title: MicroRNA expression profiling of eutopic secretory endometrium in women with versus without endometriosis.
abstract: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder characterized by pain and infertility. In addition to estrogen dependence, progesterone resistance is an emerging feature of this disorder. Specifically, a delayed transition from the proliferative to secretory phase as evidenced by dysregulation of progesterone target genes and maintenance of a proliferative molecular fingerprint in the early secretory endometrium (ESE) has been reported. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that collectively represent a novel class of regulators of gene expression. In an effort to investigate further the observed progesterone resistance in the ESE of women with endometriosis, we conducted array-based, global miRNA profiling. We report distinct miRNA expression profiles in the ESE of women with versus without endometriosis in a subset of samples previously used in global gene expression analysis. Specifically, the miR-9 and miR-34 miRNA families evidenced dysregulation. Integration of the miRNA and gene expression profiles provides unique insights into the molecular basis of this enigmatic disorder and, possibly, the regulation of the proliferative phenotype during the early secretory phase of the menstrual cycle in affected women.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Burney
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aghajanova
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Vo
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lessey
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Giudice
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000235:genetics*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs
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