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Proliferation Profile of Uterine Endometrial Stromal Cells during In Vitro Culture with Gonadotropins: Recombinant versus Urinary Follicle Stimulating Hormone

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Background:

Provision of optimal endometrial stromal cells is essential in uterine tissue engineering. Culture of these cells is significantly influenced by gonadotropin hormones. This investigation attempted to define the proliferation profiles of murine uterine endometrial stromal cells during in vitro culture with recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH), urinary follicle stimulating hormone (uFSH), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).

Methods:

Murine uterine endometrial stromal cells were collected from 8-week-old mice and cultured in vitro up to 72 h, with rFSH, uFSH, or hCG. Cell cycles were analyzed by BrdU assay, and cyclin D1 expression was evaluated according to dose and duration of gonadotropin treatment.

Results:

BrdU assay showed a further inhibitory effect on murine uterine endometrial stromal cell proliferation when cultured with rFSH compared to uFSH, and a similar inhibitory proliferation profile when cultured with hCG at a specific range of concentrations. The expression of cyclin D1 of murine uterine endometrial stromal cells was down-regulated when cultured with rFSH, uFSH, or hCG, compared to control.

Conclusions:

FSH may inhibit the proliferation of murine uterine endometrial stromal cells during in vitro culture. rFSH may have more significant inhibitory effects on the proliferation of endometrial stromal cells than uFSH. Establishing an optimal endocrine milieu is necessary using more advanced combination of female hormones for in vitro culture of this type of cells.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the grants of Ministry of Future Planning and Technology, Republic of Korea (2016R1E1A1A01943455 and 2016R1D1A1A02937287). The authors appreciate Hye Min Kim for her assistance in the early stage work of this project.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Medical Center, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea

    Yong Jin Kim & Sang Hoon Lee

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea

    Yoon Young Kim, Da Young Song, Hoon Kim & Seung-Yup Ku

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital, 17 Seoae ro 1 Gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04619, Republic of Korea

    Chan Woo Park

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Kim, Y.J., Kim, Y.Y., Song, D.Y. et al. Proliferation Profile of Uterine Endometrial Stromal Cells during In Vitro Culture with Gonadotropins: Recombinant versus Urinary Follicle Stimulating Hormone. Tissue Eng Regen Med 16, 131–139 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13770-018-0156-4

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