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Yang SN, Shi Y, Berggren PO. The anterior chamber of the eye technology and its anatomical, optical, and immunological bases. Physiol Rev 2024; 104:881-929. [PMID: 38206586 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00024.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The anterior chamber of the eye (ACE) is distinct in its anatomy, optics, and immunology. This guarantees that the eye perceives visual information in the context of physiology even when encountering adverse incidents like inflammation. In addition, this endows the ACE with the special nursery bed iris enriched in vasculatures and nerves. The ACE constitutes a confined space enclosing an oxygen/nutrient-rich, immune-privileged, and less stressful milieu as well as an optically transparent medium. Therefore, aside from visual perception, the ACE unexpectedly serves as an excellent transplantation site for different body parts and a unique platform for noninvasive, longitudinal, and intravital microimaging of different grafts. On the basis of these merits, the ACE technology has evolved from the prototypical through the conventional to the advanced version. Studies using this technology as a versatile biomedical research platform have led to a diverse range of basic knowledge and in-depth understanding of a variety of cells, tissues, and organs as well as artificial biomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and abiotic substances. Remarkably, the technology turns in vivo dynamic imaging of the morphological characteristics, organotypic features, developmental fates, and specific functions of intracameral grafts into reality under physiological and pathological conditions. Here we review the anatomical, optical, and immunological bases as well as technical details of the ACE technology. Moreover, we discuss major achievements obtained and potential prospective avenues for this technology.
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- Shao-Nian Yang
- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu C, Moten A, Ma Z, Lin HK. The foundational framework of tumors: Gametogenesis, p53, and cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2022; 81:193-205. [PMID: 33940178 PMCID: PMC9382687 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The completion-of-tumor hypothesis involved in the dynamic interplay between the initiating oncogenic event and progression is essential to better recognize the foundational framework of tumors. Here we review and extend the gametogenesis-related hypothesis of tumors, because high embryonic/germ cell traits are common in tumors. The century-old gametogenesis-related hypothesis of tumors postulated that tumors arise from displaced/activated trophoblasts, displaced (lost) germ cells, and the reprogramming/reactivation of gametogenic program in somatic cells. Early primordial germ cells (PGCs), embryonic stem (ES) cells, embryonic germ cells (EGCs), and pre-implantation embryos at the stage from two-cell stage to blastocysts originating from fertilization or parthenogenesis have the potential to develop teratomas/teratocarcinomas. In addition, the teratomas/teratocarcinomas/germ cells occur in gonads and extra-gonads. Undoubtedly, the findings provide strong support for the hypothesis. However, it was thought that these tumor types were an exception rather than verification. In fact, there are extensive similarities between somatic tumor types and embryonic/germ cell development, such as antigens, migration, invasion, and immune escape. It was documented that embryonic/germ cell genes play crucial roles in tumor behaviors, e.g. tumor initiation and metastasis. Of note, embryonic/germ cell-like tumor cells at different developmental stages including PGC and oocyte to the early embryo-like stage were identified in diverse tumor types by our group. These embryonic/germ cell-like cancer cells resemble the natural embryonic/germ cells in morphology, gene expression, the capability of teratoma formation, and the ability to undergo the process of oocyte maturation and parthenogenesis. These embryonic/germ cell-like cancer cells are derived from somatic cells and contribute to tumor formation, metastasis, and drug resistance, establishing asexual meiotic embryonic life cycle. p53 inhibits the reactivation of embryonic/germ cell state in somatic cells and oocyte-like cell maturation. Based on earlier and our recent studies, we propose a novel model to complete the gametogenesis-related hypothesis of tumors, which can be applied to certain somatic tumors. That is, tumors tend to establish a somatic asexual meiotic embryonic cycle through the activation of somatic female gametogenesis and parthenogenesis in somatic tumor cells during the tumor progression, thus passing on corresponding embryonic/germ cell traits leading to the malignant behaviors and enhancing the cells' independence. This concept may be instrumental to better understand the nature and evolution of tumors. We rationalize that targeting the key events of somatic pregnancy is likely a better therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment than directly targeting cell mitotic proliferation, especially for those tumors with p53 inactivation.
