DNA methylation (unmethylated) in both control and endometriosis groups. However, PGR-B gene showed a partially methylated pattern in majority of the patients (n = 7), with methylation percentage corresponding to 50%, while in the control group the percentage of methylation was 20% (hypomethylated; P = .04). The increased percentage of methylation at PGR-B may be related to reduced gene expression, which could compromise the endometrial receptivity in patients with endometriosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1018-1032
Author(s):  
Chia-Hsin Wu ◽  
Roger W. Chan

Purpose Semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises with tubes or straws have been widely used for a variety of voice disorders. Yet, the effects of longer periods of SOVT exercises (lasting for weeks) on the aging voice are not well understood. This study investigated the effects of a 6-week straw phonation in water (SPW) exercise program. Method Thirty-seven elderly subjects with self-perceived voice problems were assigned into two groups: (a) SPW exercises with six weekly sessions and home practice (experimental group) and (b) vocal hygiene education (control group). Before and after intervention (2 weeks after the completion of the exercise program), acoustic analysis, auditory–perceptual evaluation, and self-assessment of vocal impairment were conducted. Results Analysis of covariance revealed significant differences between the two groups in smoothed cepstral peak prominence measures, harmonics-to-noise ratio, the auditory–perceptual parameter of breathiness, and Voice Handicap Index-10 scores postintervention. No significant differences between the two groups were found for other measures. Conclusions Our results supported the positive effects of SOVT exercises for the aging voice, with a 6-week SPW exercise program being a clinical option. Future studies should involve long-term follow-up and additional outcome measures to better understand the efficacy of SOVT exercises, particularly SPW exercises, for the aging voice.


2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Maire ◽  
Renaud Brochard ◽  
Jean-Luc Kop ◽  
Vivien Dioux ◽  
Daniel Zagar

Abstract. This study measured the effect of emotional states on lexical decision task performance and investigated which underlying components (physiological, attentional orienting, executive, lexical, and/or strategic) are affected. We did this by assessing participants’ performance on a lexical decision task, which they completed before and after an emotional state induction task. The sequence effect, usually produced when participants repeat a task, was significantly smaller in participants who had received one of the three emotion inductions (happiness, sadness, embarrassment) than in control group participants (neutral induction). Using the diffusion model ( Ratcliff, 1978 ) to resolve the data into meaningful parameters that correspond to specific psychological components, we found that emotion induction only modulated the parameter reflecting the physiological and/or attentional orienting components, whereas the executive, lexical, and strategic components were not altered. These results suggest that emotional states have an impact on the low-level mechanisms underlying mental chronometric tasks.


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