{"paper_id":"5821d32a-bf04-488a-9a4d-7e81c76030c7","body_text":"Bioactive factors in Endometriosis Peritoneal Fluid Remodel Human Cardiomyocytes\nPublication: American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology\nArticles in Press\nAmerican Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology\nAbstract\nEndometriosis is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, yet the cellular basis for this relationship remains unclear. We examined whether peritoneal fluid (PF) from women with endometriosis alters cardiomyocyte behavior in vitro. Human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes were exposed for 48 hours to standard or hypertrophic media supplemented with peritoneal fluid from endometriosis or control patients. Beating frequency was measured using calcium transient imaging, differential gene expression was assessed with the Human CVD-PCR array, and sarcomere features were quantified using GLCM-based texture analysis. Under standard conditions, PF increased beats per minute compared with media alone (control p=0.0006; endometriosis p < 0.0001), and beating frequency was higher with endometriosis PF than with control PF (p=0.0214). Sarcomere length increased, and organization metrics reduced following PF (endo and ctrl) exposure under baseline conditions (p < 0.0001), suggesting remodeling. CVD array showed that >40% of the genes were altered by Endo-PF vs. <10% by control-PF, compared to media-alone treatment. Network analysis showed enrichment of adrenoceptor and G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathways. An increased expression of STAT1 (2.49-fold, p=0.016) and reduced G0S2 (-5.24-fold, p=0.037), along with regulation of MYH6 and NPR2, was seen when Endo-PF was compared to Ctrl-PF. In hypertrophic media, PF treatment produced significant differences in sarcomere organization. Outcomes were condition-dependent rather than uniformly significant. Endometriosis-associated PF shifts in cardiomyocyte function, gene expression, and sarcomere structure. This supports a cell-intrinsic link between endometriosis and altered cardiac signaling states and carries implications concerning long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in women with endometriosis.\nFormats available\nYou can view the full content in the following formats:\nInformation & Authors\nInformation\nPublished In\nAmerican Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology\nArticles in Press\nCopyright\nCopyright © 2026 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Published by the American Physiological Society.\nHistory\nReceived: 30 March 2026\nRevised: 10 April 2026\nAccepted: 19 May 2026\nPublished online: 22 May 2026\nKeywords\nAuthors\nMetrics & Citations\nMetrics\nArticle Usage\n- For recently published articles, the total views count will show as 0 until a new month begins.\n- There is a 3–4 day delay in usage data reporting after article publication.\n- Citation counts are from the Crossref Cited-by service.\nAltmetrics\nDimensions\nScite\nCitations\nIf you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download.\nDownload article citation data for:\nAmerican Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 0 0:0\nAmerican Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 0 0:0\nView Options\nView options\nAccess content\nTo read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access.\nThis functionality works only for purchases made as a guest","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}