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Regulation of the PI3K/Akt pathway during decidualization of endometrial stromal cells.
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- Advances in the Study of Endometrial Receptivity and Glucose Metabolism Mechanisms in Insulin Resistance.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Review
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- HDAC3 Regulates Transcriptional Networks Governing Decidualization.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
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- O-GlcNAcylation regulates endometrial decidualization through dual mechanisms: PI3K-AKT axis-mediated phosphorylation and direct modification of FOXO1.Biology direct · 2026Article
- Molecular Characteristics of the Endometrium in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Insulin Resistance.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Estrogen-Induced Nesfatin-1 Expression Modulates Endometrial Decidualization in Mice.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Evolutionary perspectives on endometrial cancer: antagonistic pleiotropy.Molecular & cellular oncology · 2026Review
- Aspirin enhances endometrial decidualization markers in vitro among women with and without endometriosis.Reproduction & fertility · 2026Article
- Precision Therapeutic and Preventive Molecular Strategies for Endometriosis-Associated Infertility.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The roles of AKT isoforms in decidualization and embryo implantation using a Progesterone Receptor-Cre mouse model†.Biology of reproduction · 2025Article
- Fibroblast growth factors and endometrial decidualization: models, mechanisms, and related pathologies.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2025Review
- Investigating Aging-Related Endometrial Dysfunction Using Endometrial Organoids.Cell proliferation · 2025Article
- Dead or Alive: Exploratory Analysis of Selected Apoptosis- and Autophagy-Related Proteins in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells of Fertile Females and Their Potential Role During Embryo Implantation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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- Quercetin enhances decidualization through AKT-ERK-p53 signaling and supports a role for senescence in endometriosis.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Article
- Fetal growth restriction and placental defects in obese mice are associated with impaired decidualisation: the role of increased leptin signalling modulators SOCS3 and PTPN2.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2024Article
- Oxidative Stress and the Nrf2/PPARγ Axis in the Endometrium: Insights into Female Fertility.Cells · 2024Review
- Focusing on the role of protein kinase mTOR in endometrial physiology and pathology: insights for therapeutic interventions.Molecular biology reports · 2024Review
- The Role of Catestatin in Preeclampsia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Infertility is constantly increasing in Canada, where 16% of Canadian couples are experiencing difficulty conceiving. It is thought that infertility can emanate from the dysregulated communication between the embryo and the maternal endometrium. In order to allow for this window of implantation to be open at the right moment, endometrial stromal cells proliferate and differentiate by a mechanism called decidualization. Intracellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of apoptosis and cell proliferation during decidualization of the endometrium are yet to be fully understood. It has been well demonstrated previously that Akt is importantly involved in cell survival and glycogen synthesis. Akt1, Akt2 and Akt3 isoforms have distinct physiological roles; this could also be the case during decidualization and pregnancy. The aim of this study is to investigate the regulation of PI3K/Akt pathway during the decidualization process of endometrial stromal cells. Expression of Akt isoforms, Akt activity (phospho-Akt), pIκB and substrates of Akt during decidualization were measured. To our knowledge, these results are the first to suggest a decrease in levels of Akt isoforms as well as a downregulation of Akt activity in the process of decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells. We also uncovered that decidualization induced nuclear localization of p65 through the phosphorylation of IκB, its inhibitory subunit; however, Par-4, a recently uncovered regulator of cell differentiation, was displaced from the nucleus upon decidualization. Our results also suggest that HIESC cells exhibit decreased motility during decidualization and that PI3K pathway inhibition could be involved in this process. Finally, we demonstrate that specific Akt isoforms present unique effects on the successful induction of decidualization. Further analyses will involve investigations to understand the precise signaling mechanisms by which this pathway is regulated.
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