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- Chunfang Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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- Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
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A transgenic mouse carries within its genome an artificial DNA construct (transgene) that is deliberately introduced by an experimentalist. These animals are widely used to understand gene function and protein function. When addressing the history of transgenic mouse technology, it is apparent that a number of basic science research areas laid the groundwork for success. These include reproductive science, genetics and molecular biology, and micromanipulation and microscopy equipment. From reproductive physiology came applications on how to optimize mouse breeding, how to superovulate mice to produce zygotes for DNA microinjection or preimplantation embryos for combination with embryonic stem (ES) cells, and how to return zygotes and embryos to a pseudopregnant surrogate dam for gestation and birth. From developmental biology, it was learned how to micromanipulate embryos for morula aggregation and blastocyst microinjection and how to establish germline competent ES cells. From genetics came the foundational principles governing the inheritance of genes, the interactions of gene products, and an understanding of the phenotypic consequences of genetic mutations. From molecular biology came a panoply of tools and reagents that are used to clone DNA transgenes, to detect the presence of transgenes, to assess gene expression by measuring transcription, and to detect proteins in cells and tissues. Technical advances in light microscopes, micromanipulators, micropipette pullers, and ancillary equipment made it possible for experimentalists to insert thin glass needles into zygotes or embryos under controlled conditions to inject DNA solutions or ES cells. To fully discuss the breadth of contributions of these numerous scientific disciplines to a comprehensive history of transgenic science is beyond the scope of this work. Examples will be used to illustrate scientific developments central to the foundation of transgenic technology and that are in use today.
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- Thomas L Saunders
- Transgenic Animal Model Core, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Evans J, Walker KJ, Bilandzic M, Kinnear S, Salamonsen LA. A novel "embryo-endometrial" adhesion model can potentially predict "receptive" or "non-receptive" endometrium. J Assist Reprod Genet 2019; 37:5-16. [PMID: 31776756 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-019-01629-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To establish a model of human implantation that responds to hormonal stimuli and can differentiate between endometrium from fertile women and those with idiopathic infertility. DESIGN A trophoblast stem cell (trophectodermal) line (TSC; derived from human pre-implantation embryo) was used to form trophectodermal spheroids (TS). TS attachment to monolayers of endometrial epithelial cell lines or primary endometrial epithelial cells (pHEECs) was determined. SETTING Independent Medical Research Institute with close clinical linkages INTERVENTIONS: Spheroid attachment and outgrowth was determined with added hormones (estradiol 17β (E), E + medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) or E + MPA + human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)). Spheroid attachment to E/MPA treated pHEEC prepared from fertile women or those with idiopathic infertility tested. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Firmly attached spheroids counted after co-culture for 6 h. Outgrowth was determined by quantitation of area covered by spheroid after firm adhesion. RESULTS Functional adhesion of TS to two endometrial epithelial cell lines, Ishikawa and ECC-1 cells, was hormonally responsive, with adhesion/outgrowth increased by E/MPA (ECC-1; p < 0.01, Ishikawa; p < 0.01) and E/MPA/hCG (ECC-1; p < 0.001, Ishikawa p < 0.01) versus E alone. The same pattern of hormone responsiveness was observed in pHEEC obtained from fertile women (E vs, E/MPA; p < 0.01, E vs. E/MPA/hCG; p < 0.001). TS adhered to 85% of pHEEC obtained from fertile women (11/13) and 11% of pHEEC obtained from women with unexplained infertility (2/18, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This new model of "embryo" implantation largely discriminates between endometrial epithelial cells obtained from fertile vs. infertile women based on adhesion; this holds potential as an in vitro "diagnostic" tool of endometrial infertility.
