Prolonged gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy reduced expression of nitric oxide synthase in the endometrium of women with endometriosis and infertility

Wang J, Jianhua Wang, Zhou F, FuZhen Zhou, Fu-zhen Zhou, Dong M, Minyue Dong, Ruijin Wu, Wu R, Yuli Qian, Qian Y
Fertility and sterility · 2006 · vol. 85(4) , pp. 1037–1044 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.09.028 · PMID:16580392 · W2098216124
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Prolonged GnRH agonist therapy reduced endometrial nitric oxide synthase expression in women with endometriosis and infertility.

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ObjectiveTo determine whether endometrial expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) or inducible NOS (iNOS) protein in women with endometriosis-associated infertility is different from that in the fertile controls, whether GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) regulates the endometrial expression of NOS in women with endometriosis-associated infertility, and whether there is a correlation between serum E2 or P levels, and the endometrial expression of eNOS or iNOS.DesignProspective controlled study.SettingUniversity hospital for reproductive medicine and gynecologic endocrinology.Patient(s)Thirty patients with endometriosis-associated infertility and 19 patients with carcinoma in situ of the cervix.Intervention(s)Endometrial biopsy specimens and blood samples.Main outcome measure(s)Endometrial eNOS and iNOS protein relative levels and serum concentrations of E2 or P.Result(s)By Western blot analysis, iNOS was not detected, and a unique menstrual cycle-dependent expression of eNOS was observed. Eutopic endometrium in women with endometriosis-associated infertility before GnRH-a treatment showed higher levels of eNOS than that of the control group. After 3 months of GnRH-a therapy, eNOS levels in the endometrium were reduced. In addition, a significant positive correlation was found between serum E2 or P concentrations, and the endometrial expression of eNOS.Conclusion(s)The GnRH-a treatment attenuated the endometrial expression of eNOS in women with endometriosis-associated infertility. Endogenous ovarian steroids influence endometrial eNOS expression.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Endometriosis Endometrium Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Infertility, Female Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Female Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female

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