PMID- 28277116 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180301 LR - 20180816 IS - 1473-0766 (Electronic) IS - 0951-3590 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 6 DP - 2017 Jun TI - Regulation of endometrial cell proliferation by estrogen-induced BDNF signaling pathway. PG - 485-489 LID - 10.1080/09513590.2017.1295439 [doi] AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophin growth factors family. Recent studies indicated that the level of BDNF in follicular fluid is a marker for oocyte quality and infertility. Here, we intend to further investigate the function of BDNF and its signaling pathway in the regulation of endometrial cells proliferation. We found that BDNF is a critical growth factor in endometrial cells. Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling pathway is required for BNDF-regulated endometrial cell proliferation. Furthermore, BDNF is an effector of estrogen in endometrial cells. Finally, we investigated the different role of Val66Met, a single-nucleotide polymorphism of the BDNF gene, in regulating endometrial cells proliferation. The results showed that BDNF(V66M) polymorphism is a loss-of-function polymorphism in the regulation of endometrial cells growth. Given the correlation between endometriosis and infertility, it is important to understand the role of BDNF in regulating endometrial cells proliferation and to develop new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of endometriosis-related infertility. FAU - Dong, Fangzheng AU - Dong F AD - a Department of Pharmacology , Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , MA , USA. FAU - Zhang, Qiyao AU - Zhang Q AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Kong, Wei AU - Kong W AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Chen, Jun AU - Chen J AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Ma, Junlan AU - Ma J AD - c Department of Microbiology , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA. FAU - Wang, Li AU - Wang L AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Wang, Yanian AU - Wang Y AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Liu, Yan AU - Liu Y AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Li, Yan AU - Li Y AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. FAU - Wen, Ji AU - Wen J AD - b Department of Reproduction , The 2nd Affiliate Hospital, Shandong University of TCM , Jinan , China , and. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170302 PL - England TA - Gynecol Endocrinol JT - Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology JID - 8807913 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Estrogens) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 protein, human) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) SB - IM MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Endometrium/*physiology MH - Estrogens/physiology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Loss of Function Mutation MH - Polymorphism, Genetic MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - endometrial cells OT - endometriosis Val66Met OT - signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 EDAT- 2017/03/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/02 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/10 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/09513590.2017.1295439 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gynecol Endocrinol. 2017 Jun;33(6):485-489. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2017.1295439. Epub 2017 Mar 2.