Melatonin-MT1 signal is essential for endometrial decidualization

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Liyuan Cui NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China

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Feng Xu NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China

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Songcun Wang NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China

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Zhuxuan Jiang Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The first People’s Hospital of Yangzhou, Yangzhou Medical University, Yangzhou, China

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Lu Liu NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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Yan Ding NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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Xiaoli Sun Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China

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Meirong Du NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

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Correspondence should be addressed to X Sun or M Du; Email: zymsxl@126.com or dmrlq1973@sina.cn

*(L Cui and F Xu contributed equally to this work)

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https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-21-0159
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Volume 162: Issue 2
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12 Jul 2021
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Deficient decidualization of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) can cause adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, and pre-eclampsia. Decidualization is regulated by multiple factors such as hormones and circadian genes. Melatonin, a circadian-controlled hormone, is reported to be important for various reproductive processes, including oocyte maturation and placenta development. Its receptor, MT1, is considered to be related to intrauterine growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. However, the role of melatonin-MT1 signal in decidualization remains unknown. Here, we reported that decidual stromal cells from miscarriages displayed deficient decidualization with decreased MT1 expression. The expression level of MT1 is gradually increased with the process of decidualization induction in vitro. MT1 knockdown suppressed the decidualization level, while the overexpression of MT1 promoted the decidualization process. Moreover, changing MT1 level could regulate the expression of decidualization-related transcription factor FOXO1. Melatonin promoted decidualization and reversed the decidualization deficiency due to MT1 knockdown. Using in vitro and in vivo experiments, we further identified that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) could induce inflammation and decidualization resistance with downregulated MT1 expression, and melatonin could reverse the inflammation and decidualization resistance induced by LPS. These results suggested that the melatonin-MT1 signal might be essential for decidualization and might provide a novel therapeutic target for decidualization deficiency-associated pregnancy complications.

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