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ReviewCommunications medicine2026

Emerging signal transduction pathways and the role of bacterial extracellular vesicles linked to the pathogenesis of endometriosis.

Ayako Muraoka, Akira Yokoi, Hiroaki Kajiyama

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Review in Communications medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Ayako MuraokaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. nagase.ayako.b6@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2203-0844
Akira YokoiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Hiroaki KajiyamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

Funding

MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 24K19721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is defined as the ectopic proliferation of endometrial cells. Aberrant signal transduction is present in ectopic endometriotic lesions, and bacteria also contributes to the development of endometriosis by transmitting pathogenic signals through bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs). Here, we review the relationship between endometriosis and signal transduction, including classical hormonal, inflammatory, and angiogenic signaling pathways, as well as emerging microbial and epigenetic pathways. We further discuss future challenges from the perspective of molecular signal transduction tools such as extracellular vesicles. Improved understanding of signal transduction in endometriosis will be valuable to develop novel therapies for endometriosis.

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PMID42243470
PMCPMC13237019

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