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ArticleBiomolecules2023

Differential Expression of Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Isoforms in Different Types of Endometriosis: Preliminary Results of a Single-Center Study.

Nikolaos Blontzos, Despoina Mavrogianni, Konstantinos Ntzeros, Nikolaos Kathopoulis, Athanasios Moustogiannis, Anastassios Philippou, Michael Koutsilieris, Athanasios Protopapas

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Article in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nikolaos BlontzosEndoscopic Surgery Unit, 1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6649-0810
Despoina MavrogianniExperimental Laboratory, 1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1220-6594
Konstantinos NtzerosExperimental Laboratory, 1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos KathopoulisEndoscopic Surgery Unit, 1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0031-809X
Athanasios MoustogiannisDepartment of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1441-4664
Anastassios PhilippouDepartment of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0047-3003
Michael KoutsilierisDepartment of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Athanasios ProtopapasEndoscopic Surgery Unit, 1st Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a benign, estrogen-dependent gynecological condition with an uncertain exact pathogenetic mechanism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential differential expression of Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) isoforms in deeply infiltrating endometriotic (DIE) lesions, in ovarian endometriomas, and in the eutopic endometrium of the same endometriosis patients and to compare their expression with that in the eutopic endometrium of women without endometriosis. A total of 39 patients were included: 28 with endometriosis, of whom 15 had endometriomas only, 7 had DIE nodules only, and 6 had both DIE and endometriomas, and 11 without endometriosis served as controls. We noticed a similar pattern of expression between IGF-1Ea and IGF-1Ec, which differed from that of the IGF-1Eb isoform, possibly implying differential biological actions of different isoforms in DIE subtypes. We observed a tendency of lower expression of IGF-1Ea and IGF-1Ec in endometriomas without DIE compared to endometriomas with concurrent DIE or in DIE nodules. In conclusion, differential expression of IGF-1 isoforms may indicate that DIE with its associated ovarian lesions and simple ovarian endometriosis should be considered as two forms of the disease developing under different molecular pathways.

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EndometriosisOvarian CystsOvarian NeoplasmsFemaleHumansInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein IsoformsInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein Isoformsendometriosisendometriotic nodulesinsulin growth factor 1 isoforms

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PMID38275748
PMCPMC10813029
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