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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2025

UDP-Glucose Ceramide Glucosyltransferase Inhibition, Immune Cell Mediation, and Endometriosis Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Liqiu Xue, Rongjun Zhang, Jiaxing Chen, Xiaoxia Ge, Jiajing Chen

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Article in International journal of women's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Liqiu XueDepartment of Pathology, Jinjiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0002-3673-7111
Rongjun ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Jinjiang Municipal Hospital, Fujian Campus of Shanghai Six People's Hospital, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jiaxing ChenDepartment of Pathology, Jinjiang Municipal Hospital, Fujian Campus of Shanghai Six People's Hospital, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoxia GeDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Traditional Chinese Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jiajing ChenDepartment of Pathology, The 910th Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Quanzhou, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Purpose: Previous studies have reported a link between UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase (UGCG), immune regulation, and endometriosis (EM). We hypothesized that UGCG inhibitors might exert therapeutic effects on EM. Therefore, in this study, we performed a two-sample, two-step Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis modeling genetic variation of UGCG inhibitors to investigate the causal relationship between genetically determined Methods: Two-sample MR was conducted using genome-wide association study data on Results: Conclusion: Inhibiting UGCG activity may reduce the risk of EM, and immune cells may mediate this effect. Our findings provide novel insights for the development of potential therapeutic strategies for EM treatment.

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endometriosisimmune cellsmediating effectMendelian randomizationUDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase inhibition

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PMCPMC12118494

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