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A Syngeneic Murine Model of Endometriosis using Naturally Cycling Mice
Published on: November 24, 2020
Blocking sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 with modulators reduces immune cells infiltration and alleviates
Fengrui Zhang1, Mingyi Peng1, Xufen Zheng2
1Department of Gynecology, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, 419 Fangxie Rd, Shanghai 200011, People's Republic of China.
Research Question:
Do sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) modulators have therapeutic effects on endometriosis in mice and, if they do, which receptor is responsible for these effects?
Design:
A surgically induced endometriosis mouse model was established. In the pilot experiment, lesions were harvested to assess fibrosis and inflammation and determine the optimal concentration of a broad-spectrum S1P modulator, FTY720. Subsequently, FTY720 was compared with a selective S1P receptor 1 modulator, SEW2871 to evaluate their effects on endometriotic lesion growth, fibrosis, inflammation and immune cell infiltration.
Results:
The results demonstrated that both FTY720 and SEW2871, two S1P receptor modulators, effectively inhibited the growth and fibrosis of endometriotic lesions. SEW2871 inhibited inflammation-related cytokine expression, including PTGS-2, IL-1β, TNF-α and TGF-β1, more effectively compared with FTY720. Lymphopaenia was mainly caused by FTY720, whereas SEW2871 had a lesser effect. Both FTY720 and SEW2871 significantly reduced CD45+ cells (P = 0.002 and P = 0.032, respectively) and F4/80+ cells (P < 0.001 and P = 0.004, respectively) infiltration into the lesions, with FTY720 exerting a strong regulatory effect on CD4+ T cells.
Conclusions:
This study suggests that S1P receptor 1 could be investigated as a potential novel therapeutic target for endometriosis in the future.
