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Transforming growth factor-β signaling governs the differentiation program of extravillous trophoblasts in the developing human placenta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2120667119. [PMID: 35867736 PMCID: PMC9282384 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120667119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Abnormal placentation has been noticed in a variety of pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, early-onset preeclampsia, and fetal growth restriction. Defects in the developmental program of extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs), migrating from placental anchoring villi into the maternal decidua and its vessels, is thought to be an underlying cause. Yet, key regulatory mechanisms controlling commitment and differentiation of the invasive trophoblast lineage remain largely elusive. Herein, comparative gene expression analyses of HLA-G-purified EVTs, isolated from donor-matched placenta, decidua, and trophoblast organoids (TB-ORGs), revealed biological processes and signaling pathways governing EVT development. In particular, bioinformatics analyses and manipulations in different versatile trophoblast cell models unraveled transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling as a crucial pathway driving differentiation of placental EVTs into decidual EVTs, the latter showing enrichment of a secretory gene signature. Removal of Wingless signaling and subsequent activation of the TGF-β pathway were required for the formation of human leukocyte antigen-G+ (HLA-G+) EVTs in TB-ORGs that resemble in situ EVTs at the level of global gene expression. Accordingly, TGF-β-treated EVTs secreted enzymes, such as DAO and PAPPA2, which were predominantly expressed by decidual EVTs. Their genes were controlled by EVT-specific induction and genomic binding of the TGF-β downstream effector SMAD3. In summary, TGF-β signaling plays a key role in human placental development governing the differentiation program of EVTs.
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Du L, Deng W, Zeng S, Xu P, Huang L, Liang Y, Wang Y, Xu H, Tang J, Bi S, Zhang L, Li Y, Ren L, Lin L, Deng W, Liu M, Chen J, Wang H, Chen D. Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals defective decidua stromal niche attributes to recurrent spontaneous abortion. Cell Prolif 2021; 54:e13125. [PMID: 34546587 PMCID: PMC8560595 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objectives Successful pregnancy involves the homeostasis between maternal decidua and fetoplacental units, whose disruption contributes to compromised pregnancy outcomes, including recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA). The role of cell heterogeneity of maternal decidua in RSA is yet to be illustrated. Materials and methods A total of 66,078 single cells from decidua samples isolated from patients with RSA and healthy controls were analysed by unbiased single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq). Results Our scRNA‐seq results revealed that stromal cells are the most abundant cell type in decidua during early pregnancy. RSA samples are accompanied by aberrant decidualization and obviously obstructed communication between stromal cells and other cell types, such as abnormal activation of macrophages and NK cells. In addition, the over‐activated TNF superfamily member 12 (TNFSF12, TWEAK) and FASLG in RSA are closely related to stromal cell demise and pregnancy failure. Conclusions Our research reveals that the cell composition and communications in normal and RSA decidua at early pregnancy and provides insightful information for the pathology of RSA and will pave the way for pregnancy loss prevention.
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- Lili Du
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Fujian Province University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Fujian Province University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Fujian Province University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Fujian Province University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Stepanjuk A, Koel M, Pook M, Saare M, Jääger K, Peters M, Krjutškov K, Ingerpuu S, Salumets A. MUC20 expression marks the receptive phase of the human endometrium. Reprod Biomed Online 2019; 39:725-736. [PMID: 31519421 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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RESEARCH QUESTION How does mucin MUC20 expression change during the menstrual cycle in different cell types of human endometrium? DESIGN Study involved examination of MUC20 expression in two previously published RNA-seq datasets in whole endometrial tissue (n = 10), sorted endometrial epithelial (n = 44) or stromal (n = 42) cell samples. RNA-Seq results were validated by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in whole tissue (n = 10), sorted epithelial (n = 17) and stromal (n = 17) cell samples. MUC20 protein localization and expression were analysed in human endometrium by immunohistochemical analysis of intact endometrial tissue (n = 6) and also Western blot of cultured stromal and epithelial cells (n = 2). RESULTS MUC20 is differentially expressed in the endometrium between the pre-receptive and receptive phases. We show that MUC20 is predominantly expressed by epithelial cells of the receptive endometrium, both at the mRNA (RNA-Seq, P = 0.005; qRT-PCR, P = 0.039) and protein levels (Western blot; immunohistochemistry, P = 0.029). CONCLUSION Our results indicate MUC20 as a novel marker of mid-secretory endometrial biology. We propose a model of MUC20 function in the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-activated mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) receptor signalling specifically in the receptive phase. Further investigations should reveal the precise function of MUC20 in human endometrium and the possible connection between MUC20 and HGF-activated MET receptor signalling. MUC20 could potentially be included in the list of endometrial receptivity markers after further clinical validation.
