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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2020

Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Differentiation is Stimulated by PPARβ/δ Activation: New Targets for Infertility?

Jie Yu, Sarah L Berga, Wei Zou, Augustine Rajakumar, Mingfei Man, Neil Sidell, Robert N Taylor

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2020. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Signaling via retinoic acid receptors mediates decidual angiogenesis in mice and human stromal cell decidualization.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jie YuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Sarah L BergaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Wei ZouDepartment of Bioengineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Hebei, China.
Augustine RajakumarDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Mingfei ManDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Neil SidellDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Robert N TaylorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Emory University · USUniversity of Utah · USHebei University of Science and Technology · CNUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte · USWake Forest University · US

Funding

Retinoid effects on inflammation and cell growth associated with endometriosisR01HD055379 · NICHD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SIDELL, NEIL · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
1/2-Atlanta Center for Translational Research in Endometriosis (ACTRE)U01HD066439 · NICHD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SIDELL, NEIL, THOMPSON, WINSTON E · 2010 to 2014
$1.4M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD055379NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD066439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextImplantation is a reproductive bottleneck in women, regulated by fluctuations in ovarian steroid hormone concentrations. However, other nuclear receptor ligands are modifiers of endometrial differentiation leading to successful pregnancy. In the present study we analyzed the effects of peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) activation on established cellular biomarkers of human endometrial differentiation (decidualization).

objectiveThe objective of this work is to test the effects of PPARβ/δ ligation on human endometrial cell differentiation.

designIsolated primary human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) were treated with synthetic (GW0742) or natural (all trans-retinoic acid, RA) ligands of PPARβ/δ, and also with receptor antagonists (GSK0660, PT-S58, and ST247) in the absence or presence of decidualizing hormones (10 nM estradiol, 100 nM progesterone, and 0.5 mM dibutyryl cAMP [3',5'-cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate]). In some cases interleukin (IL)-1β was used as an inflammatory stimulus. Time course and dose-response relationships were evaluated to determine effects on panels of well characterized in vitro biomarkers of decidualization.

resultsPPARβ/δ, along with estrogen receptor α (ERα) and PR-A and PR-B, were expressed in human endometrial tissue and isolated ESCs. GW0742 treatment enhanced hormone-mediated ESC decidualization in vitro as manifested by upregulation of prolactin, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1, IL-11, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion and also increased expression of ERα, PR-A and PR-B, and connexin 43 (Cx43). RA treatment also increased VEGF, ERα, PR-A, and PR-B and an active, nonphosphorylated isoform of Cx43. IL-1β and PPARβ/δ antagonists inhibited biomarkers of endometrial differentiation.

conclusionLigands that activate PPARβ/δ augment the in vitro expression of biomarkers of ESC decidualization. By contrast, PPARβ/δ antagonists impaired decidualization markers. Drugs activating these receptors may have therapeutic benefits for embryonic implantation.

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AdultCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDeciduaEndometriumFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleLigandsMolecular Targeted TherapyPhenolsPPAR-betaPPAR deltaStromal CellsSulfhydryl CompoundsSulfones(4-(((2-(3-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)methyl)sulfanyl)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acidGSK0660LigandsPhenolsPPAR-betaPPAR deltaSulfhydryl CompoundsSulfonesThiazolesThiophenesdecidualizationfatty acidsnuclear receptorsretinoic aciduterus

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PMID32594141
PMCPMC7373326
OpenAlexW3037711823

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