Effect of endometriosis on the fecal bacteriota composition of mice during the acute phase of lesion formation
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Women’s Health
Women’s Health
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What was studied?
The study investigated whether the induction of endometriosis in mice affects the composition of their gut microbiota. It tested this by transplanting uterine tissue fragments into mice and analyzing changes in the gut microbiota before and after endometriosis induction.
Who was studied?
Female C57BL/6 wild-type mice and GFP+ transgenic donor mice were used. Uterine tissue from the donor mice was transplanted into the peritoneal cavity of the wild-type mice to induce endometriosis, with sham-transplanted mice serving as controls.
What were the most important findings?
Endometriotic lesions successfully developed in the mice, but the study found no significant alterations in the gut microbiota composition within the 21-day observation period. The bacterial community remained stable, indicating no early-phase intestinal dysbiosis due to endometriosis induction.
What are the greatest implications of this study?
The study hypothesizes that there is a bi-directional relationship between gut dysbiosis and endometriosis, where alterations in the gut microbiota may influence the development and progression of endometriosis and vice versa. Although this particular study did not find significant changes in the gut microbiota composition within the early phase of endometriosis induction in mice, it suggests the possibility that the gut microbiota could be involved in hormone-related, inflammatory, angiogenic, and vasculogenic processes associated with endometriosis.
Other studies’ findings, which reported dysbiosis following endometriosis induction, further support the idea of a complex interaction between endometriosis and the gut microbiota. This interaction could potentially impact estrogen metabolism, systemic inflammation, and stem cell homeostasis, all of which are implicated in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. However, the study calls for more research to clarify this relationship, including studies on microbial activity and metabolic function, to understand how gut microbiota might affect endometriosis fully.