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- Jemma Evans
- The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
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- The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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Zhang J, Lai Z, Shi L, Tian Y, Luo A, Xu Z, Ma X, Wang S. Repeated superovulation increases the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases by accelerating ovarian aging in mice. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 10:1089-1102. [PMID: 29787998 PMCID: PMC5990379 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Superovulation procedures and assisted reproductive technologies have been widely used to treat couples who have infertility problems. Although generally safe, the superovulation procedures are associated with a series of complications, such as ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome, thromboembolism, and adnexal torsion. The role of long-term repeated superovulation in ovarian aging and especially in associated disorders such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases is still unclear. In this study, we sought to determine if repeated superovulation by ten cycles of treatment with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin/human chorionic gonadotropin could affect ovarian reserve, ovarian function, bone density and heart function. Ovarian reserve and function were reflected by the size of the primordial follicle pool, anti-Mullerian hormone expressions, hormone levels and fertility status. Furthermore, we examined bone density and heart function by microCT and cardiovascular ultrasonography, respectively. After repeated superovulation, the size of the primordial follicle pool and the expression of anti-mullerian hormone decreased, along with the concentrations of estrogen and progesterone. Mice exposed to repeated superovulation showed an obvious decrease in fertility and fecundity. Furthermore, both bone density and heart ejection fraction significantly decreased. These results suggest that repeated superovulation may increase the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases by accelerating ovarian aging.
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- Jinjin Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.,Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Zigong, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hubei Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- The Central Hospital of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Teh WT, McBain J, Rogers P. What is the contribution of embryo-endometrial asynchrony to implantation failure? J Assist Reprod Genet 2016; 33:1419-1430. [PMID: 27480540 PMCID: PMC5125144 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0773-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The synchronized development of a viable embryo and a receptive endometrium is critical for successful implantation to take place. The aim of this paper is to review current thinking about the importance of embryo-endometrial synchrony in in vitro fertilization (IVF). METHODS Detailed review of the literature on embryo-endometrial synchrony. RESULTS By convention, the time when the blastocyst first attaches and starts to invade into the endometrium has been defined as the 'window of implantation'. The term window of implantation can be misleading when it is used to imply that there is a single critical window in time that determines whether implantation will be successful or not. Embryo maturation and endometrial development are two independent continuous processes. Implantation occurs when the two tissues fuse and pregnancy is established. A key concept in understanding this event is developmental 'synchrony', defined as when the early embryo and the uterus are both developing at the same rate such that they will be ready to commence and successfully continue implantation at the same time. Many different events, including controlled ovarian hyperstimulation as routinely used in IVF, can potentially disrupt embryo-endometrial synchrony. There is some evidence in humans that implantation rates are significantly reduced when embryo-endometrial development asynchrony is greater than 3 days (±1.5 days). CONCLUSIONS Embryo-endometrial synchrony is critical for successful implantation. There is an unmet need for improved precision in the evaluation of endometrial development to permit better synchronization of the embryo and the endometrium prior to implantation.
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- Wan-Tinn Teh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia.
- Reproductive Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
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- Reproductive Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, The Royal Women's Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia
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Gonadotropin preparations: past, present, and future perspectives. Fertil Steril 2008; 90:S13-20. [PMID: 19007609 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This Educational Bulletin offers past, present and future perspectives on gonadotropin preparations.