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- Artjom Stepanjuk
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu 51010, Estonia; Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61b, Tartu 50410, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61b, Tartu 50410, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, L. Puusepa 8, Tartu 50406, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61b, Tartu 50410, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61b, Tartu 50410, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, L. Puusepa 8, Tartu 50406, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61b, Tartu 50410, Estonia; Research Program of Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, and Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Haartmaninkatu 8, Helsinki 00290, Finland
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61b, Tartu 50410, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, L. Puusepa 8, Tartu 50406, Estonia; Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, Tartu 50411, Estonia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 2, Helsinki 00014, Finland.
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Generation of Progesterone-Responsive Endometrial Stromal Fibroblasts from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Role of the WNT/CTNNB1 Pathway. Stem Cell Reports 2018; 11:1136-1155. [PMID: 30392973 PMCID: PMC6234962 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Defective endometrial stromal fibroblasts (EMSFs) contribute to uterine factor infertility, endometriosis, and endometrial cancer. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from skin or bone marrow biopsies provide a patient-specific source that can be differentiated to various cells types. Replacement of abnormal EMSFs is a potential novel therapeutic approach for endometrial disease; however, the methodology or mechanism for differentiating iPSCs to EMSFs is unknown. The uterus differentiates from the intermediate mesoderm (IM) to form coelomic epithelium (CE) followed by the Müllerian duct (MD). Here, we successfully directed the differentiation of human iPSCs (hiPSCs) through IM, CE, and MD to EMSFs under molecularly defined embryoid body culture conditions using specific hormonal treatments. Activation of CTNNB1 was essential for expression of progesterone receptor that mediated the final differentiation step of EMSFs before implantation. These hiPSC-derived tissues illustrate the potential for iPSC-based endometrial regeneration for future cell-based treatments. We developed a molecularly defined system for differentiating hiPSCs to EMSFs hiPSC-derived EMSFs undergo decidualization in response to hormonal stimulation D14 embryoid bodies recapitulate the molecular signature of primary EMSFs The WNT/CTNNB1 pathway is required for induction of EMSF from hiPSCs
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Chambers JK, Shiga T, Takimoto H, Dohata A, Miwa Y, Nakayama H, Uchida K. Proliferative Lesions of the Endometrium of 50 Four-Toed Hedgehogs ( Atelerix albiventris). Vet Pathol 2018; 55:562-571. [PMID: 29448904 DOI: 10.1177/0300985818758467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Uteri from 50 four-toed hedgehogs ( Atelerix albiventris) with clinical signs of uterine disease were histopathologically examined. Sixteen animals (32%) were diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, 7 animals (14%) were diagnosed with endometrial polyp, and 27 animals (54%) were diagnosed with endometrial neoplasia. The mean ages of the animals with endometrial hyperplasia, polyp, and neoplasia were 28.7 months, 29.4 months, and 25.2 months, respectively. The neoplasms were classified into 7 endometrial mixed tumors, 12 endometrial stromal nodules, and 8 endometrial stromal sarcomas. However, the endometrial stromal nodules and endometrial stromal sarcomas often developed within or were contiguous with an endometrial polyp or mixed tumor. Interestingly, the stromal tumors and the stromal components of the endometrial polyp and mixed tumor displayed extraendometrial differentiation (eg, into adipocytes, granular cells, smooth muscle cells, and osteoid tissue). The endometrial stromal sarcomas exhibited severe cellular atypia and invaded subendometrial tissue. Immunohistochemical examinations demonstrated that the stromal cells of the hyperplastic lesions as well as the neoplastic lesions were positive for CD10, the progesterone receptor, and Wilms tumor 1. The four-toed hedgehog develops unique uterine neoplasms that are mainly composed of endometrial stromal cells and probably arise from endometrial polyps and/or mixed tumors.
