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ArticleReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2025

A novel senotherapeutic strategy with azithromycin for preventing endometriosis progression.

Reina Sonehara, Tomoko Nakamura, Takehiko Takeda, Satoshi Kaseki, Tomomi Seki, Hideaki Tanaka, Atsushi Yabuki, Natsuki Miyake, Ayako Muraoka, Satoko Osuka and 2 more

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Article in Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. p16 Beyond Senescence: Cancer Biology Lessons Applied to Endometriosis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Reina SoneharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Tomoko NakamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan. yamaguchi.tomoko.t2@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Takehiko TakedaDepartment of Maternal and Perinatal Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Satoshi KasekiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Tomomi SekiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Hideaki TanakaDepartment of Maternal and Perinatal Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Atsushi YabukiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Natsuki MiyakeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Ayako MuraokaDepartment of Maternal and Perinatal Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Satoko OsukaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.
Akira IwaseDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8511, Gunma, Japan.
Hiroaki KajiyamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Aichi, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K08820
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease, however the mechanisms underlying inflammation remain unclear. Non-hormonal drugs that can prevent endometriosis progression and resolve endometriotic infertility are urgently required. We thus focused on cellular senescence as a novel feature of endometriosis. Senescent cells cause chronic inflammation via the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) factor. It has been reported the effects of senolysis for various diseases in recent years. The aim of this study was to validate the involvement of cellular senescence in endometriosis and as the effects of senolytic drug to develop a novel non-hormonal therapeutic strategy for endometriosis.

methodsThe senescence markers were assessed by morphological features and semiquantitative immunofluorescence staining (senescence-associated b-galactosidase [SA-b-Gal], the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2 A locus [p16

resultsCSCs exhibited stronger senescence markers. Semi-quantitative SA-β-Gal and p16

conclusionsOur findings show that cellular senescence is involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis and that AZM may be useful for preventing endometriosis progression by suppressing the secretion of IL-6 as a SASP.

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AzithromycinEndometriosisSenotherapeuticsAdultAnimalsCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceDisease ProgressionEndometriumFemaleHumansMiceSenescence-Associated Secretory PhenotypeStromal CellsAzithromycinSenotherapeuticsAzithromycinCellular senescenceEndometriosisIL-6SASPSenotherapy

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PMCPMC11938566

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