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However, the effects of Sunitinib on MDSCs in endometriosis and the underlying mechanism are not clear. In this study, we employed an animal study of the endometriosis model in mice for treatment of Sunitinib. After syngeneic endometrium transplantation and treatment, endometriotic lesion volume, weight, and histology were compared. Peritoneal fluid, peripheral blood, and bone marrow MDSC subsets and their molecular signaling were monitored by flow cytometry. Peritoneal cytokines were assayed by ELISA. The gene expression profiles of isolated CD11b+Ly6G+Ly6C\n                    <jats:sup>lo<\/jats:sup>\n                    cells were studied by RNA sequencing. We found that Sunitinib significantly decreased the endometriotic lesion size and weight after 1 and 3 weeks, and decreased p-STAT3 activation in MDSCs after 1 week of treatment. In the first week, Sunitinib specifically increased the G-MDSC population in peritoneal fluid but the isolated CD11b+Ly6G+Ly6C\n                    <jats:sup>lo<\/jats:sup>\n                    MDSCs after Sunitinib treatment were presented as mature polynuclear MDSCs, while the control group had immature mononuclear MDSCs. Importantly, we found Sunitinib differentially suppressed gene expressions of immunosuppressive function and differentiation in peritoneal G-MDSCs. Apelin signaling pathway associated genes and inflammation related genes were upregulated, and amino acid metabolism regulator genes were downregulated in bone marrow G-MDSCs. For endometriotic lesions, the PPARG gene governing glucose metabolism and fatty acid storage, which is important for the development of endometriosis was upregulated. In conclusion, Sunitinib inhibited endometriotic lesions, by promoting peritoneal fluid MDSCs maturation and inhibiting the immunosuppressive function. 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