Sbracia, Marco; Mc Kinnon, Brett; Scarpellini, Fabio; Marconi, Daniela; Rossi, Gabriele; Simmilion, Cedric; Mueller, Michael D.; Barnea, Eytan R; Müller, Martin (2017). PreImplantation Factor in endometriosis: A potential role in inducing immune privilege for ectopic endometrium. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0184399. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0184399
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Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterised by the growth of endometrial epithelial and stromal cells outside the uterine cavity. In addition to Sampson's theory of retrograde menstruation, endometriosis pathogenesis is facilitated by a privileged inflammatory microenvironment, with T regulatory FoxP3+ expressing T cells (Tregs) being a significant factor. PreImplantation Factor (PIF) is a peptide essential for pregnancy recognition and development. An immune modulatory function of the synthetic PIF analog (sPIF) has been successfully confirmed in multiple animal models. We report that PIF is expressed in the epithelial ectopic cells in close proximity to FoxP3+ stromal cells. We provide evidence that PIF interacts with FoxP3+ cells and modulates cell viability, dependent on cell source and presence of inflammatory mediators. Our finding represent a novel PIF-based mechanism in endometriosis that has potential for novel therapeutics.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Endometriose und gynäkologische Onkologie 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Endometriose und gynäkologische Onkologie |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mc Kinnon, Brett, Mueller, Michael, Müller, Martin (A) |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
Publisher: |
Public Library of Science |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Monika Zehr |
Date Deposited: |
06 Feb 2018 12:44 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0184399 |
PubMed ID: |
28902871 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.111013 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/111013 |
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