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子宫内膜异位症的机制性见解:无乳链球菌和左旋肉碱在病变发展和血管生成中的作用。

Mechanistic insights into endometriosis: roles of Streptococcus agalactiae and L-carnitine in lesion development and angiogenesis.

作者信息

Zhuang Yuan, Lyu Ting, Chen Yang, Li Wei, Tang Lei, Xian Shi-Ping, Yang Peng-Fei, Wang Lijie, Zhang Qian-Qian, Mei Chaoming, Lin Yu-Jing, Yan Zhixiang, Li Zhanyu, He Jian-Zhong, Zeng Fa-Min

机构信息

Department of Gynecology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China.

Department of Pathology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 52 Mei Hua Dong Road, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong Province, China.

出版信息

Angiogenesis. 2025 Jun 25;28(3):38. doi: 10.1007/s10456-025-09991-7.

Abstract

Retrograde menstruation is a widely recognized etiological factor for endometriosis (EMs); however, it is not the sole cause, as not all affected women develop EMs. Emerging evidence suggests a significant association between the vaginal microbiota and EMs. Nonetheless, the precise mechanisms by which microbial communities influence the pathophysiology and progression of EMs remain unclear. In this study, the cervical mucus from patients with EMs showed significantly greater microbial abundance compared with that of controls, with Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) exhibiting the most substantial increase as determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In a murine model, elevated S. agalactiae levels significantly increased the lesion number and colonization, whereas antibiotic treatment reduced lesion formation. Metabolomic analyses showed elevated L-carnitine levels in the cervical secretions and serum of patients with EMs, a finding corroborated in murine tissues. Exogenous L-carnitine administration similarly increased the number and weight of endometriotic lesions. Meanwhile, the inhibition of L-carnitine synthesis suppressed lesion formation induced by S. agalactiae. In vitro, both S. agalactiae and L-carnitine promoted EMs cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. L-carnitine synthesis inhibition attenuated cell motility stimulated by S. agalactiae. Mechanistically, S. agalactiae enhanced angiogenesis through L-carnitine by upregulating vascular endothelial growth factor expression and increasing human umbilical vein endothelial cell motility. These findings identify S. agalactiae as a key cervical microbiome component in EMs development and reveal a microbiota-metabolite-angiogenesis axis that may offer novel therapeutic targets.

摘要

逆行月经是子宫内膜异位症(EMs)广泛认可的病因;然而,它并非唯一病因,因为并非所有受影响的女性都会患EMs。新出现的证据表明阴道微生物群与EMs之间存在显著关联。尽管如此,微生物群落影响EMs病理生理和进展的具体机制仍不清楚。在本研究中,与对照组相比,EMs患者的宫颈黏液显示出显著更高的微生物丰度,通过16S rRNA基因测序确定,无乳链球菌(无乳链球菌)的增加最为显著。在小鼠模型中,无乳链球菌水平升高显著增加了病变数量和定植,而抗生素治疗减少了病变形成。代谢组学分析显示,EMs患者宫颈分泌物和血清中的左旋肉碱水平升高,这一发现也在小鼠组织中得到证实。外源性给予左旋肉碱同样增加了子宫内膜异位症病变的数量和重量。同时,抑制左旋肉碱合成可抑制无乳链球菌诱导的病变形成。在体外,无乳链球菌和左旋肉碱均促进EMs细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭。抑制左旋肉碱合成可减弱无乳链球菌刺激的细胞运动。机制上,无乳链球菌通过上调血管内皮生长因子表达并增加人脐静脉内皮细胞运动,通过左旋肉碱增强血管生成。这些发现确定无乳链球菌是EMs发展过程中的关键宫颈微生物群组成部分,并揭示了一个微生物群-代谢物-血管生成轴,这可能提供新的治疗靶点。

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