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Lipidomic analyses showed that\n                    <jats:italic>Srebf1<\/jats:italic>\n                    deficiency significantly reduced phospholipids containing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) within uterine tissue. Dietary supplementation of EPA increased endometrial levels of EPA-containing phospholipids and ameliorated inflammation and miscarriage in\n                    <jats:italic>Srebf1<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    CE mice. These results suggest that dysregulation of lipid metabolism, particularly reductions in polyunsaturated fatty acids in endometrial phospholipids, promotes inflammation and miscarriage in CE. Importantly, EPA-containing phospholipids were also decreased in endometrial tissue from human CE patients. 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