ISSN : 2146-3123
E-ISSN : 2146-3131

Different Effect of Dienogest on Endometrium Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Healthy and Endometriosis Tissues
Hayal Uzelli Şimşek1, Turgay Şimşek2, Gökhan Duruksu3,4, Selenay Furat Rençber3,4, Yusufhan Yazır3,4
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
2Department of General Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
3Center for Stem Cell and Gene Therapies Research and Practice, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye
4Department of Histology and Embryology, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-6-95

Background: Endometriosis (EM) is an inflammatory condition in which the endometrium is observed to develop outside the uterine cavity. Endometrium has conventionally been recognized as a rich source of endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (E-MSCs). Due to their secretion of proteins and other factors that modulate tissue function, E-MSCs are essential for tissue balance and repair in regenerative medicine. The influence of dienogest, a medication frequently prescribed for EM, on E-MSCs has not been extensively investigated.
Aims: To explore effects of dienogest on the E-MSCs derived from healthy (E-MSCs-control) and diseased (E-MSCs-endometriosis) endometrial tissue samples in vitro. The main outcome is that dienogest-based treatments might also be designed to target stem cells in endometrial tissues, which enables it to effectively regulate disease progression.
Study Design: In vitro study.
Methods: We collected samples from healthy and diseased endometrial tissues. E-MSCs were derived from both healthy and EM tissues. The effect of dienogest (VISANNE) on E-MSCs was assessed by examining cell proliferation, telomerase activity, cell migration, and estrogen secretion levels after the isolation and characterization of E-MSCs.
Results: We discovered that cellular proliferation rate was higher in the E-MSCs derived from EM tissues compared to those derived from healthy tissue. The proliferation rate and telomerase activity were both suppressed by dienogest treatment, particularly in E-MSCs-endometriosis. The drug treatment also resulted in a decrease in the migration capacity of E-MSCs-endometriosis, from 60.4% to 59.2%. The expression of CXCL12, Ki67, and beta-catenin was analyzed in both E-MSCs-endometriosis and E-MSCs-control. The CXCL12 and Ki67 expressions were quite elevated in the E-MSCs-endometriosis without drug treatment compared to the E-MSCs-control. Following the treatment, these levels declined drastically to the levels close to E-MSCs-control. Similarly, this decrease in gene expression was accompanied by a decrease in estrogen secretion into the medium.
Conclusion: This research demonstrates that dienogest exerts a substantial impact on both stromal and stem cells, as it effectively controls the disease by reversing EM markers, despite the absence of progesterone receptors on endometrial stem cells.

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