单位:[1]huazhong univ sci & technol,inst integrated tradit chinese & western med,tongji hosp,tongji med coll,wuhan 430030,hubei,peoples r china华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院中西医结合科[2]huazhong univ sci & technol,dept biochem & mol biol,tongji med coll,wuhan,hubei,peoples r china[3]huazhong univ sci & technol,sch basic med,tongji med coll,wuhan,hubei,peoples r china[4]huazhong univ sci & technol,tongji hosp,tongji med coll,reprod med ctr,1095 jiefang ave,wuhan 430030,hubei,peoples r china华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院妇产科学系生殖医学中心
Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) impairs the synchronized development of endometrium and embryo, resulting in the failure of embryo implantation. Here, we investigated what effects electroacupuncture had on embryo implantation in COH rats. Female rats were randomly assigned to four groups: normal (N), model (M), electroacupuncture (EA), and electroacupuncture pretreatment (PEA). Rats in groups M, EA, PEA were injected with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and human chorionic gonadotropin to establish the COH model. Rats in group EA received electroacupuncture treatment from the PMSG injection day to the 3rd day of pregnancy (D3), while those in group PEA received electroacupuncture treatment for 3 days before the PMSG day and continuing to D3. Furthermore, another 30 female rats who received the same treatment as the rats in group PEA were injected with siVEGFR2 into uterine lumen. The endometrial microvascular density (MVD) and the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor-A, angiopoietin-1, and fibroblast growth factor-2 were significantly lower in groups M than in groups N and PEA. The percentage of dolichos biflorus agglutinin positive uterine natural killer cells in groups N, EA and PEA was higher than that in group M. After the siVEGFR2 injection, the protein expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), PI3K, p-AKT and p-ERK, the embryo number and the MVD were significantly reduced. In conclusion, electroacupuncture can facilitate embryo implantation in COH rats by activating the VEGFR2/PI3K/AKT and VEGFR2/ERK signaling pathways which have a positive relationship with endometrial angiogenesis. Electroacupuncture can facilitate embryo implantation in COH rats by activating the VEGFR2/PI3K/AKT and VEGFR2/ERK signaling pathways which have a positive relationship with endometrial angiogenesis.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81202827]
第一作者单位:[1]huazhong univ sci & technol,inst integrated tradit chinese & western med,tongji hosp,tongji med coll,wuhan 430030,hubei,peoples r china
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Chen Wei,Chen Jie,Xu Menghao,et al.Electroacupuncture facilitates implantation by enhancing endometrial angiogenesis in a rat model of ovarian hyperstimulation[J].BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION.2019,100(1):268-280.doi:10.1093/biolre/ioy176.
APA:
Chen,Wei,Chen,Jie,Xu,Menghao,Zhong,Zhiyan,Zhang,Qing...&Huang,Guangying.(2019).Electroacupuncture facilitates implantation by enhancing endometrial angiogenesis in a rat model of ovarian hyperstimulation.BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION,100,(1)
MLA:
Chen,Wei,et al."Electroacupuncture facilitates implantation by enhancing endometrial angiogenesis in a rat model of ovarian hyperstimulation".BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 100..1(2019):268-280