In 2019,preterm births(PTB)accounted for approximately 0.66 million deaths globally.PTB is also associated with a significantly higher risk of mortality and long-term complications for newborns.Long-term studies assoc...In 2019,preterm births(PTB)accounted for approximately 0.66 million deaths globally.PTB is also associated with a significantly higher risk of mortality and long-term complications for newborns.Long-term studies associated several factors,including disruption of immune tolerance and inflammation,with PTB.However,the pathogenesis of PTB remains unclear.Gonadal steroid hormones are critical for pregnancy maintenance and regulation of immune and inflammatory responses.However,it is not clear how unbalanced gonadal steroid hormones,such as imbalanced estrogen/androgen or estrogen/progesterone contribute to PTB.In this review,we discuss how gonadal steroid hormones mediate dysfunction in immune tolerance and inflammatory responses,which are known to promote the occurrence of PTB,and provide insight into PTB prediction.展开更多
Hormone replacement therapy is necessary for patients with adrenal and gonadal failure.Steroid hormone treatment is also employed in aging people for sex hormone deficiency.These patients undergo such therapies,which ...Hormone replacement therapy is necessary for patients with adrenal and gonadal failure.Steroid hormone treatment is also employed in aging people for sex hormone deficiency.These patients undergo such therapies,which have associated risks,for their entire life.Stem cells represent an innovative tool for tissue regeneration and the possibility of solving these problems.Among various stem cell types,mesenchymal stem cells have the potential to differentiate into steroidogenic cells both in vivo and in vitro.In particular,they can effectively be differentiated into steroidogenic cells by expressing nuclear receptor 5A subfamily proteins(steroidogenic factor-1 and liver receptor homolog-1)with the aid of cAMP.This approach will provide a source of cells for future regenerative medicine for the treatment of diseases caused by steroidogenesis deficiencies.It can also represent a useful tool for studying the molecular mechanisms of steroidogenesis and its related diseases.展开更多
基金This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(82001579)Tianjin Health Science and Technology Project(TJWJ2021QN053)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(22JCYBJC01110)as well as Open Fund of Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics/Tianjin Key Laboratory of human development and reproductive regulation(2022XH10 and 2022XHY03).
文摘In 2019,preterm births(PTB)accounted for approximately 0.66 million deaths globally.PTB is also associated with a significantly higher risk of mortality and long-term complications for newborns.Long-term studies associated several factors,including disruption of immune tolerance and inflammation,with PTB.However,the pathogenesis of PTB remains unclear.Gonadal steroid hormones are critical for pregnancy maintenance and regulation of immune and inflammatory responses.However,it is not clear how unbalanced gonadal steroid hormones,such as imbalanced estrogen/androgen or estrogen/progesterone contribute to PTB.In this review,we discuss how gonadal steroid hormones mediate dysfunction in immune tolerance and inflammatory responses,which are known to promote the occurrence of PTB,and provide insight into PTB prediction.
基金Supported by Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology of Japan,No.23590329the Terumo Life Science Foundationthe Smoking Research Foundation
文摘Hormone replacement therapy is necessary for patients with adrenal and gonadal failure.Steroid hormone treatment is also employed in aging people for sex hormone deficiency.These patients undergo such therapies,which have associated risks,for their entire life.Stem cells represent an innovative tool for tissue regeneration and the possibility of solving these problems.Among various stem cell types,mesenchymal stem cells have the potential to differentiate into steroidogenic cells both in vivo and in vitro.In particular,they can effectively be differentiated into steroidogenic cells by expressing nuclear receptor 5A subfamily proteins(steroidogenic factor-1 and liver receptor homolog-1)with the aid of cAMP.This approach will provide a source of cells for future regenerative medicine for the treatment of diseases caused by steroidogenesis deficiencies.It can also represent a useful tool for studying the molecular mechanisms of steroidogenesis and its related diseases.