Grzeczka Arkadiusz, Skowronska Agnieszka, Sepe Sara, Skowronski Mariusz T, Kordowitzki Paweł
Department of Basic and Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.
Department of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.
NPJ Aging. 2025 Jul 15;11(1):65. doi: 10.1038/s41514-025-00256-7.
The pursuit of understanding early genetic or protein markers for ovarian aging has garnered considerable attention in the realm of reproductive medicine. Sirtuins (SIRTs) are a group of proteins that are NAD-dependent, and thanks to their properties, they are able to change the acetylation profile of proteins and post-translationally modify their functions, too. Previous research provided evidence that SIRTs influence fibrosis levels in several organs. With regard to ovaries, fibrosis is one of the features of aged ovaries and also creates a metastasis-friendly environment, thus can also be a seedbed for the development of primary cancerous lesions. Ovarian cancer remains a formidable challenge in oncology due to its high prevalence, insidious onset, and frequent recurrence. Noteworthy, ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer among women and the eighth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Ovarian fibrosis runs concurrently with the activation of TGF-β/Smads signaling, as well as inflammasome (NLRP3), nuclear factor kB (NFkB) and forkhead box O (FOXO) attenuation. Reduced levels of certain sirtuins resulting from decreased nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ) may underlie the dysregulation of the aforementioned signaling pathways and therefore represent a potential therapeutic target. This review elucidates the role of SIRTs in ovarian aging-related fibrosis as a process that predisposes to tumorigenesis.
对卵巢衰老早期基因或蛋白质标志物的研究在生殖医学领域引起了广泛关注。沉默调节蛋白(SIRTs)是一类依赖烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(NAD)的蛋白质,因其特性,它们能够改变蛋白质的乙酰化状态,并在翻译后修饰其功能。先前的研究表明,SIRTs会影响多个器官的纤维化水平。就卵巢而言,纤维化是衰老卵巢的特征之一,并且还会营造有利于转移的环境,因此也可能是原发性癌性病变发展的温床。卵巢癌由于其高发病率、隐匿性发作和频繁复发,仍然是肿瘤学领域的一项严峻挑战。值得注意的是,卵巢癌是全球女性中第七大常见癌症,也是癌症死亡的第八大主要原因。卵巢纤维化与转化生长因子-β/ Smads信号通路的激活以及炎性小体(NLRP3)、核因子κB(NFkB)和叉头框O(FOXO)的减弱同时发生。烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(NAD +)减少导致某些沉默调节蛋白水平降低,可能是上述信号通路失调的原因,因此是一个潜在的治疗靶点。本综述阐明了SIRTs在卵巢衰老相关纤维化(这一致癌过程)中的作用。
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