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WISLOCKI GB, DEMPSEY EW. The chemical histology of the human placenta and decidua with reference to mucopolysaccharides, glycogen, lipids and acid phosphatase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 83:1-41. [PMID: 18869266 DOI: 10.1002/aja.1000830102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bischof P, Meisser A, Campana A, Tseng L. Effects of decidua-conditioned medium and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 on trophoblastic matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors. Placenta 1998; 19:457-64. [PMID: 9778118 DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4004(98)91038-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The regulatory role of in vitro decidualized stromal cells (DESCM) and their main secretory product insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) was studied on the secretion of trophoblastic gelatinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP-1). First trimester cytotrophoblastic cells (CTB) were obtained from abortions and cultured in vitro in presence or absence of DESCM or IGFBP-1. Secreted gelatinases were analysed in the culture supernatants by zymography and by measurements of the total gelatinolytic activity. TIMP-1, hCG, and fetal fibronectin (fFN) were measured by commercially available immunoassays. DESCM inhibited the total gelatinolytic activity of CTB but increased trophoblastic MMP-9, TIMP-1 and fFN. In contrast, IGFBP-1 increased the total gelatinolytic activity and TIMP-1, had no effect on MMP-2 , MMP-9 or fFN but inhibited hCG. It is concluded that a factor secreted by decidual cells inhibits the gelatinolytic property of trophoblast by increasing TIMP-1. Other decidual factors, as yet unidentified, increase MMP-2 and MMP-9 to an extent which does override the inhibitory effect of TIMP-1. Since in contrast to DESCM, IGFBP-1 increases the total gelatinolytic activity of CTB, it cannot be the primary active decidual factor regulating the proteolytic activity of CTB. The possibility of an integrin-mediated effect of IGFBP-1 on CTB is discussed.
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- P Bischof
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Bischof P, Meisser A, Campana A. Involvement of trophoblast in embryo implantation: regulation by paracrine factors. J Reprod Immunol 1998; 39:167-77. [PMID: 9786460 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(98)00020-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In order to investigate the regulatory role of only one endometrial cell type on trophoblastic invasion, we explored the effects of culture medium conditioned by in vitro decidualised stromal cells (DCM) and of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1, the main secretory product of decidual cells) on the trophoblastic secretion of gelatinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1). First trimester cytotrophoblastic cells (CTB) were obtained from abortions and cultured in vitro in presence or absence of DCM or IGFBP-1. Secreted gelatinases were analysed in the culture supernatants by zymography and by measurements of the total gelatinolytic activity. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) was measured by a commercially available immunoassay. DCM inhibited the total gelatinolytic activity of CTB but increased trophoblastic MMP-9 and TIMP-1. In contrast, IGFBP-1 increased the total gelatinolytic activity and TIMP-1 and had no effect on MMP-2 and MMP-9. We conclude that a factor secreted by decidual cells (possibly TGFbeta) inhibits the total gelatinolytic activity of trophoblast by increasing TIMP-1 but other factors, as yet unidentified, increase MMP-2 and MMP-9 to an extent which does not shift the equilibrium between the gelatinases and TIMP-1 in favour of the gelatinases. In contrast to DCM, IGFBP-1 increases the total gelatinolytic activity probably by stimulating another gelatinase (stromelysin-1?) as MMP-2 and MMP 9 are unchanged by IGFBP-1. The possibility of an integrin mediated effect of IGFBP-1 on CTB is discussed.
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- P Bischof
- Clinic of Infertility and Gynaecologic Endocrinology, WHO Collaborating Center for Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Geneva, Maternité, Switzerland
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Bevilacqua EM, Faria MR, Abrahamsohn PA. Growth of mouse ectoplacental cone cells in subcutaneous tissues. Development of placental-like cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ANATOMY 1991; 192:382-99. [PMID: 1781448 DOI: 10.1002/aja.1001920406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ectoplacental cones of mouse embryos collected on day 8 of pregnancy were grafted into the dorsal subcutaneous tissue of host mice. The grafts were collected between days 3 and 8 after transfer and processed for light and electron microscope morphological analysis as well as for cytochemistry of nonspecific alkaline phosphatase. Fragments of normal mouse placentas collected between days 12 and 18 of pregnancy were processed similarly. About 37% of the grafts were nonhemorrhagic nodules formed by different kinds of trophoblastic cells. These cells had many morphological and cytochemical features of cells present in normal mouse placentas. Nonphagocytic giant cells, glycogen cells, as well as cells with a well-developed granular endoplasmic reticulum were similar to cells found in the placenta and were always present in the grafts. Cells showing features intermediate between the above-mentioned cells and those whose cytoplasm was poor in organelles also were found in the grafts. The latter resembled cells of layer 1 of the labyrinth of the placenta. These results suggest that trophoblastic cells of the ectoplacental cones had differentiated into placental cells following their transfer to the subcutaneous tissue.
