Female reproductive diseases (FRDs) substantially affect women's health and fertility, with lipid metabolic reprogramming emerging as a shared pathological feature. Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSLs) activate long-chain fatty acids and…
Endometriosis is a common, chronic gynecological disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity, frequently associated with significant morbidities such as pelvic pain and infertility. Elucidati…
BACKGROUND: Steroid hormone-driven endometrial decidualization involves the differentiation of endometrial stromal cells into decidual cells, which form the decidua for blastocyst implantation. This process is a prerequisite for successful …
STUDY QUESTION: How does aquaporin-3 (AQP3) affect endometrial receptivity? SUMMARY ANSWER: AQP3, which is regulated by the combination and estrogen (E2) and progesterone (P4), induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of endometrial…