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ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2020

Prolactin Enhances the Proliferation of Proliferative Endometrial Glandular Cells and Endometrial Cancer Cells.

Munekage Yamaguchi, Chimeddulam Erdenebaatar, Fumitaka Saito, Ritsuo Honda, Takashi Ohba, Satoru Kyo, Hironori Tashiro, Hidetaka Katabuchi

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Article in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Munekage YamaguchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-City, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6091-7038
Chimeddulam ErdenebaatarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-City, Kumamoto, Japan.
Fumitaka SaitoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-City, Kumamoto, Japan.
Ritsuo HondaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-City, Kumamoto, Japan.
Takashi OhbaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-City, Kumamoto, Japan.
Satoru KyoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University of School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
Hironori TashiroDepartment of Woman's Health Sciences and Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto city, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hidetaka KatabuchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-City, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kumamoto University · JPKumamoto Health Science University · JPShimane University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To elucidate the mechanism of endometrial cancer (EC) development in young hyperprolactinemic women, this study assessed the hormonal receptor expression, proliferation, and signaling induced by prolactin in endometrial glands (EG) and EC. Prolactin receptor (PRLR) and estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α) in EG were evaluated during the menstrual cycle by immunohistochemistry. The following parameters were compared between EM-E6/E7/TERT cells, which originated from proliferative EG and Ishikawa cells. The expression levels of PRLR, pJAK2 (phosphorylated Janus Activating Kinase 2), its downstream pathways (MAPK, PI3K, and STAT), and ER-α were assessed after adding prolactin by Western blotting. U0126 was used as a MAPK inhibitor. The proliferation caused by estradiol was also examined by MTS assay after adding prolactin. PRLR expression in the EG was significantly higher in the proliferative phase than in the secretory phase, and it was correlated with ER-α expression during the menstrual cycle. After adding prolactin, the expression of pJAK2, PRLR and ER-α was significantly increased in both cell lines, MAPK was activated after adding prolactin in both cell lines, and PI3K and STAT were activated only in EM-E6/E7/TERT cells. The increased proliferation induced by estradiol was enhanced after adding prolactin in both cell lines. All changes caused by prolactin were inhibited in Ishikawa cells pretreated with U0126. Long-term effects of serum prolactin on persistent proliferative endometrium in the presence of estradiol may induce abnormal proliferation of EG in hyperprolactinemic women. Prolactin-PRLR signaling via MAPK may play a crucial role in the progression of EC in hyperprolactinemic women.

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endometrial cancerestradiolestrogen receptorprolactinprolactin receptorproliferative endometrial glands

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PMID32083234
PMCPMC7025950
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