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- James K Chambers
- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Krjutškov K, Katayama S, Saare M, Vera-Rodriguez M, Lubenets D, Samuel K, Laisk-Podar T, Teder H, Einarsdottir E, Salumets A, Kere J. Single-cell transcriptome analysis of endometrial tissue. Hum Reprod 2016; 31:844-53. [PMID: 26874359 PMCID: PMC4791917 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION How can we study the full transcriptome of endometrial stromal and epithelial cells at the single-cell level? SUMMARY ANSWER By compiling and developing novel analytical tools for biopsy, tissue cryopreservation and disaggregation, single-cell sorting, library preparation, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and statistical data analysis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Although single-cell transcriptome analyses from various biopsied tissues have been published recently, corresponding protocols for human endometrium have not been described. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION The frozen-thawed endometrial biopsies were fluorescence-activated cell sorted (FACS) to distinguish CD13-positive stromal and CD9-positive epithelial cells and single-cell transcriptome analysis performed from biopsied tissues without culturing the cells. We studied gene transcription, applying a modern and efficient RNA-seq protocol. In parallel, endometrial stromal cells were cultured and global expression profiles were compared with uncultured cells. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS For method validation, we used two endometrial biopsies, one from mid-secretory phase (Day 21, LH+8) and another from late-secretory phase (Day 25). The samples underwent single-cell FACS sorting, single-cell RNA-seq library preparation and Illumina sequencing. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Here we present a complete pipeline for single-cell gene-expression studies, from clinical sampling to statistical data analysis. Tissue manipulation, starting from disaggregation and cell-type-specific labelling and ending with single-cell automated sorting, is managed within 90 min at low temperature to minimize changes in the gene expression profile. The single living stromal and epithelial cells were sorted using CD13- and CD9-specific antibodies, respectively. Of the 8622 detected genes, 2661 were more active in cultured stromal cells than in biopsy cells. In the comparison of biopsy versus cultured cells, 5603 commonly expressed genes were detected, with 241 significantly differentially expressed genes. Of these, 231 genes were up- and 10 down-regulated in cultured cells, respectively. In addition, we performed a gene ontology analysis of the differentially expressed genes and found that these genes are mainly related to cell cycle, translational processes and metabolism. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Although CD9-positive single epithelial cells sorting was successfully established in our laboratory, the amount of transcriptome data per individual epithelial cell was low, complicating further analysis. This step most likely failed due to the high dose of RNases that are released by the cells' natural processes, or due to rapid turnaround time or the apoptotic conditions in freezing- or single-cell solutions. Since only the cells from the late-secretory phase were subject to more focused analysis, further studies including larger sample size from the different time-points of the natural menstrual cycle are needed. The methodology also needs further optimization to examine different cell types at high quality. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS The symbiosis between clinical biopsy and the sophisticated laboratory and bioinformatic protocols described here brings together clinical diagnostic needs and modern laboratory and bioinformatic solutions, enabling us to implement a precise analytical toolbox for studying the endometrial tissue even at the single-cell level.
