New Research on Autophagy in Endometrium Homeostasis and Disease
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Obstetrics and Gynecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 318
Special Issue Editor
Interests: endometrium physiology; embryo implantation; decidualization; endometrial cancer; endometrial hyperplasia; endometriosis
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Dear Colleagues,
As we all know, autophagy is a conserved fundamental cellular process with a primary function of catabolizing harmful or surplus cellular contents such as protein aggregates, dysfunctional/long-lived organelles, intracellular pathogens, and storage nutrients to promote homeostasis, differentiation, development, and survival. The importance of basal autophagy in modulating endometrial-specific activities, such as the menstrual cycle, embryo implantation, and decidualization, is being supported by a growing body of research. Recent studies have also shown that severely disturbed levels of autophagy can cause endometrial diseases such as endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, adenomyosis, and leiomyoma. Understanding the mechanistic roles of autophagy in endometrium homeostasis and disease may provide us with new clues to develop novel therapeutic strategies for endometrium-related infertility and malignancies.
With this aim, this Special Issue of Medicina is dedicated to the unique theme of “New Research on Autophagy in Endometrium Homeostasis and Disease”. It is my privilege to cordially invite researchers to submit original research papers and systematic reviews dedicated to this special theme.
Dr. Pooja Popli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- autophagy
- endometrium
- embryo implantation
- endometrial decidualization
- endometrial cancer
- endometrial hyperplasia
- endometriosis
