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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

S100-A9 protein in exosomes derived from follicular fluid promotes inflammation via activation of NF-κB pathway in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Han Li, Xin Huang, Xinwen Chang, Julei Yao, Qizhi He, Zhijun Shen, Yazhong Ji, Kai Wang

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han LiClinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1806-8882
Xin HuangDepartment of Assisted Reproduction, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xinwen ChangClinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Julei YaoClinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qizhi HeDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhijun ShenReproductive Medical Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yazhong JiReproductive Medical Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Kai WangClinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes have recently emerged as key mediators of different physiological and pathological processes. However, there has been few report about proteomic analysis of exosomes derived from human follicular fluid and their association with the occurrence of PCOS. Herein, we used TMT-tagged quantitative proteomic approach to identify proteomic profiles in exosomes derived from follicular fluid of PCOS patients and healthy controls. We identified 662 proteins in exosomes derived from human ovarian follicular fluid. Eighty-six differently expressed proteins (P < .05) were found between PCOS and healthy women. The alterations in the proteomic profile were related to the inflammation process, reactive oxygen species metabolic process, cell migration and proliferation. Importantly, we observed that follicular fluid exosomes contain S100 calcium-binding protein A9 (S100-A9) protein. Exosome-enriched S100-A9 significantly enhanced inflammation and disrupted steroidogenesis via activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signalling pathway. These data demonstrate that exosomal proteins are differentially expressed in follicular fluid during disease process, and some proteins may play important roles in the regulation of granulosa cell function. These results highlight the importance of exosomes as extracellular communicators in ovarian follicular development.

Indexed as

ApoptosisBiomarkersCalgranulin BCase-Control StudiesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedExosomesFemaleFollicular FluidGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationNF-kappa BOvaryPolycystic Ovary SyndromeProteomeBiomarkersCalgranulin BNF-kappa BProteomeS100A9 protein, humanexosomefollicular fluidpolycystic ovary syndromeprotein profile/proteomic analysis

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PMID31568644
PMCPMC6933366
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