Distinct mechanisms regulate cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in peritoneal macrophages of women with and without endometriosis

Meng Hsing Wu, H. Sunny Sun, Chen Chung Lin, Kuei Yang Hsiao, Pei Chin Chuang, Hsien An Pan, Shaw Jenq Tsai

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Prostaglandin (PG) E2 has been shown to stimulate steroidogenesis in ectopic endometriotic stromal cells and may be involved in the development of endometriosis since this disorder is highly estrogen dependent. The biosynthesis of PGE2 is controlled by the rate-limiting enzyme termed cyclooxygenase (COX). The objective of the current study was to investigate the expression of COX in peritoneal macrophages isolated from women with and without endometriosis, and to explore the effects of proinflammatory agents on COX expression in peritoneal macrophages. Using quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analyses, we found that expression of COX-2 was markedly increased (P < 0.05) in peritoneal macrophages isolated from women with early or severe endometriosis, whereas expression of COX-1 was elevated only in the severe stage (P < 0.05). On the contrary, monocytes/macrophages purified from peripheral blood of patients with endometriosis had minimal or undetectable levels of COX-2, and this was not different from disease-free women. Treatment with interleukin-1β, tumour necrosis factor-α or PGE2 caused a significant increase in COX-2 (P < 0.05) but not COX-1 expression in peritoneal macrophages isolated from disease-free women. In contrast, these agents had no substantial effect on COX-1 and COX-2 expression in peritoneal macrophages from women with endometriosis. In summary, expression of COX in peritoneal macrophages was associated with the severity of endometriosis. Elevated expression of both COX-1 and COX-2 in peritoneal macrophages may contribute to the increased peritoneal fluid PGE2 concentrations and may thus play an important role in the development of endometriosis.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)1103-1110
頁數8
期刊Molecular Human Reproduction
8
發行號12
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 2002 12月 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 生殖醫學
  • 胚胎學
  • 分子生物學
  • 遺傳學
  • 婦產科
  • 發展生物學
  • 細胞生物學

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