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- K Krjutškov
- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu 50410, Estonia Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, and Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge 141 83, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, and Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge 141 83, Sweden
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu 50410, Estonia Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51014, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu 50410, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu 50410, Estonia Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51014, Estonia
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu 50410, Estonia
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, and Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge 141 83, Sweden Molecular Neurology Research Program, University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tartu 50410, Estonia Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51014, Estonia Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu 50411, Estonia
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, and Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge 141 83, Sweden Molecular Neurology Research Program, University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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Ye TM, Pang RT, Leung CO, Chiu JF, Yeung WS. Two-dimensional liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry–based proteomic characterization of endometrial luminal epithelial surface proteins responsible for embryo implantation. Fertil Steril 2015; 103:853-61.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 12/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Meng Y, Guo Y, Qian Y, Guo X, Gao L, Sha J, Cui Y, Chian RC, Liu J. Effects of GnRH antagonist on endometrial protein profiles in the window of implantation. Proteomics 2014; 14:2350-9. [PMID: 25065715 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yan Meng
- State key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Department of Histology and Embryology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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- State key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine; Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing P. R. China
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Miyazaki K, Maruyama T, Masuda H, Yamasaki A, Uchida S, Oda H, Uchida H, Yoshimura Y. Stem cell-like differentiation potentials of endometrial side population cells as revealed by a newly developed in vivo endometrial stem cell assay. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50749. [PMID: 23226538 PMCID: PMC3514174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Endometrial stem/progenitor cells contribute to the cyclical regeneration of human endometrium throughout a woman's reproductive life. Although the candidate cell populations have been extensively studied, no consensus exists regarding which endometrial population represents the stem/progenitor cell fraction in terms of in vivo stem cell activity. We have previously reported that human endometrial side population cells (ESP), but not endometrial main population cells (EMP), exhibit stem cell-like properties, including in vivo reconstitution of endometrium-like tissues when xenotransplanted into immunodeficient mice. The reconstitution efficiency, however, was low presumably because ESP cells alone could not provide a sufficient microenvironment (niche) to support their stem cell activity. The objective of this study was to establish a novel in vivo endometrial stem cell assay employing cell tracking and tissue reconstitution systems and to examine the stem cell properties of ESP through use of this assay. Methodology/Principal Findings ESP and EMP cells isolated from whole endometrial cells were infected with lentivirus to express tandem Tomato (TdTom), a red fluorescent protein. They were mixed with unlabeled whole endometrial cells and then transplanted under the kidney capsule of ovariectomized immunodeficient mice. These mice were treated with estradiol and progesterone for eight weeks and nephrectomized. All of the grafts reconstituted endometrium-like tissues under the kidney capsules. Immunofluorescence revealed that TdTom-positive cells were significantly more abundant in the glandular, stromal, and endothelial cells of the reconstituted endometrium in mice transplanted with TdTom-labeled ESP cells than those with TdTom-labeled EMP cells. Conclusions/Significance We have established a novel in vivo endometrial stem cell assay in which multi-potential differentiation can be identified through cell tracking during in vivo endometrial tissue reconstitution. Using this assay, we demonstrated that ESP cells differentiated into multiple endometrial lineages in the niche provided by whole endometrial cells, indicating that ESP cells are genuine endometrial stem/progenitor cells.
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- Kaoru Miyazaki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Guo C, Zhu H, Huang W, Li S, Qu W, Liu Y, Tan A. Side population cells in the human decidua of early pregnancy exhibit stem/progenitor cell-like characteristics. Reprod Biomed Online 2010; 21:783-93. [PMID: 21051287 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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It is proposed that human decidua contains a population of stem cells that are responsible for the proliferation ability during the process of embryo implantation and placenta formation and that factors in the crosstalk between the decidua and chorion may mediate decidual stem cell differentiation. This study analysed the phenotype of side population (SP) cells and investigated the clonogenicity and differentiation ability of SP cells in human decidua of early pregnancy. Serum-free culture-conditioned media of human decidua and chorion were obtained from decidua and chorion explant culture. Decidual SP cells were isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Different inducing media were added and the functional differentiation of decidual SP cells was examined. Decidual SP cells were negative for the mature decidual cell marker CD13 and prolactin and negative for CD34 and CD45 expression. Decidual SP cells formed clones after culture in colony-forming medium and they could form clones again. Differentiated cells expressing CD13 and prolactin were observed and stroma-like structures expressing CD13 were obtained. These results indicate that decidual SP cells are enriched for stem cell activity. Oestradiol, progesterone and factors in culture-conditioned media of human decidua and chorion induced their proliferation and differentiation.
