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Published in: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Endometriosis | Research

ITRAQ-based proteomics analysis of human ectopic endometrial stromal cells treated by Maqian essential oil

Authors: Liu-yang Zhang, Ting-ting Huang, Li-ping Li, Dan-ping Liu, Yong Luo, Wan Lu, Ning Huang, Peng-peng Ma, Yan-qiu Liu, Ping Zhang, Bi-cheng Yang

Published in: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Endometriosis is a common and complex syndrome characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Chinese medicine has been recently found to show good efficacy in treating endometriosis. Our previous results revealed that Maqian fruit essential oil (MQEO) could inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of ectopic endometrial stromal cells (EESCs), but the mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we aim to explore the molecular mechanism of MQEO’s specific effects in EESCs.

Methods

We conducted a quantitative proteomics analysis by iTRAQ on EESCs treated with MQEO or DMSO. Then deep analysis was performed based on differentially expressed proteins, including Gene Ontology enrichment analysis, pathway enrichment analysis and protein interaction analysis. Candidate protein targets were subsequently verified by western blotting.

Results

Among 6575 identified proteins, 435 proteins exhibited altered expression levels in MQEO-treated EESCs. Of these proteins, most were distributed in signal transduction as well as immune system and the most significantly altered pathway was complement and coagulation cascades. Moreover, two differentially expressed proteins (Heme oxygenase 1 and Acyl-CoA 6-desaturase) were verified and they can be potential biomarkers for endometriosis treatment.

Conclusions

Our proteomic analysis revealed distinct protein expression patterns induced by MQEO treatment in EESCs, highlighting the potential of MQEO for endometriosis treatment and biomarker discovery.
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Metadata
Title
ITRAQ-based proteomics analysis of human ectopic endometrial stromal cells treated by Maqian essential oil
Authors
Liu-yang Zhang
Ting-ting Huang
Li-ping Li
Dan-ping Liu
Yong Luo
Wan Lu
Ning Huang
Peng-peng Ma
Yan-qiu Liu
Ping Zhang
Bi-cheng Yang
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Endometriosis
Published in
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 2662-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04246-8

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