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Increased expression of fibroblast activation protein is associated with autophagy dysregulation and oxidative stress in obese women with uterine fibroids

مؤلف البحث
Nashwa Maghraby, Amira M El Noweihi, Nagla T El-Melegy, Nashwa AM Mostafa, Ahmed M Abbas, Heba EM El-Deek, Eman Radwan
تاريخ البحث
مجلة البحث
Reproductive Sciences
الناشر
Springer Link
عدد البحث
29
موقع البحث
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43032-021-00810-0
سنة البحث
2022
صفحات البحث
44-459
ملخص البحث

Uterine fibroids (UF) represent an immense health burden throughout the world. Obesity is considered one of the risk factors for UF development; however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unexplored. We investigated the effect of obesity on fibroblast activation and its association with inflammation, autophagy dysfunction, and oxidative stress in UF patients. Thirty-five pre-menopausal UF patients were included in this study and classified into non-obese group (BM1 ≤ 30 kg/m2n = 15) and obese group (BMI > 30 kg/m2n = 20). Tissue samples were collected from fibroids and adjacent normal myometrium. Our results showed increased expression of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) together with markers of autophagy, inflammation, and oxidative stress in UF patients, which were all more markedly upregulated in obese compared to non-obese patients. In addition, BMI was significantly positive correlated with FAP and autophagy markers. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that obesity-associated autophagy dysregulation together with increased FAP expression may increase the risk of UFs in obese women.