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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2024

Intrauterine administration of peripheral blood mononuclear cells helps manage recurrent implantation failure by normalizing dysregulated gene expression including estrogen-responsive genes in mice.

Yoshimi Kitawaki, Akihito Horie, Asami Ikeda, Shimpei Shitanaka, Akihiro Yanai, Tsutomu Ohara, Baku Nakakita, Yusuke Sagae, Asuka Okunomiya, Hirohiko Tani and 1 more

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Yoshimi KitawakiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akihito HorieDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. a_horie@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Asami IkedaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Shimpei ShitanakaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akihiro YanaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Tsutomu OharaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Baku NakakitaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yusuke SagaeDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Asuka OkunomiyaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Hirohiko TaniDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shizuoka General Hospital, 4-27-1 Kita Ando Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, 420-8527, Japan.
Masaki MandaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundIntrauterine peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) therapy for recurrent implantation failure (RIF) has been reported to improve embryo implantation by acting on the endometrium. However, the exact mode of action of PBMC on the endometrium of patients with RIF remains unclear. In addition, the differences in the therapeutic effects of PBMC therapy with and without human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) are unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the changes in the endometrium during the implantation phase induced by PBMC administration and the differences in the efficacy of this therapy with and without hCG using a mouse model of implantation failure (IF).

methodsIF model was established by the subcutaneous administration of low-dose RU486. Pregnant mice were randomly divided into five groups: control, IF, culture medium, PBMC, and PBMC-hCG (the latter three groups were IF model mice with intrauterine administration). The pregnancy rate and the number and size of implantation sites were recorded during early pregnancy (day 7.5). Uteri from the preimplantation phase (evening of day 3.5) were collected and analyzed using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq).

resultsThe pregnancy rate, the number of implantation sites, and the number of normal-sized implantation sites were significantly decreased in the IF model and were improved in the medium, PBMC, and PBMC-hCG groups. RNA-seq data showed that PBMC treatment normalized the expression of the majority of dysregulated genes in the endometrium during the preimplantation phase in the IF model, especially the overexpression of estrogen-activated genes. In addition, PBMC treatment increased the expression of local glucocorticoid receptors and suppressed the expression of inflammation-related genes, whereas no significant changes in blood estradiol and glucocorticoid levels were observed. These changes were more pronounced in the PBMC-hCG group and were consistent with the pregnancy outcomes.

conclusionsIntrauterine administration of PBMC before embryo implantation promoted embryo implantation in the IF mouse model, and hCG enhanced pregnancy outcomes. PBMC modulated steroid receptor expression and suppressed inflammation and excessive estrogen action.

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Embryo ImplantationEstrogensLeukocytes, MononuclearAnimalsChorionic GonadotropinEndometriumFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansMicePregnancyChorionic GonadotropinEstrogensEmbryo implantationEstrogen signalingHuman chorionic gonadotropinIntrauterine PBMC therapyPeripheral blood mononuclear cellRecurrent implantation failureRNA-sequencing

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PMID39639317
PMCPMC11619271

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