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ArticleFertility and sterility2018

Elevated levels of adrenomedullin in eutopic endometrium and plasma from women with endometriosis.

Brooke C Matson, Kelsey E Quinn, Bruce A Lessey, Steven L Young, Kathleen M Caron

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Article in Fertility and sterility, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brooke C MatsonDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Kelsey E QuinnDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Bruce A LesseyObstetrics and Gynecology, Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina.
Steven L YoungDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Kathleen M CaronDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: kathleen_caron@med.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USPrisma Health · US

Funding

Adrenomedullin Signaling at the Maternal-Fetal InterfaceR01HD060860 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Kathleen M Caron · 2009 to 2026
$4.8M
Progesterone Action in the Endometrium of Women with EndometriosisR01HD067721 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI YOUNG, STEVEN L · 2011 to 2015
$3.1M
Compartmental Adrenomedullin Signaling in the Uterus during ImplantationF30HD085652 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MATSON, BROOKE · 2016 to 2019
$140k
NICHD NIH HHS F30 HD085652NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD060860NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD067721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test adrenomedullin (Adm, ADM) as a downstream target of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in endometrial cells and to test midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) as a biomarker of endometriosis.

designCross-sectional analysis of Adm expression in eutopic endometrium and of MR-proADM in plasma from women with and without endometriosis; and prospective study of MR-proADM levels in women with endometriosis undergoing surgical resection of ectopic lesions.

settingAcademic medical centers. PATIENT(S): Fifteen patients with endometriosis and 11 healthy control subjects who donated eutopic endometrial biopsies; and 28 patients with endometriosis and 19 healthy control subjects who donated plasma for MR-proADM analysis. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Adm mRNA levels according to quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction after activation of STAT3 by interleukin-6 (IL-6) in Ishikawa cells; immunohistochemistry for ADM in eutopic endometrial biopsies from women with endometriosis compared with healthy donors; and MR-proADM levels measured by commercial immunoassay in plasma from healthy women and women with endometriosis who subsequently underwent surgical resection of ectopic lesions. RESULT(S): Activation of STAT3 by IL-6 up-regulated Adm mRNA expression in Ishikawa cells. ADM protein levels were elevated in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis. MR-proADM concentrations were higher in women with endometriosis but were not correlated with disease stage, corrected by surgery, or predictive of fertility outcome. CONCLUSION(S): MR-proADM may be able to serve as a biomarker of endometriosis, but it is unknown whether elevated MR-proADM levels are secondary to the estrogenic and inflammatory properties of endometriosis or an inciting pathogenic factor.

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AdrenomedullinAdultBiomarkersBlood Chemical AnalysisCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedCross-Sectional StudiesEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryProtein PrecursorsUp-RegulationUterine DiseasesYoung AdultAdrenomedullinBiomarkersproadrenomedullinProtein PrecursorsAdrenomedullinendometriosismidregional proadrenomedullin

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PMCPMC6015786
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