BACKGROUND: Uterine leiomyoma and endometriosis are the most common gynecological diseases in women of reproductive age. A number of data indicate that there are common elements in the pathogenesis of these hyperproliferative conditions. This article is devoted to comparative analysis of the role of the WNT4, HOXA10 and TWIST1 genes in the development of uterine leiomyoma and external genital endometriosis. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of polymorphic variants rs7521902 (WNT4) and rs4721745 (TWIST1) in patients with uterine leiomyoma, external genital endometriosis and in the comparison group; to determine the frequency of rare allelic variants of the HOXA10 gene in patients with external genital endometriosis; and to study the expression of these genes in the endometrium in patients with uterine leiomyoma, EGE and in the comparison group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The polymorphic variants of the WNT4 and TWIST1 genes were studied by real-time PCR in patients with external genital endometriosis, uterine leiomyoma and in the comparison group. In patients with EGE and women in the comparison group, the second exon of the HOXA10 gene was sequenced. Real-time PCR with reverse transcription analysis of the expression of the WNT4, TWIST1 and HOXA10 genes in endometrial samples from the patients of the study groups was performed. RESULTS: The frequencies of polymorphic variants rs7521902 (WNT4) and rs4721745 (TWIST1) in patients with uterine leiomyoma, external genital endometriosis and in the comparison group did not differ significantly. Minor alleles of the HOXA10 gene were not identified in patients with external genital endometriosis. Expression of the WNT4 gene in the endometrium of patients with external genital endometriosis was independent of menstrual cycle phase and was reduced by 1.9 times compared to the endometrium of women with uterine leiomyoma. Expression of the HOXA10 gene in the endometrium of endometriosis patients on days 20-23 of the menstrual cycle was significantly reduced compared to the women in the comparison group. Expression of the TWIST1 gene was not altered in the endometrium of patients with uterine leiomyoma and external genital endometriosis. CONCLUSIONS: We did not identify associations of the studied polymorphic variants of the WNT4 and TWIST genes and minor variants of the HOXA10 gene with uterine leiomyoma and external genital endometriosis. The expression of the WNT4 and HOXA10 genes is reduced in the endometrium in patients with external genital endometriosis, but not in women with uterine leiomyoma. Changes in expression patterns of the studied genes in the endometrium differ significantly in these two diseases.
Исследования выполнены при финансовой поддержке гранта Российского фонда фундаментальных исследований, проект № 18-015-00186.Аннотация. Такие психопатологии, как депрессия и посттравматическое стрессовое расстройство (ПТСР), которыми страдают отцы в репродуктивном возрасте, могут оказывать влияние на физиологические функции потомков, в том числе на когнитивные функции и память. Целью исследования являлось сопоставление эффектов стрессирования самцов крыс в двух парадигмах, моделирующих ПТСР («стрессрестресс») или депрессию («выученная беспомощность»), на память их взрослых потомков-самцов, которую изучали в тестах «пассивное избегание» и «распознавание нового объекта». В связи с вовлеченностью инсулиноподобного фактора роста 2 (Igf2) и его рецептора 2-го типа (Igf2r) в контроль памяти в гиппокампе потомков изучена экспрессия генов Igf2 и Igf2r методом ПЦР с обратной транскрипцией в режиме реального времени. Показано нарушение памяти потомков самцов-отцов с ПТСР-подобным состоянием, сопровождающееся снижением в гиппокампе экспрессии Igf2, но не Igf2r. У потомков самцов в депрессивноподобном состоянии нарушений памяти и экспрессии генов в гиппокампе не выявлено. Сделано заключение, что одним из факторов, обеспечивающих влияние состояния отца на память потомков, может служить интенсивность стрессорного воздействия, которому подвергается самец-отец, а также о значимости роли снижения в гиппокампе экспрессии Igf2 в нарушении формирования памяти и длительности ее сохранения.Ключевые слова: посттравматическое стрессовое расстройство, депрессия, модель, потомки, память, инсулиноподобный фактор роста 2, рецептор инсулиноподобного фактора роста 2, гиппокамп, крыса.
Hypothesis/aims of study. Endometriosis is one of the most pressing problems of gynecology. Clarifying the expression of the estrogen receptor (ESR1) and the progesterone receptor (PGR) genes and polymorphisms in the aromatase (CYP19A1) gene in endometriosis will expand the understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease and the causes of resistance to its therapy. The objective of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of mRNA expression of PGR, ESR1 and CYP19A1 genes in paired samples of the eutopic endometrium and peritoneal endometrioid lesions in order to search for predictive markers of response to hormonal therapy. In the future, this may allow personalizing the selection of hormonal preparations for the treatment of endometriosis. Study design, materials and methods. Reverse transcription real-time PCR made it possible to evaluate CYP19A1, PGR and ESR1 gene expression levels in studied tissue samples from 22 patients with endometriosis and 9 women in the comparison group. Results. Quantitative analysis revealed a high heterogeneity in the expression level of the studied genes, in both the endometrium and endometrioid lesions from patients with endometriosis. In the endometrium of patients in the comparison group, the heterogeneity of the expression level was observed only for the ESR1 gene. Conclusion. Our findings suggest a high variability in CYP19A1, ESR1 and PGR gene expression levels in the endometrium and peritoneal foci in patients with endometriosis. This information indicates the need for an individual approach to prescribing targeted therapy, since it is obvious that the effect of treatment will depend primarily on the availability of a therapeutic target in a particular patient. The absence of a typical expression pattern for each of the genes in patients with endometriosis indicates the heterogeneity of the disease and the need to develop a molecular classification of this common pathology.
Материалы II Национального конгресса «Дискуссионные вопросы современного акушерства» и обучающего преконгресс-курса XI Всемирного конгресса по перинатальной медицине ■ Метод сравнительной геномной гибридизации на микроматрицахсовременный высокоэффективный подход, позволяющий осуществлять полногеномное сканирование хромосомного дисбаласа. В статье описаны возможности метода и приведены примеры диагностики наследственной патологии с его использованием. ■ Ключевые слова: сравнительная геномная гибридизация; микроцитогенетические синдромы; хромосомные перестройки; множественные врожденные пороки развития.
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