期刊
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 651-660出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.11.002
关键词
Adenomyosis; CTGF; Dysmenorrhoea; Fibrosis; Uterine volume
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81571412]
- Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospital Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support [ZYLX201406]
- Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University [FCYY201920]
The study demonstrated a positive correlation between CTGF expression levels in adenomyosis and the severity of fibrosis, dysmenorrhoea, and uterus size. This suggests that CTGF may play a role in the occurrence and pathological progression of adenomyosis.
Research question: Does connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression relate to adenomyotic fibrosis and determine the correlation between fibrosis with adenomyosis-associated dysmenorrhoea? Design: Protein and mRNA expression of CTGF was detected by Western blots and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction in the endometrium of the control group and the eutopic and ectopic endometrium of the adenomyosis group. Collagen fibres and type I collagen in the myometrium were detected by immunohistochemistry and Masson's trichrome staining, and the correlations of CTGF protein and mRNA levels with the degree of fibrosis were analysed. Furthermore, the relationship between the severity of dysmenorrhoea and the degree of fibrosis was determined, and the correlation between uterus size and the degree of fibrosis was also analysed. Results: Levels of CTGF mRNA and protein were significantly higher in patients with adenomyosis than in controls, and CTGF mRNA and protein expression in adenomyosis was positively correlated with fibrosis severity (r = 0.57, P < 0.001 and r = 0.39, P = 0.012), which correlated positively with dysmenorrhoea and uterus size (r = 0.42 and r = 0.6, P < 0.002). Conclusions: Increased CTGF may contribute to the occurrence and fibrogenic progression of adenomyosis and may play an important role in dysmenorrhoea. The present study may provide ideas for treating adenomyosis-associated dysmenorrhoea.
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