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Roles of cell migration and invasion mediated by Twist in endometriosis
Author(s) -
Li Juanqing,
Ma Junyan,
Fei Xiangwei,
Zhang Tao,
Zhou Jianhong,
Lin Jun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.14001
Subject(s) - stromal cell , western blot , endometriosis , endometrium , messenger rna , cadherin , twist transcription factor , transfection , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , epithelial–mesenchymal transition , downregulation and upregulation , cancer research , cell , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , cell culture , biology , gene , biochemistry , genetics
Aim To investigate the roles of cell migration and invasion mediated by Twist in endometriosis. Methods The protein levels and locations of Twist, N‐cadherin and E‐cadherin were measured by Western blot and immunohistochemistry in ectopic endometrium and eutopic endometrium of ovarian endometriosis as well as normal endometrium of nonendometriosis patients. The messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions of Twist, N‐cadherin and E‐cadherin in these tissues were measured by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Stable overexpression of Twist in eutopic endometrial stromal cells was transfected with a plasmid‐mediated delivery system. The protein and mRNA expressions of N‐cadherin and E‐cadherin were detected by western blot and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The changes of migration and invasion of endometrial stromal cells were explored by transwell. Results Levels of protein and mRNA of Twist and N‐cadherin showed the highest expression in ectopic endometrium of ovarian endometriosis, while lowest in normal endometrium of nonendometriosis patients. On the contrary, the expression of E‐cadherin showed highest in normal endometrium of nonendometriosis patients. The overexpression of Twist after transfection significantly upregulated the protein and mRNA expression of N‐cadherin, while downregulated the protein and mRNA expression of E‐cadherin. There is significant difference between groups. For transwell, the overexpression of Twist in eutopic endometrial stromal cell significantly promoted cell migration and invasion. Conclusion Twist might be related with the increase of migration and invasion in endometrial stromal cells, mediated by epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition.