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ArticleClinical and experimental reproductive medicine2020

Eupatilin treatment inhibits transforming growth factor beta-induced endometrial fibrosis in vitro.

Chang-Jin Lee, Seon-Hwa Hong, Min-Ji Yoon, Kyung-Ah Lee, Dong Hee Choi, Hwang Kwon, Jung-Jae Ko, Hwa Seon Koo, Youn-Jung Kang

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Article in Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chang-Jin LeeDepartment of Biomedical Science, School of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Seon-Hwa HongCHA Fertility Center Bundang, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Min-Ji YoonDepartment of Biomedical Science, School of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Kyung-Ah LeeDepartment of Biomedical Science, School of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Dong Hee ChoiCHA Fertility Center Bundang, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Hwang KwonCHA Fertility Center Bundang, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Jung-Jae KoDepartment of Biomedical Science, School of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Hwa Seon KooCHA Fertility Center Bundang, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Youn-Jung KangDepartment of Biomedical Science, School of Life Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
CHA University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2018R1C1B6003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEndometrial fibrosis, the primary pathological feature of intrauterine adhesion, may lead to disruption of endometrial tissue structure, menstrual abnormalities, infertility, and recurrent pregnancy loss. At present, no ideal therapeutic strategy exists for this fibrotic disease. Eupatilin, a major pharmacologically active flavone from Artemisia, has been previously reported to act as a potent inducer of dedifferentiation of fibrotic tissue in the liver and lung. However, the effects of eupatilin on endometrial fibrosis have not yet been investigated. In this study, we present the first report on the impact of eupatilin treatment on transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)-induced endometrial fibrosis.

methodsThe efficacy of eupatilin on TGF-β-induced endometrial fibrosis was assessed by examining changes in morphology and the expression levels of fibrosis markers using immunofluorescence staining and quantitative real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.

resultsEupatilin treatment significantly reduced the fibrotic activity of TGF-β-induced endometrial fibrosis in Ishikawa cells, which displayed more circular shapes and formed more colonies. Additionally, the effects of eupatilin on fibrotic markers including alpha-smooth muscle actin, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha, collagen type I alpha 1 chain, and matrix metalloproteinase-2, were evaluated in TGF-β-induced endometrial fibrosis. The expression of these markers was highly upregulated by TGF-β pretreatment and recovered to the levels of control cells in response to eupatilin treatment.

conclusionOur findings suggest that suppression of TGF-β-induced signaling by eupatilin might be an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of endometrial fibrosis.

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Endometrial fibrosisEupatilinTransforming growth factor beta

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