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- E M Bevilacqua
- Department of Histology and Embryology, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Rogers PA, MacPherson AM, Beaton LA. Embryo implantation in the anterior chamber of the eye. Effects on uterine allografts and the microvasculature. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1988; 541:455-64. [PMID: 3195929 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb22282.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A model suitable for the in vivo study of embryo implantation in the presence or absence of uterine tissue has been developed. After transplantation of a uterine allograft to the anterior chamber of rat eyes, embryos were transferred to control, normally cycling, and pseudopregnant recipients. Implantation rates were 86%, 46% and 49%, respectively, for the three groups. Despite embryo growth rates being delayed by 3-4 days, histologic studies showed relatively normal egg cylinder stage embryos equivalent to those of day 8 of normal development. Uterine allografts varied greatly in appearance, from inert-looking pieces of connective tissue to recognizable uterine structures with an epithelium and a degree of decidual response. Reduced implantation rates in the presence of a uterine allograft may be due either to the uterine production of blastotoxic substances or the presence of a chronic inflammatory reaction resulting from the rejection of the allograft by the recipient. This model provides a unique system for continuous, noninvasive in vivo observations of the implantation process.
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- P A Rogers
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Perona RM, Wassarman PM. Mouse blastocysts hatch in vitro by using a trypsin-like proteinase associated with cells of mural trophectoderm. Dev Biol 1986; 114:42-52. [PMID: 3514318 DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(86)90382-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The mammalian blastocyst must hatch from its extracellular coat, or zona pellucida, to implant in the uterus and continue development normally. Results of experiments described here strongly suggest that a proteinase (74K Mr), called "strypsin," is directly involved in hatching of isolated mouse blastocysts in vitro. Strypsin is a trypsin-like proteinase, based on its substrate specificity and sensitivity to inhibitors, that is present in mouse blastocysts and exhibits certain properties characteristic of membrane-associated enzymes. Histochemical and autoradiographic evidence suggests that, prior to hatching of blastocysts, strypsin is found with cells of mural trophectoderm; not with polar trophectoderm or inner cell mass. Following hatching, strypsin is also found associated with empty zonae pellucidae, specifically at the opening through which the embryo emerged. These and other observations suggest that hatching of mouse blastocysts in vitro is initiated by limited proteolysis of the region of zona pellucida overlying mural trophectoderm.
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Kuzan FB, Seidel GE. Embryo transfer in animals. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y. : 1985) 1986; 4:249-78. [PMID: 3078132 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-2143-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- F B Kuzan
- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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CASTRO NOEMI, BARBIERI FRANCISCOD, MICELI DORAC, PASQUALINI CHRISTIANEDOSNE. Teratoid Tumors Derived from Mouse Embryos Grown in an Immunologically Privileged Site. (mouse embryo transplant/immunologically privileged site/teratoma/yolk sac carcinoma/trophoblastic giant cells). Dev Growth Differ 1984. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169x.1984.00427.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Beier HM. Uterine secretion protein patterns under hormonal influences. CURRENT TOPICS IN PATHOLOGY. ERGEBNISSE DER PATHOLOGIE 1976; 62:105-20. [PMID: 1009783 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-66458-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Herbert MC, Graham CF. Cell determination and biochemical differentiation of the early mammalian embryo. Curr Top Dev Biol 1974; 8:151-78. [PMID: 4596577 DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(08)60608-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Damjanov I, Solter D. Experimental teratoma. CURRENT TOPICS IN PATHOLOGY. ERGEBNISSE DER PATHOLOGIE 1974; 59:69-130. [PMID: 4611693 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-65857-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Beier HM. Ovarian steroids in embryonic development before nidation. ADVANCES IN THE BIOSCIENCES 1974; 13:199-219. [PMID: 4466695 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-018239-1.50015-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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