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- Chun Guo
- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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Maruyama M, Arisaka N, Goto Y, Ohsawa Y, Inoue H, Fujiwara H, Hattori A, Tsujimoto M. Histidine 379 of human laeverin/aminopeptidase Q, a nonconserved residue within the exopeptidase motif, defines its distinctive enzymatic properties. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:34692-702. [PMID: 19819873 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.066712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human laeverin/aminopeptidase Q (LVRN/APQ) is a novel member of the M1 family of zinc aminopeptidases and is specifically expressed on the cell surface of human extravillous trophoblasts. Multiple sequence alignment of human M1 aminopeptidase revealed that the first Gly residue within the conserved exopeptidase motif of the M1 family, GXMEN motif, is uniquely substituted for His in human LVRN/APQ. In this study, we evaluated the roles of nonconserved His(379), comprising the exopeptidase motif in the enzymatic properties of human LVRN/APQ. We revealed that the substitution of His(379) with Gly caused significant changes in substrate specificity both toward fluorogenic substrates and natural peptide hormones. In addition, the susceptibilities of bestatin, a sensitive inhibitor for human LVRN/APQ, and natural inhibitory peptides were decreased in the H379G mutant. A molecular model suggested a conformational difference between wild-type and H379G human LVRN/APQs. These results indicate that His(379) of the enzyme plays essential roles in its distinctive enzymatic properties and contributes to maintaining the appropriate structure of the catalytic cavity of the enzyme. Our data may bring new insight into the biological significance of the unique exopeptidase motif of LVRN/APQ obtained during the evolution of primates.
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- Masato Maruyama
- Laboratory of Cellular Biochemistry, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198
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Bárcena A, Kapidzic M, Muench MO, Gormley M, Scott MA, Weier JF, Ferlatte C, Fisher SJ. The human placenta is a hematopoietic organ during the embryonic and fetal periods of development. Dev Biol 2008; 327:24-33. [PMID: 19073167 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Revised: 11/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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We studied the potential role of the human placenta as a hematopoietic organ during embryonic and fetal development. Placental samples contained two cell populations-CD34(++)CD45(low) and CD34(+)CD45(low)-that were found in chorionic villi and in the chorioamniotic membrane. CD34(++)CD45(low) cells express many cell surface antigens found on multipotent primitive hematopoietic progenitors and hematopoietic stem cells. CD34(++)CD45(low) cells contained colony-forming units culture (CFU-C) with myeloid and erythroid potential in clonogenic in vitro assays, and they generated CD56(+) natural killer cells and CD19(+)CD20(+)sIgM(+) B cells in polyclonal liquid cultures. CD34(+)CD45(low) cells mostly comprised erythroid- and myeloid-committed progenitors, while CD34(-) cells lacked CFU-C. The placenta-derived precursors were fetal in origin, as demonstrated by FISH using repeat-sequence chromosome-specific probes for X and Y. The number of CD34(++)CD45(low) cells increased with gestational age, but their density (cells per gram of tissue) peaked at 5-8 wk, decreasing more than sevenfold at the onset of the fetal phase (9 wk of gestation). In addition to multipotent progenitors, the placenta contained myeloid- and erythroid-committed progenitors indicative of active in situ hematopoiesis. These data suggest that the human placenta is an important hematopoietic organ, raising the possibility of banking placental hematopoietic stem cells along with cord blood for transplantation.
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- Alicia Bárcena
- Institute for Regeneration Medicine, Human Embryonic Stem Cell Program, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSE-1619, San Francisco, California 94143-0512, USA.
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Oliva E, Garcia-Miralles N, Vu Q, Young RH. CD10 Expression in Pure Stromal and Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors of the Ovary. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2007; 26:359-67. [PMID: 17885484 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0b013e318064511c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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CD10 has been recently advocated as a good immunohistochemical marker for endometrial stromal tumors. Metastatic endometrial stromal tumors to the ovary and primary endometrioid stromal sarcomas may show overlapping histological features with pure stromal and sex cord-stromal tumors (SCSTs). We investigated CD10 expression in a large series of pure stromal and SCSTs of the ovary to ascertain whether CD10 may aid in this differential diagnosis. Archival material from 11 fibromas, 10 thecomas, 10 sclerosing stromal tumors (SSTs), 10 adult granulosa cell tumors (AGCTs), 4 luteinized AGCTs, 9 juvenile granulosa cell tumors (JGCTs), 9 Sertoli cell tumors, 9 Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, 11 sex cord tumors with annular tubules, 10 steroid cell tumors (StCTs), and 8 fibrosarcomas of the ovary were immunostained for CD10. The percentage of cells stained (<5%, 5%-39%, 40%-75%, and >75%) and intensity of staining (1+, 2+, 3+) were evaluated. CD10 was expressed in 7 of 10 thecomas (4 with 5%-75% and mostly 1+), 9 of 10 SSTs (7 with 5%-39% + cells, mostly 1+), 9 of 10 AGCTs (<5%-39%, four 1+, five 2+), 1 of 4 luteinized AGCTs (<5% and 1+), 8 of 9 JGCTs (mostly <5% to 39% and +1), 4 of 9 Sertoli cell tumors (either focal or >75% with variable intensity), 4 of 9 Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (mostly <10% with variable staining), with the Leydig cells being positive in only 1 tumor (1+ and <5%), and 7 of 10 StCTs (4 tumors with more than 75% + cells, from 1+ to 3+). All fibromas, all but 1 fibrosarcoma (<5% and 1+), and all sex cord tumors with annular tubules were CD10 negative. CD10 expression was frequently seen in StCTs, SSTs, and thecomas of the ovary, although the latter 2 categories usually showed only faint immunoreactivity. In conclusion the frequency and intensity of CD10 immunoreactivity in pure stromal and sex cord-stromal ovarian tumors are low and contrast with the typical strong and diffuse immunostaining seen in endometrial stromal tumors; however, faint CD10 positivity is consistent with the diagnosis of ovarian SCST. Steroid cell tumors are often positive for CD10, but these tumors do not pose problems in differential diagnosis with endometrial stromal tumors. CD10 may play a useful role in aiding the differential between endometrial stromal tumors in the ovary and SCST and stromal tumors.
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- Esther Oliva
- Pathology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Iwase A, Ando H, Nagasaka T, Shibata D, Harata T, Shimomura Y, Goto M, Kikkawa F. Neutral endopeptidase expressed by decidualized stromal cells suppresses akt phosphorylation and deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis induced by endothelin-1 in human endometrium. Endocrinology 2006; 147:5153-9. [PMID: 16887907 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-0172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) in human endometrium has been proposed to have a potential paracrine role, for its receptors are also present within this tissue. In addition, the expression of ET-1 varies during the menstrual cycle, and therefore, ET-1 may be involved in the cyclic change of the human endometrium, such as proliferation and decidualization. However, neither the inactivation of ET-1 in the endometrium nor the paracrine effect of ET-1 on endometrial cells has been determined. We investigated the production of ET-1 and the presence of neutral endopeptidase (NEP), which cleaves and inactivates ET-1, in primary cultured human endometrial cells. We found primary cultured endometrial epithelial cells, not stromal cells, to be the major source of ET-1. Western blot analysis and RT-PCR demonstrated that NEP was predominantly expressed by endometrial stromal cells. We also demonstrated that ET-1 stimulated the phosphorylation of Akt and DNA synthesis in endometrial stromal cells via the ET(A) receptor and phospahtidylinositol-3 kinase signaling pathways. The effect of ET-1 was regulated by NEP expressed by stromal cells. We also found that conditioned medium containing ET-1 from endometrial epithelial cell culture stimulated phosphorylation of Akt via the ET(A) receptor. In conclusion, ET-1 has a paracrine effect of Akt phosphorylation and cell proliferation on endometrial stromal cells, which occurs via the ET(A) receptor and phospahtidylinositol-3 kinase signaling pathways, and is regulated by cell-surface NEP.
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- Akira Iwase
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Evans KN, Nguyen L, Chan J, Innes BA, Bulmer JN, Kilby MD, Hewison M. Effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on cytokine production by human decidual cells. Biol Reprod 2006; 75:816-22. [PMID: 16957024 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.054056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25[OH](2)D(3)) is a potent immunomodulatory seco-steroid. We have demonstrated that several components of vitamin D metabolism and signaling are strongly expressed in human uterine decidua from first trimester pregnancies, suggesting that locally produced 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) may exert immunosuppressive effects during early stages of gestation. To investigate this further, we used primary cultures of human decidual cells from first and third trimester pregnancies to demonstrate expression and activity of the enzyme that catalyzes synthesis of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), 1alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1). Synthesis of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) was higher in first trimester decidual cells (41 +/- 11.8 fmoles/h/mg protein) than in third trimester cells (8 +/- 4.4 fmoles/h/mg protein; P < 0.05). Purification of decidual cells followed by quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that CYP27B1 was expressed by both CD10(+VE) stromal-enriched and CD10(-VE) stromal-depleted cells, with higher levels of mRNA in first trimester pregnancies. Expression of CYP27B1 correlated with TLR4 and IDO. Functional responses to 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) were studied using CD56(+VE) natural killer (NK) cells isolated from first trimester decidua. Decidual NK cells treated with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) or precursor 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25OHD(3)) for 28 h showed decreased synthesis of cytokines, such as granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor 2 (CSF2), tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 6, but increased expression of mRNA for the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide. These data indicate that human decidual cells are able to synthesize active 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), particularly in early gestation, and this may act in an autocrine/paracrine fashion to regulate both acquired and innate immune responses at the fetal-maternal interface.
