The Eutopic Endometrium Proteome in Endometriosis Reveals Candidate Markers and Molecular Mechanisms of Physiopathology

Loren Méar, Emmanuelle Com, Khadija Fathallah, Laëtitia Guillot, Laetitia Guillot, Régis Lavigne, Blandine Guével, Arnaud Fauconnier, François Vialard, Charles Pineau
Diagnostics · 2022 · vol. 12(2) , pp. 419 · doi:10.3390/diagnostics12020419 · PMID:35204508 · W4210364208
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This study identified 543 differentially expressed proteins in eutopic endometrium from women with endometriosis, enriched in focal adhesion and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways, highlighting potential diagnostic biomarkers.

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Endometriosis is a common chronic gynaecological disease causing various symptoms, such as infertility and chronic pain. The gold standard for its diagnosis is still laparoscopy and the biopsy of endometriotic lesions. Here, we aimed to compare the eutopic endometrium from women with or without endometriosis to identify proteins that may be considered as potential biomarker candidates. Eutopic endometrium was collected from patients with endometriosis (n = 4) and women without endometriosis (n = 5) during a laparoscopy surgery during the mid-secretory phase of their menstrual cycle. Total proteins from tissues were extracted and digested before LC-MS-MS analysis. Among the 5301 proteins identified, 543 were differentially expressed and enriched in two specific KEGG pathways: focal adhesion and PI3K/AKT signaling. Integration of our data with a large-scale proteomics dataset allowed us to highlight 11 proteins that share the same trend of dysregulation in eutopic endometrium, regardless of the phase of the menstrual cycle. Our results constitute the first step towards the identification of potential promising endometrial diagnostic biomarkers. They provide new insights into the mechanisms underlying endometriosis and its etiology. Our results await further confirmation on a larger sample cohort.

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