期刊
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 440, 期 C, 页码 116-124出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.11.009
关键词
Polycystic ovary syndrome; Endometrium; Autophagy; Autophagy-related genes; Free androgen index
资金
- Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [41025, 175067]
- Merck Serono GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany)
Autophagy, a process of controlled cellular self-digestion, could be involved in cyclic remodeling of the human endometrium. We investigated endometrial mRNA expression of 23 autophagy-related (ATG) genes and transcription factors in healthy controls (n = 12) and anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients (n = 24), as well as in their subgroup (n = 12) before and after metformin treatment. The mRNA levels of transcription factor forkhead box protein 01 (FOXO1) and several molecules involved in autophagosome formation (ATG13, RB1-inducible coiled-coil 1), autophagosome nucleation (ATG14, beclin 1, SH3-domain GRB2-like endophilin B1), autophagosome elongation (ATG3, ATG5, y-amino butyric acid receptor-associated protein- GABARAP), and delivery of ubiquitinated proteins to autophagosomes (sequestosome 1), were significantly reduced in anovulatory PCOS compared to healthy endometrium. Free androgen index, but not free estrogen index, insulin levels, or body mass index, negatively correlated with the endometrial expression of ATG3, ATG14, and GABARAP in PCOS patients. Treatment of PCOS patients with metformin (2 g/day for 3 months) significantly increased the endometrial mRNA levels of FOX01, ATG3, and UV radiation resistance-associated gene. These data suggest that increased androgen availability in PCOS is associated with metformin-sensitive transcriptional downregulation of endometrial autophagy. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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