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- Katie N Evans
- Division of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Daniels JA, Coad JE, Payne WD, Kosari K, Sielaff TD. Biliary cystadenomas: hormone receptor expression and clinical management. Dig Dis Sci 2006; 51:623-8. [PMID: 16614978 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-3181-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Accepted: 05/20/2005] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Biliary cystadenomas with mesenchymal stroma are neoplasms whose growth may be hormone sensitive. This study profiled the immunohistochemistry of these lesions to clarify the pathophysiology and define clinical management. Twelve patients with biliary cystadenomas were identified. Tissue was tested with a panel of probes including estrogen and progesterone receptors and compared to pancreatic and ovarian cystadenomas. Epithelial ER, PR, CD117, or SMA expression was negative in all three tumors. Epithelial CD10 expression was seen in 60% biliary, 75% pancreatic, and 0% ovarian tumors. Biliary cystadenoma stromal expression was ER+ (70%), PR+ (60%), CD10+ (40%), and c-kit+ (0%). Symptoms were seen in 92% patients. Percutaneous sclerotherapy and incomplete resection were associated with recurrence. Enucleation was the least morbid surgical technique. A role for hormonally mediated growth of biliary cystadenomas occurring through the stroma, rather than the epithelium, is suggested. Management remains complete surgical resection.
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- Jason A Daniels
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Fujiwara H, Higuchi T, Sato Y, Nishioka Y, Zeng BX, Yoshioka S, Tatsumi K, Ueda M, Maeda M. Regulation of human extravillous trophoblast function by membrane-bound peptidases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2005; 1751:26-32. [PMID: 15897020 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2004] [Revised: 02/09/2005] [Accepted: 04/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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During human placentation, the invasion of extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) into maternal decidual tissues, especially toward maternal spiral arteries, is considered an essential process for subsequent normal fetal development. However, the precise regulatory mechanisms to induce EVT invasion toward arteries and/or to protect EVTs from further invasion have not been well understood. Recently, we found that two cell surface peptidases, dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) and carboxypeptidase-M (CP-M,) are differentially expressed on EVTs. DPPIV expression was mainly observed on EVTs that had already ceased invasion. CP-M was detected on migrating EVTs including endovascular trophoblasts in the maternal arteries. The enzymatic inhibition of these peptidases affected the invasive property of choriocarcinoma-derived cell lines, BeWo and JEG3 cells. In addition, a chemokine, RANTES, that is one of the substrates for DPPIV, enhanced invasion of EVTs isolated from primary villous explant culture and its receptor, CCR1, was specifically expressed on migrating EVTs toward maternal arteries. Furthermore, a novel membrane-bound cell surface peptidase, named laeverin, was found to be specifically expressed on EVTs that had almost ceased invasion. These findings suggest that membrane-bound peptidases are important factors regulating EVT invasion during early placentation in humans.
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- Hiroshi Fujiwara
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8397, Japan.
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Fujiwara H, Sato Y, Nishioka Y, Yoshioka S, Kosaka K, Fujii H, Tatsumi K, Egawa M, Zeng BX, Furukawa K, Higuchi T. New regulatory mechanisms for human extravillous trophoblast invasion. Reprod Med Biol 2005; 4:189-195. [PMID: 29699222 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0578.2005.00104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Human extravillous trophoblasts (EVT) invade maternal deciduas and reconstructed maternal spiral arteries during early placentation. However, the precise regulatory mechanisms to induce EVT invasion toward arteries and/or to protect EVT from further invasion have not been well understood. Recently, it was found that EVT that had already ceased their invasion, specifically expressed cluster of differentiation (CD9) and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) on their cell surface. In addition, EVT migrating to maternal spiral arteries expressed CC chemokine receptor type-1 (CCR-1), which is a chemokine receptor for regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) and so on. CD9 is associated with integrin molecules on the cell surface and is considered to modulate integrin function. In contrast, DPPIV is a cell surface peptidase that can metabolize RANTES at extracellular sites before its accessing to the chemokine receptors. In vitro functional assay showed that CD9, DPPIV and RANTES are involved in the regulation for EVT invasion. From these findings, it can be proposed that CD9 and DPPIV, including chemokines, are new regulatory factors for human extravillous trophoblasts. (Reprod Med Biol 2005; 4: 189-195).
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- Hiroshi Fujiwara
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yasuda M, Itoh J, Satoh Y, Kumaki N, Tsukinoki K, Ogane N, Osamura RY. Availability of CD10 as a Histopathological Diagnostic Marker. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2005. [DOI: 10.1267/ahc.38.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Masanori Yasuda
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tokai university
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- Laboratories for Structure and Function Research, School of Medicine, Tokai University
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- Department of Maxillofacial Diagnostic Science, Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Dental College
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- Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center
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Pongcharoen S, Bulmer JN, Searle RF. No evidence for apoptosis of decidual leucocytes in normal and molar pregnancy: implications for immune privilege. Clin Exp Immunol 2004; 138:330-6. [PMID: 15498045 PMCID: PMC1809221 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02612.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Complete hydatidiform moles are totally paternally derived and represent complete allografts that might be expected to provoke maternal immune rejection. Our previous and other studies have shown expression of Fas by increased numbers of activated decidual CD4(+) T cells in both complete and partial molar pregnancy as well as increased FasL(+) expression by molar trophoblasts compared with trophoblasts in normal pregnancies. As the Fas/FasL system represents a major apoptotic pathway that can play a role in immune privilege, the aim of this study was to investigate whether apoptosis of decidual immune cells, particularly T cells, could be responsible for maternal immune tolerance in molar pregnancy. Using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated nick end-labelling (TUNEL), a significant increase in TUNEL(+) cells was demonstrated in decidua associated with partial (P = 0.0052) and complete (P = 0.0096) hydatidiform mole compared with normal early pregnancy. Co-labelling immunoperoxidase studies showed that the TUNEL(+) cells in both normal and molar pregnancies were not activated CD45RO(+) immune cells, CD3(+) T cells, CD56(+) uterine natural killer (NK) cells or CD14(+) CD68(+) macrophages. Double immunohistochemical labelling with antiactive caspase-3 and leucocyte markers confirmed the lack of leucocyte apoptosis. Double immunostaining with anticytokeratin to detect trophoblast and M30 CytoDeath, which detects a neoepitope of cytokeratin 18 revealed after caspase-mediated cleavage, revealed apoptotic extravillous trophoblast cells within decidual tissue. We conclude that there is no evidence that apoptosis of decidual leucocytes plays a role in maintaining maternal tolerance in either normal or molar pregnancy.
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- S Pongcharoen
- School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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A number of biologically active peptides have been proposed to regulate function and differentiation of reproductive organs in an autocrine and/or paracrine fashion. Regulation of the local concentrations of these peptides is one of the important factors influencing their physiological effects on target cells. Membrane-bound cell surface peptidases can activate or inactivate biologically active peptides before peptide factors access their receptors on the cell surface. Aminopeptidase A (EC 3.4.11.7), placental leucine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.3), aminopeptidase-N/CD13 (EC 3.4.11.2), dipeptidyl peptidases IV/CD26 (EC.3.4.14.5), carboxypeptidase-M (EC 3.4.17.12), neutral endopeptidase/CD10 (EC 3.4.24.11) and endothelin converting enzyme-1 (EC 3.4.23) are differentially expressed on the ovary, endometrium and placenta. The inhibition of enzyme activity affects steroid hormone production by granulosa and thecal cells, decidualization of endometrium and migration of extravillous trophoblasts. These findings suggest that membrane-bound cell surface peptidases are local regulators for cellular growth and differentiation in reproductive organs by controlling extracellular concentration of peptide factors. (Reprod Med Biol 2004; 3: 165 -176).
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- