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    The broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitor NR58-3.14.3 suppresses the implantation and survival of human endometrial implants in the nude mice endometriosis model
    (Springer Heidelberg, 2007) Kayisli, Umit A.; Berkkanoglu, Murat; Zhang, Lufang; Kizilay, Gulnur; Arici, Aydin
    Many chemokines likely contribute to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. The authors hypothesize that the broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitor NR58-3.14.3 may prevent ectopic human endometrium implantation and growth. After placing human endometrium fragments into the peritoneal cavity, ovariectomized athymic nude mice (n = 31) receiving intramuscular estradiol valerate were randomly assigned to daily intraperitoneal injections of either phosphate-buffered saline or NR58-3.14.3. Fourteen days later, the implant number and volume, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) index, and MTT cell viability were assessed in the implants. NR58-3.14.3 reduced the total number (45%) and total volume (81%) of endometriotic lesions (P < .05) and revealed a lower PCNA and higher TUNEL index in ectopic implants compared with controls (P < .05). NR58-3.14.3 treatment did not affect endometrial cell proliferation in vitro. NR58-3.14.3, by possibly regulating cell survival, can reduce the number and size of ectopic implants in vivo, supporting the potential use of chemokine inhibitors in novel therapies for endometriosis.
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    Differential regulation of Akt phosphorylation in endometriosis
    (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2009) Cinar, Ozgur; Seval, Yasemin; Uz, Yesim H.; Cakmak, Hakan; Ulukus, Murat; Kayisli, Umit A.; Arici, Aydin
    Protein kinase B (PKB/Akt), a serine/threonine kinase, regulates the function of many cellular proteins involved in apoptosis and proliferation. It was postulated that there is a higher Akt activity in endometriosis compared with normal endometrium, and that oestrogen may be one of the factors responsible for the high Akt activation in endometriotic cells. Phospho-Akt (pAkt) concentrations in normal, eutopic and ectopic endometrial tissues were compared by immunohistochemistry, and a higher pAkt immunoreactivity was revealed in eutopic and ectopic endometrium compared with normal endometrium, in vivo. Higher Akt phosphorylation in stromal cells from eutopic endometrium was observed, when compared with normal, ill vitro (P < 0.05). Akt phosphorylation was rapidly (2-10 min) stimulated when endometrial stromal cells from normal and endometriosis patients were treated with 17 beta-oestradiol. In endometrial stromal cells from the endometriosis group, ICI 182,780 (10, a specific oestrogen receptor antagonist) failed to antagonize the effect of oestradiol when combined with oestradiol, and revealed a stimulatory effect on Akt phosphorylation when given alone (P < 0.05). In Conclusion, since Akt affects cell survival, it is suggested that increased Akt phosphorylation may be related to the altered apoptosis/proliferation harmony in endometriosis, and therefore Akt may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
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    ERK expression and activity in human myometrium and leiomyoma.
    (Sage Publications Inc, 2008) Altun, Turba; Murk, William; Uz, Yesim H.; Karipcin, Sinent; Kayisli, Umit A.; Arici, Aydin
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    Expression of interleukin-23 in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy
    (Sage Publications Inc, 2008) Uz, Yesim H.; Murk, William; Kayisli, Umit A.; Arici, Aydin
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    Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) expression in preeclamptic decidua and MMP9 induction by tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1 beta in human first trimester decidual cells
    (Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2008) Lockwood, Charles J.; Oner, Ceyda; Uz, Yesim H.; Kayisli, Umit A.; Huang, S. Joseph; Buchwalder, Lynn F.; Murk, William
    Extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) invade human decidua via sequential integrin-mediated binding and proteolysis of basement membrane proteins in the extracellular matrix (ECM). In preeclampsia, shallow EVT invasion impairs spiral artery and arteriole remodeling to reduce uteroplacental blood flow. Excess decidual cell-expressed matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 2 and 9, in response to preeclampsia-related interleukin 1 beta (IL1B) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), may inappropriately degrade these basement membrane proteins and impede EVT invasion. This study found significantly higher immunohistochemical MMP9 levels in decidual cells and adjacent interstitial trophoblasts in placental sections of preeclamptic versus gestational age-matched control women. In contrast, immunostaining for MMP2 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMP1 and TIMP2) were similar in preeclamptic and control groups. First-trimester decidual cells were incubated with estradiol (E-2) or E-2 + medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), with or without TNF or IL1B. As measured by ELISA, both cytokines elicited concentration-dependent increases in secreted MMP9 levels that were unaffected by MPA. In contrast, secreted levels of MMP2, TIMP1, and TIMP2 were unchanged in all treatment groups. Substrate gel zymography and Western blotting confirmed that each cytokine increased secreted levels of MMP9 but not MMP2. Similarly, quantitative RT-PCR found that TNF and IL1B enhanced MMP9, but not MMP2, mRNA levels. At the implantation site, inflammatory cytokine-enhanced MMP9 may promote preeclampsia by disrupting the decidual ECM to interfere with normal stepwise EVT invasion.
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    Progestin-inflammatory cytokine interactions affect matrix metalloproteinase-1 and-3 expression in term decidual cells: Implications for treatment of chorioamnionitis-induced preterm delivery
    (Endocrine Soc, 2008) Oner, Ceyda; Schatz, Frederick; Kizilay, Gulnur; Murk, William; Buchwalder, Lynn F.; Kayisli, Umit A.; Arici, Aydin
    Context: Chorioamnionitis (CAM)-elicited preterm delivery (PTD) is associated with elevated amniotic fluid levels of IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha. We hypothesized that IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha may induce matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and MMP-3 activity to promote PTD by degrading decidual and fetal membranes and cervical extracellular matrix. Objective: Our objective was to evaluate: 1) MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression in decidual sections from uncomplicated term, idiopathic preterm, and CAM-complicated deliveries, and 2) the separate and interactive effects of IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), and a p38 MAPK inhibitor (SB203580) on MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression in term decidual cells (DCs). Interventions and Main Outcome Measures: Decidua were immunostained for MMP-1 and MMP-3. Cultured term DCs were incubated with estradiol (E2) or E2 plus MPA with or without IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha with or without S13203580. ELISA and Western blotting assessed secreted MMP-1 and MMP-3 levels, quantitative real-time RT-PCR assessed mRNA levels, and substrate gel zymography was used to determined MMP-1 and MMP-3 proteolytic activity. Results: MMP-1 and MMP-3 immunostaining was more prominent in CAM-complicated decidua vs. control preterm and term decidual specimens (P < 0.05). Compared with basal outputs by DCs incubated with E2, TNF-a enhanced MMP-1 and MMP-3 secretion by 14 +/- 3- and 9 +/- 2-fold, respectively, and IL-1 beta increased MMP-1 and MMP-3 secretion by 13 +/- 3- and 19 +/- 2-fold, respectively (P < 0.05). Addition of MPA lowered basal MMP-1 and MMP-3 outputs by 70%, whereas the TNF-alpha- and IL-1 beta-enhanced MMP-1 and MMP-3 levels were blunted by more than 50% (P < 0.05). SB203580 suppressed TNF-alpha- and IL-1 beta-induced MMP-1 and MMP-3 secretion by severalfold. Western blotting confirmed the ELISA results, and mRNA levels corresponded with MMP-1 and MMP-3 protein levels. MMP-1 and MMP-3 proteolytic activity was confirmed by substrate gel zymography. Conclusion: Augmented DC-expressed MMP-1 and MMP-3 in CAM-complicated pregnancies may promote PTD via decidual, fetal membrane, and cervical extracellular matrix degradation. Effects of progestin-p38 MAPK signaling inhibition on cytokine-enhanced MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression in term DCs suggest alternative mechanisms to prevent CAM-induced PTD.