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Role of HOXA Gene in Human Endometrial Decidualization  

Lee, Chang-Se (Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cheil General Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
Park, Dong-Wook (Laboratory of Reproductive Biology and Infertility, Cheil General Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
Park, Chan-Woo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
Kim, Tae-Jin (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
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Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine / v.37, no.3, 2010 , pp. 207-216 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study was performed to clarify the role of HomeoboxA (HOXA) and its related signaling molecules in the decidualization of primary cultured endometrial cells. Methods: Human endometrial tissues were obtained by curettage of hysterectomy specimens from patients with conditions other than endometrial diseases. Tissues were minced and digested with Trypsin-EDTA for 20 min, $37^{\circ}C$. Cells were cultured with DMEM/F12 medium in $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ incubator for 24 hrs. Cells were treated with HOXA10 siRNA and added transforming growth factor (TGF)-${\beta}1$ (10 ng/mL) for 48 hrs to induces decidualization in vitro. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis was accomplished to observe the expression of HOXA10, prolactin, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, peroxisome proliferatoractivated receptor (PPAR)-$\gamma$, and wingless-type MMTV integration site family (Wnt). Results: HOXA10 expression was increased (1.8 fold vs. non-treated control) in TGF-${\beta}1$ treated cells. Decidualization marker, prolactin, was significantly increased in TGF-${\beta}1$ treated cells compared with HOXA10 siRNA treated cells. Endometrial cell differentiation marker, COX-2 was down-regulated by HOXA10 siRNA even if cells were treated with TGF-${\beta}1$. Wnt4 was down-regulated by treated with HOXA10 siRNA, this expression patters was not changed by TGF-${\beta}1$. Expression of PPAR-$\gamma$ was down regulated by TGF-${\beta}1$ in regardless of HOXA10 siRNA treatment. Conclusion: TGF-${\beta}1$ which is induced by progesterone in endometrial epithelial cells may induces stromal cell decidualization via HOXA10 and Wnt signaling cascade.
Keywords
HOXA; Wnt; Decidualization; Endometrium;
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