FKBP52 deficiency-conferred uterine progesterone resistance is genetic background and pregnancy stage specific
FKBP52 deficiency-conferred uterine progesterone resistance is genetic background and pregnancy stage specific
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DOI:
10.1172/jci31622
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发表时间:
2007-07-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
Dey, Sudhansu K.
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作者:
Tranguch, Susanne;Wang, Haibin;Dey, Sudhansu K.
Immunophilin FKBP52 serves as a cochaperone to govern normal progesterone (P-4) receptor (PR) function. Using Fkbp52(-/-) mice, we show intriguing aspects of uterine P-4/PR signaling during pregnancy. Implantation failure is the major phenotype found in these null females, which is conserved on both C57BL6/129 and CD1 backgrounds. However, P-4 supplementation rescued implantation and subsequent decidualization in CD1, but not C57BL6/129, null females. Surprisingly, experimentally induced decidualization in the absence of blastocysts failed in Fkbp52(-/-) mice on either background even with P-4 supplementation, suggesting that embryonic signals complement uterine signaling for this event. Another interesting finding was that while P-4 at higher than normal pregnancy levels conferred PR signaling sufficient for implantation in CD1 null females, these levels were inefficient in maintaining pregnancy to full term. However, elevating P-4 levels further restored PR signaling to a level optimal for successful term pregnancy with normal litter size. Collectively, the results show that the indispensability of FKBP52 in uterine P-4/PR signaling is a function of genetic disparity and is pregnancy stage specific. Since there is evidence for a correlation between P4 supplementation and reduced risks of P-4-resistant recurrent miscarriages and remission of endometriosis, these findings have clinical implications for genetically diverse populations of women.