Display options
Share it on

J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2015 Apr 25;6(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s40104-015-0017-0. eCollection 2015.

Comparative analysis between endometrial proteomes of pregnant and non-pregnant ewes during the peri-implantation period.

Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Haichao Zhao, Linlin Sui, Kai Miao, Lei An, Dong Wang, Zhuocheng Hou, Rui Wang, Min Guo, Zhilong Wang, Jiqiang Xu, Zhonghong Wu, Jianhui Tian

Affiliations

  1. Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, National engineering laboratory for animal breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, No.2 Yuanmingyuan Xi Lu, Haidian, Beijing, 100193 China.
  2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044 China.
  3. The Key Laboratory for Farm Animal Genetic Resources and Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, 100193 China.
  4. National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and MOA Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193 China.
  5. College of Animal Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei 071000 People's Republic of China.
  6. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, China Agricultural University, No.2 Yuanmingyuan Xi Lu, Haidian, Beijing, 100193 China.

PMID: 26023329 PMCID: PMC4447021 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-015-0017-0

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early pregnancy failure has a profound impact on both human reproductive health and animal production. 2/3 pregnancy failures occur during the peri-implantation period; however, the underlying mechanism(s) remains unclear. Well-organized modification of the endometrium to a receptive state is critical to establish pregnancy. Aberrant endometrial modification during implantation is thought to be largely responsible for early pregnancy loss.

RESULT: In this study, using well-managed recipient ewes that received embryo transfer as model, we compared the endometrial proteome between pregnant and non-pregnant ewes during implantation period. After embryo transfer, recipients were assigned as pregnant or non-pregnant ewes according to the presence or absence of an elongated conceptus at Day 17 of pregnancy. By comparing the endometrial proteomic profiles between pregnant and non-pregnant ewes, we identified 94 and 257 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the endometrial caruncular and intercaruncular areas, respectively. Functional analysis showed that the DEPs were mainly associated with immune response, nutrient transport and utilization, as well as proteasome-mediated proteolysis.

CONCLUSION: These analysis imply that dysfunction of these biological processes or pathways of DEP in the endometrium is highly associated with early pregnancy loss. In addition, many proteins that are essential for the establishment of pregnancy showed dysregulation in the endometrium of non-pregnant ewes. These proteins, as potential candidates, may contribute to early pregnancy loss.

Keywords: Early pregnancy loss; Endometrium; Ewe; LC-MS/MS; Proteome

References

  1. Annu Rev Biochem. 1999;68:1015-68 - PubMed
  2. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2009 Feb 27;299(2):252-60 - PubMed
  3. Biol Reprod. 1989 Feb;40(2):425-33 - PubMed
  4. Biol Reprod. 2004 Feb;70(2):481-7 - PubMed
  5. Reproduction. 2009 Mar;137(3):567-82 - PubMed
  6. Biol Reprod. 1998 Oct;59(4):784-94 - PubMed
  7. Physiol Genomics. 2009 Sep 9;39(1):14-27 - PubMed
  8. J Anim Sci. 2000 May;78(5):1393-4 - PubMed
  9. Reproduction. 2011 Jun;141(6):715-24 - PubMed
  10. Endocrinology. 2011 May;152(5):2123-8 - PubMed
  11. J Anim Sci. 1975 Nov;41(5):1376-82 - PubMed
  12. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jan 9;93(1):211-5 - PubMed
  13. Biol Reprod. 2000 Jun;62(6):1779-89 - PubMed
  14. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Jul-Aug;1777(7-8):564-78 - PubMed
  15. Physiol Genomics. 2009 Oct 7;39(2):85-99 - PubMed
  16. Biol Reprod. 2001 Nov;65(5):1311-23 - PubMed
  17. Annu Rev Biochem. 1996;65:801-47 - PubMed
  18. Early Pregnancy. 2000 Oct;4(4):240-52 - PubMed
  19. Biol Reprod. 1998 Apr;58(4):898-904 - PubMed
  20. Biol Reprod. 2011 Dec;85(6):1094-107 - PubMed
  21. Biol Reprod. 2008 Aug;79(2):376-86 - PubMed
  22. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 21;5(4):e10287 - PubMed
  23. J Anim Sci. 2007 May;85(5):1274-84 - PubMed
  24. Biol Reprod. 2009 Jan;80(1):94-104 - PubMed
  25. Reproduction. 2011 May;141(5):685-95 - PubMed
  26. Biol Reprod. 2006 Feb;74(2):383-94 - PubMed
  27. Reproduction. 2004 Dec;128(6):679-95 - PubMed
  28. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 31;103(44):16448-53 - PubMed
  29. Dev Biol. 2001 Dec 1;240(1):182-93 - PubMed
  30. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2010 Jun;63(6):611-23 - PubMed
  31. Semin Reprod Med. 2011 Nov;29(6):491-506 - PubMed
  32. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Nov 10;106(45):18902-7 - PubMed
  33. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2009 Feb;61(2):95-106 - PubMed
  34. Mol Endocrinol. 1989 Jul;3(7):1099-107 - PubMed
  35. Biol Reprod. 2006 Feb;74(2):253-64 - PubMed
  36. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007 Jul;35(Web Server issue):W169-75 - PubMed
  37. Biol Reprod. 2009 Mar;80(3):602-9 - PubMed
  38. Am J Anat. 1950 Nov;87(3):391-457 - PubMed
  39. BMC Genomics. 2010 Aug 13;11:474 - PubMed
  40. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Dec;26(12):1367-72 - PubMed
  41. Biol Reprod. 2001 Oct;65(4):1038-49 - PubMed
  42. Tissue Cell. 2003 Aug;35(4):260-73 - PubMed
  43. Reproduction. 2006 Aug;132(2):319-31 - PubMed
  44. Endocrinology. 2006 Jul;147(7):3375-90 - PubMed
  45. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 7;106(14):5687-92 - PubMed
  46. Biol Reprod. 2010 Aug 1;83(2):277-85 - PubMed
  47. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2004 Jul 05;2:49 - PubMed
  48. Biol Reprod. 1999 Jul;61(1):312-8 - PubMed
  49. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 May 25;101(21):7982-7 - PubMed
  50. Endocrine. 1999 Jun;10(3):243-52 - PubMed
  51. Reprod Domest Anim. 2011 Oct;46(5):840-7 - PubMed
  52. Biol Reprod. 2010 Jul;83(1):102-13 - PubMed
  53. Cell. 1992 Apr 3;69(1):11-25 - PubMed
  54. J Reprod Fertil. 1990 May;89(1):269-75 - PubMed
  55. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2012 Mar;11(3):M111.014050 - PubMed
  56. Cancer Res. 2002 Jun 15;62(12):3453-8 - PubMed
  57. Nat Protoc. 2009;4(1):44-57 - PubMed
  58. Endocrinology. 2010 Sep;151(9):4527-36 - PubMed
  59. Biol Reprod. 2003 Oct;69(4):1101-8 - PubMed
  60. J Proteome Res. 2006 May;5(5):1214-23 - PubMed
  61. Hum Reprod Update. 2001 Jan-Feb;7(1):102-11 - PubMed
  62. Biol Reprod. 2004 Oct;71(4):1317-24 - PubMed

Publication Types