Effects of different progestins on prostaglandin biosynthesis in human endometrial explants

Katrin Roth, Roth K, Hans Peter Zahradnik, H. P. Zahradnik, Zahradnik Hp, Wolfgang R Schäfer, Wolfgang Schäfer, Schäfer WR
Contraception · 2018 · vol. 99(1) , pp. 61–66 · doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2018.08.001 · PMID:30114392 · W2886125212
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This study investigated how various progestins impact prostaglandin production in human endometrial tissue explants.

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ObjectiveTo compare the effects of chlormadinone acetate (CMA), dienogest (DNG) and drospirenone (DRSP) on prostaglandin biosynthesis in a human endometrial explants model.Study designHuman endometrial explants obtained by aspiration curettage and human endometrial YHES cells were stimulated with interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and exposed to CMA, DNG, DRSP or dexamethasone (DEX; YHES cells). Cellular messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were analyzed by reverse-transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Concentrations of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) in culture supernatants were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsCMA exerted after IL-1β stimulation a stronger down-regulation of COX-2 mRNA compared to DNG and DRSP in human explants (-55% vs. -40% and 46%, respectively). The effect of CMA on COX-2 mRNA was significantly stronger (p=.025) than that of DNG. Moreover, the effect of CMA was independent from cycle phase or presence of endometriosis. In order to evaluate the impact of the investigated progestins on effector molecules, PGF2α release was determined in supernatants. Again, CMA reduced the PGF2α release significantly by an average of -60% (p<.01). In contrast, no significant reduction was found for DNG and DRSP. In YHES cells, only DEX but not the progestins under study exerted a significant down-regulating effect (-79%, p<.01) on COX-2 mRNA after IL-1β stimulation.ConclusionAmong the tested progestins, CMA displayed the most consistent suppression of prostaglandin biosynthesis in human endometrial explants.ImplicationAmong three tested progestins, chlormadinone acetate had the most consistent suppressive effect on prostaglandins in endometrial explants. These findings support clinical observations about the efficacy of chlormadinone acetate in dysmenorrhea treatment.

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Endometrium Progestins Prostaglandins Androstenes Androstenes Chlormadinone Acetate Chlormadinone Acetate Endometrium Female Humans Nandrolone Nandrolone Nandrolone Organ Culture Techniques Progestins Prostaglandins

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