Siddiqua Arfah, Malik Abdul, Iqbal Urooj
Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan.
Primary and Secondary Health Care Department, Lahore, 54000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Inflammopharmacology. 2025 Aug;33(8):4519-4533. doi: 10.1007/s10787-025-01875-y. Epub 2025 Aug 4.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent multifactorial endocrine disorder which affects 6% to 20% of females which are of reproductive age, depending on diagnostic criteria. The symptoms typically evident during early adolescence are irregular menstrual cycles, anovulation, and acne. Although promising developments have been made in PCOS over the past decades, the distinct etiologies and pathophysiology of this syndrome are not fully revealed. Various contributing factors to the development of PCOS were precisely examined, including epigenetic mechanisms, unhealthy lifestyles, environmental poisons, tension, nutrition, inflammation, oxidative stress, obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperandrogenism. Recent studies suggest that endoplasmic reticulum stress plays a major role in the development of PCOS. It has been observed that NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in PCOS and is responsible for chronic inflammation and metabolic disturbances. This review illustrates the relationship between ER stress and activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes and investigates the therapeutic targets that regulate endoplasmic function and reduce inflammation. The endoplasmic reticulum generates numerous reactive oxygen species, which stimulates the activation of the NLRP3 pathway responsible for the pathogenesis of various metabolic and reproductive disturbances in PCOS. In this review, we will discuss the natural and synthetic drugs that reduce endoplasmic reticulum stress and prevent the initiation of NLRP3 inflammasomes. This review emphasizes that approaches for PCOS are pivoting toward personalized therapies, genetic and epigenetic approaches, and stem cell therapies to generate effective treatments. These approaches may have more potential to improve the metabolic and endocrine functions of PCOS.
多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)是最常见的多因素内分泌疾病,根据诊断标准,影响6%至20%的育龄女性。青春期早期通常出现的症状是月经周期不规律、无排卵和痤疮。尽管在过去几十年中PCOS研究取得了令人鼓舞的进展,但该综合征独特的病因和病理生理学尚未完全揭示。对PCOS发病的各种促成因素进行了精确研究,包括表观遗传机制、不健康的生活方式、环境毒素、紧张、营养、炎症、氧化应激、肥胖、胰岛素抵抗和高雄激素血症。最近的研究表明,内质网应激在PCOS的发病中起主要作用。据观察,NLRP3炎性小体在PCOS中被激活,负责慢性炎症和代谢紊乱。本综述阐述了内质网应激与NLRP3炎性小体激活之间的关系,并研究了调节内质网功能和减轻炎症的治疗靶点。内质网产生大量活性氧,刺激负责PCOS各种代谢和生殖紊乱发病机制的NLRP3途径的激活。在本综述中,我们将讨论减少内质网应激并防止NLRP3炎性小体激活的天然和合成药物。本综述强调,PCOS的治疗方法正转向个性化治疗、遗传和表观遗传方法以及干细胞治疗以产生有效的治疗方法。这些方法可能更有潜力改善PCOS的代谢和内分泌功能。
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