Peritoneal fluid reduces angiogenesis-related microRNA expression in cell cultures of endometrial and endometriotic tissues from women with endometriosis.

Fecha de publicación: 01/01/2013

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Aitana Braza Boils

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• Juan Gilabert Estelles

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• Luis Andres Ramon Nuñez

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• Josep Mari Alexandre

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• Melitina Chirivella Casanova

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• Francisco España Furio

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• Amparo Estelles Cortes

  Autor

Grupos

• Hemostasia, Trombosis, Arteriosclerosis y Biología vascular

  

  Investigador Principal

  Pilar Medina Badenes

Abstract

Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrium outside the uterus, is one of the most frequent gynecological diseases. It has been suggested that modifications of both endometrial and peritoneal factors could be implicated in this disease. Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease in which angiogenesis and proteolysis are dysregulated. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate the protein expression and may be the main regulators of angiogenesis. Our hypothesis is that peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis could modify the expression of several miRNAs that regulate angiogenesis and proteolysis in the endometriosis development. The objective of this study has been to evaluate the influence of endometriotic peritoneal fluid on the expression of six miRNAs related to angiogenesis, as well as several angiogenic and proteolytic factors in endometrial and endometriotic cell cultures from women with endometriosis compared with women without endometriosis.