National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies), School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 May 8;14:1174817. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1174817. eCollection 2023.
Disruption of iron homeostasis plays a negative role in follicle development. The dynamic changes in follicle growth are dependent on Hippo/YAP signaling and mechanical forces. However, little is known about the liaison between iron overload and the Hippo/YAP signalling pathway in term of folliculogenesis. Here, based on the available evidence, we established a hypothesized model linking excessive iron, extracellular matrix (ECM), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and Hippo/Yes-associated protein (YAP) signal regarding follicle development. Hypothetically, the TGF-β signal and iron overload may play a synergistic role in ECM production via YAP. We speculate that the dynamic homeostasis of follicular iron interacts with YAP, increasing the risk of ovarian reserve loss and may enhance the sensitivity of follicles to accumulated iron. Hence, therapeutic interventions targeting iron metabolism disorders, and Hippo/YAP signal may alter the consequences of the impaired developmental process based on our hypothesis, which provides potential targets and inspiration for further drug discovery and development applied to clinical treatment.
铁稳态失衡在卵泡发育中起负面作用。卵泡生长的动态变化依赖于 Hippo/YAP 信号和机械力。然而,关于铁过载与 Hippo/YAP 信号通路在卵泡发生中的联系知之甚少。在这里,基于现有证据,我们建立了一个假设模型,将过量的铁、细胞外基质 (ECM)、转化生长因子-β (TGF-β) 和 Hippo/Yes 相关蛋白 (YAP) 信号与卵泡发育联系起来。假设性地,TGF-β 信号和铁过载可能通过 YAP 协同作用于 ECM 的产生。我们推测,卵泡铁的动态稳态与 YAP 相互作用,增加卵巢储备损失的风险,并可能增强卵泡对积累铁的敏感性。因此,针对铁代谢紊乱和 Hippo/YAP 信号的治疗干预可能会根据我们的假设改变受损发育过程的后果,这为进一步的药物发现和开发提供了潜在的靶点和启示,可应用于临床治疗。
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