Bone marrow-derived cells or C-X-C motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12) treatment improve thin endometrium in a mouse model

Biol Reprod. 2019 Jan 1;100(1):61-70. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy175.

Abstract

Successful implantation and pregnancy is dependent on sufficient endometrial growth during each reproductive cycle. Here, we report the therapeutic effect of either bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) or the stem cell chemo-attractant C-X-C motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12) on endometrial receptivity in a murine ethanol induced thin endometrium model. Endometrial epithelial area was significantly increased in mice treated with BMDCs, CXCL12, or by co-treatment with both compared with PBS-treated controls. Ki-67 and CD31 immunoreactivity was significantly higher in mice treated with either BMDCs, CXCL12, or both. The mRNA expression levels of endometrial receptivity markers leukemia inhibitory factor, interleukin-1β, and integrin beta-3 were increased in mice treated with either BMDCs, CXCL12, or both. The mRNA levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 were significantly decreased by BMDCs but not by CXCL12. Pregnancy rates and litter size were increased after either treatment. Both BMDCs and CXCL12 displayed a comparable efficacy on endometrial regeneration in mice with thin endometrium. Our findings indicate the potential therapeutic effects of BMDCs and CXCL12 on infertility related to thin endometrium. Bone marrow-derived cells and CXCL12 displayed a comparable efficacy on endometrial regeneration in mice with thin endometrium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Cells / physiology*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Chemokine CXCL12 / pharmacology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Embryo Implantation / drug effects
  • Embryo Implantation / physiology
  • Endometrium / drug effects*
  • Endometrium / pathology
  • Endometrium / physiology
  • Female
  • Infertility, Female* / etiology
  • Infertility, Female* / pathology
  • Infertility, Female* / therapy
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Pregnancy
  • Uterine Diseases* / complications
  • Uterine Diseases* / pathology
  • Uterine Diseases* / therapy

Substances

  • Chemokine CXCL12