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NEUTROPHIL HETEROGENEITY AND FUNCTION IN EARLY PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT: REGULATORS OF TROPHOBLAST INVASION?

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2024.104354

Z.N. Juvan , O. Kindler , T. Kloimboeck , AL. Hoebler , S. Vondra , A. Lackner , D. Feyaerts , C. Wadsack , B. Gaudilliere , J. Pollheimer , J. Kargl

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DYSREGULATED IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR EXPRESSION IS EVIDENT IN WOMEN WITH CHRONIC HISTIOCYTIC INTERVILLOSITIS BEFORE THEY CONCEIVE

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2024.104338

E.F. Cornish * , M.A. Ivarsson , T.C.R. McDonnell , N.K. Björkström , D.J. Williams

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The NLRP3 activation-related signature predicts the diagnosis and indicates immune characteristics in endometriosis

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104443

Weihua Nong , Huimei Wei , Sheng Dou , Liqiao He , Luping Lin , Donglin Lu , Bixiao Wei , Shun Zhang , Peng Huo , Mingyou Dong

{"title":"The NLRP3 activation-related signature predicts the diagnosis and indicates immune characteristics in endometriosis","authors":"Weihua Nong , Huimei Wei , Sheng Dou , Liqiao He , Luping Lin , Donglin Lu , Bixiao Wei , Shun Zhang , Peng Huo , Mingyou Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104443","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104443","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Endometriosis (EMS) is a prevalent gynecological disease that leads to chronic pelvic pain and infertility in women of reproductive age. However, the underlying pathogenic genes and effective treatment for EMS remain unclear. Therefore, this study aims to identify key genes influencing the diagnosis and treatment of EMS. The GSE7307 dataset, comprising 18 EMS and 23 control samples, was obtained from the GEO database. Fourteen differential genes related to NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) activation and EMS were extracted from endometrial samples in GSE7307 through differential analysis. GO and KEGG analyses revealed that these genes were primarily involved in the production and regulation of the cytokine IL-1β and the NOD-like receptor signaling pathway. Random Forest (RF) and support vector machine recursive feature elimination algorithms were employed to select four diagnostic markers related to NLRP3 activation (NLRP3, IL-1β, LY96, and PDIA3) for constructing the EMS diagnostic model. These markers were validated using western blotting and tested in GSE7305 and GSE23339 datasets. The AUC values demonstrated the model's robust diagnostic performance. Additionally, the infiltration of immune cells in the samples and the correlation between different immune factors and diagnostic markers were explored. These results suggest that the four diagnostic markers may also play a crucial role in EMS immunity. Finally, the DrugBank database indicated that niclosamide could be effective for NLRP3-targeted therapy. In conclusion, we identified four key diagnostic genes for EMS, and niclosamide emerged as a potential drug for NLRP3-targeted therapy in EMS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16963,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive Immunology","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 104443"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Involvement of CXCL12/CXCR4 pair in migration of thymocytes from lactating mice

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104444

Návylla Candeia de Medeiros , Elvan Nascimento dos Santos Filho , Davi Alexandre Silva Ayres , Bruno Henrique Mello Ayres Cancio , Salete Smaniotto , Maria Danielma dos Santos Reis , Marvin Paulo Lins

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Does COVID-19 infection or COVID-19 mRNA vaccination induce antiphospholipid antibodies in women with recurrent pregnancy loss?

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104442

Toshiyuki Takeshita, Naomi Nishimiya, Yachika Hihara

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Human embryo implantation: The complex interplay between endometrial receptivity and the microbiome

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104440

Shiyang Peng , Amu Qingsan Meri , Min Zhou , Yuan Yu , Dongmei Tian , Shaomi Zhu

{"title":"Human embryo implantation: The complex interplay between endometrial receptivity and the microbiome","authors":"Shiyang Peng , Amu Qingsan Meri , Min Zhou , Yuan Yu , Dongmei Tian , Shaomi Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104440","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104440","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The endometrial and vaginal microbiota have co-evolved with the reproductive tract and play a key role in both health and disease. However, the difference between endometrial and vaginal microbiota, as well as their association with reproductive outcomes in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer, remains unclear. 120 women who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and whole embryo freezing were enrolled. The vaginal and uterine microbiome were sequenced during the first frozen thawed embryo transfer. Based on whether or not they were pregnant after embryo transfer, women were assigned into two groups, and the microbiome of their reproductive tract was compared. The V3-V4 regions of the 16S rRNA gene were examined in the samples using the Next Generation Sequencing method. In the vagina, the non-pregnant group had higher bacterial species richness and diversity, with significantly lower <em>Lactobacillus</em> levels (91.66 % & 74.50 %) and higher <em>Gardnerella</em> levels (3.92 % & 12.12 %) than pregnant group (P < 0.05). In the uterine cavity, the diversity of uterine microbiome between pregnant group and non-pregnant group showed no significant differences. However, dramatic decrease in <em>Lactobacillus</em> (37.27 % & 33.45 %) and <em>Pseudomonas</em> (9.80 % & 4.08 %) were observed in the non-pregnant group (P < 0.05). There may be a correlation between the composition of female reproductive tract microbiome and the reproductive outcomes of patients with frozen-thawed embryo transfer. Lactobacillus-dominated microbiome in reproductive tract is more likely to be associated with higher clinical and ongoing pregnancy rate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16963,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive Immunology","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 104440"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143039418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cystatin C 3 (CST3) drives pathological progression in recurrent spontaneous abortion

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104441

Meng Li , Hongfei Xie , Xuan Du

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Analysis and identification of potential biomarkers for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104427

N. Zhang , Y. Liang , Y.Q. Meng , Y.C. Li , X. Lu , L. Li , T. Ye

{"title":"Analysis and identification of potential biomarkers for dysfunctional uterine bleeding","authors":"N. Zhang , Y. Liang , Y.Q. Meng , Y.C. Li , X. Lu , L. Li , T. Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104427","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104427","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Clinical evidence increasingly suggests that traditional treatments for dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) have limited success. In this study, blood samples from 10 DUB patients and 10 healthy controls were collected for transcriptome sequencing. Then, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened and crossed with the DUB-related module genes to obtain the target genes. These target genes were analyzed for functional enrichment. Further, the biomarkers were screened by protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis and analyzed by the gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA). To explore the pathogenesis of DUB, immune microenvironment analyses were also performed. Potential drugs targeting these biomarkers were predicted for clinical treatment. The expression of these biomarkers was validated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The results showed that, a total of 754 target genes were found to be related to cell proliferation and senescence. Five biomarkers—CENPE, KIF11, PIK3R1, SMC3, and SMC4—were identified, all of which were down-regulated in the DUB group, and most of these findings were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Notably, <em>CENPE</em> expression showed a negative association with activated NK cells and a positive association with resting NK cells. In addition, 44 potential drugs were predicted for DUB treatment. In conclusion, five DUB biomarkers were identified, enhancing understanding of gene regulation in DUB and providing a theoretical foundation for clinical diagnosis and treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16963,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive Immunology","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 104427"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143039398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Earlier pregnancies in nulliparous women with current father and lower risks for preeclampsia and low-birth weight newborns

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104431

Veera Hurme , Reetta Honkanen , Katri Backman , Anne M. Karvonen , Pirkka Kirjavainen , Leea Keski-Nisula

{"title":"Earlier pregnancies in nulliparous women with current father and lower risks for preeclampsia and low-birth weight newborns","authors":"Veera Hurme , Reetta Honkanen , Katri Backman , Anne M. Karvonen , Pirkka Kirjavainen , Leea Keski-Nisula","doi":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104431","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104431","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>New paternity has been related to placenta-associated complications in pregnancy. We evaluated whether a lack of earlier pregnancies or deliveries with a current father are associated with the pregnancy, prenatal, and early neonatal outcomes after controlling for the most common maternal confounders in prospective birth cohort study. An online questionnaire was used to survey 4459 pregnant women from the Kuopio Birth Cohort in their third trimester. The topics included their history of paternity in current and earlier pregnancies. Data were combined with prenatal, perinatal, and early neonatal information. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to compare the possible associations between selected pregnancy and early neonatal outcomes with respect to paternal change. Pregnant women with changed partners had higher rates of smoking during pregnancy and hypertension before pregnancy. In the adjusted analysis, primigravidas and nulliparous multigravidas with different father had the highest risks for preeclampsia (adjusted odds ratios (aORs) 4.46 and 2.69, respectively), low birth weight (aORs 3.15 and 2.25), and smallness for gestational age (aORs 2.23 and 2.16) compared to the parous controls. Nulliparous women who had earlier pregnancies with the current father had less preeclampsia or gestational hypertension, as well as low birth weight (aOR 0.42, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.21–0.82 and aOR 0.26, 95 % CI 0.08–0.87, respectively) compared to other nulliparas. Among parous women, most of the pregnancy, obstetric, and early neonatal outcomes were similar in the adjusted analysis, regardless of new changes in paternity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16963,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive Immunology","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 104431"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Association of anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin antibodies with adverse in vitro fertilization outcomes

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Journal of Reproductive Immunology Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2025.104429

Dongyan Liu , Yanshi Wang , Yu Zhang , Haoyu Wang , Wenjuan Tang , Xiaoyu Duan , Ru Wang , Meihong Hu , Fangting Lu , Joanne Kwak-Kim , Li Wu

{"title":"Association of anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin antibodies with adverse in vitro fertilization outcomes","authors":"Dongyan Liu , Yanshi Wang , Yu Zhang , Haoyu Wang , Wenjuan Tang , Xiaoyu Duan , Ru Wang , Meihong Hu , Fangting Lu , Joanne Kwak-Kim , Li Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jri.2025.104429","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin antibodies (aPS/PT) are classified as non-criteria antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), and are strongly associated with thrombosis and pregnancy complications linked to antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). This study aimed to investigate whether aPS/PT positivity is associated with adverse outcomes in vitro fertilization (IVF). The study included infertile women who tested positive aPS/PT and underwent IVF cycles, as well as infertile controls with pure tubal etiology. We compared the impact of aPS/PT on baseline and clinical characteristics, immune-related indicators, IVF laboratory metrics, and pregnancy outcomes. Women with aPS/PT exhibited lower numbers of retrieved oocytes, embryos, and both perfect and available embryos, as well as reduced rates of blastocyst formation. Furthermore, an imbalanced Th17/Treg ratio and significantly elevated serum IL-17A levels were observed in women with aPS/PT compared to controls. In conclusion, the presence of aPS/PT is associated with adverse IVF and pregnancy outcomes. Early screening for aPS/PT and appropriate consultation for couples undergoing IVF-ET should be considered. Additionally, specific immune and inflammatory mechanisms related to aPS/PT warrant further investigation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16963,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive Immunology","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 104429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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