Metformin augments the levels of molecules that regulate the expression of the insulin-dependent glucose transporter GLUT4 in the endometria of hyperinsulinemic PCOS patients

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作者
Carvajal, Rodrigo [1 ,3 ]
Rosas, Carlos [1 ]
Kohan, Karla [1 ]
Gabler, Fernando [2 ]
Vantman, David [3 ]
Romero, Carmen [1 ,3 ]
Vega, Margarita [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chile, Clin Hosp, Lab Endocrinol & Reprod Biol, Santiago, Chile
[2] Univ Chile, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, San Borja Arriaran Clin Hosp, Santiago, Chile
[3] Univ Chile, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Clin Hosp, Santiago, Chile
关键词
PCOS; insulin resistance; endometria; metformin; Glut4; POLYCYSTIC-OVARY-SYNDROME; ACTIVATED PROTEIN-KINASE; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR-2; MESSENGER-RNA EXPRESSION; SKELETAL-MUSCLE; ROSIGLITAZONE TREATMENT; GENE-EXPRESSION; WOMEN; PATHWAY; GLUCOSE-TRANSPORTER-4;
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10.1093/humrep/det116
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R71 [妇产科学];
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100211 ;
摘要
Does treatment with the insulin sensitizer metformin modify the levels and activation of proteins related to the expression of the insulin-dependent glucose transporter (GLUT4), such as adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and myocyte enhancer factor 2A (MEF2A), in endometria from hyperinsulinemic hyperandrogenemic polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS h-Ins) patients? In PCOS h-Ins patients, metformin increases endometrial levels of GLUT4 mRNA and protein levels by normalizing the quantity and activation of molecules that regulate GLUT4 expression to healthy values. These changes could improve endometrial metabolic function. PCOS is an endocrinemetabolic disorders closely associated with insulin resistance. In particular, the insulin signaling pathway is impaired in endometria from these patients and the concentration of GLUT4, as well as the molecules involved in its translocation to the cell surface, is decreased. However, there are limited data about the mechanisms that regulate the GLUT4 expression in the endometria and the effect of metformin on them. This is a casecontrol study in the setting of a research unit, approved by the Ethical Committees of our institution. The groups whose endometria were studied were PCOS h-Ins (n 8); PCOS patients with hyperandrogenemia hyperinsulinemia taking only metformin for at least 3 months (PCOS-MTF, n 8) and healthy fertile women at the time of hysterectomy because of benign pathology as controls (CE, n 8). Steroids and sex hormone-binding globulin were measured and glucose and insulin levels were evaluated during an oral glucose tolerance test. Protein levels for AMPK (catalytic subunit of AMPK), phosphorylated (p)-AMPKThr(172) (activating phosphorylation site), MEF2A, p-MEF2AThr312 (activating phosphorylation site) and GLUT4 were assessed by western blot and immunohistochemistry. In addition, GLUT4 gene expression was evaluated by RTPCR. We found significantly lower levels of MEF2A and p-MEF2AThr312 in PCOS h-Ins compared with CE endometria (P 0.05). Also, we detected lower levels of p-AMPKThr(172) in PCOS h-Ins endometria compared with the PCOS-MTF group (P 0.05). The ratios of phospho-AMPK/total AMPK and phospho-MEF2A/total MEF2A were significantly increased in the PCOS-MTF compared with the PCOS h-Ins group (P 0.05). The RTPCR experiments showed lower levels of GLUT4 mRNA transcripts in PCOS h-Ins compared with PCOS-MTF-treated group (P 0.05), the protein levels of GLUT4 were decreased in a similar way. The limited number of patients included in this study who presented large clinical variability. Therefore, it would be necessary to recruit a greater number of patients to minimize our data dispersion in order to prove the clinical benefits of metformin described by others. Since the insulin sensitizer metformin increases the expression of the GLUT4, it may improve endometrial physiology in PCOS patients and, therefore, promote better reproductive outcomes. These results suggest that in PCOS patients, metformin may act directly at the endometrial level and decrease insulin resistance condition by increasing the expression of GLUT4 and, in this way, indirectly restore endometrial function. This work was supported by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientfico y Tecnolgico (grant number 1095127 to M.V.). None of the authors has any conflict of interest to declare.
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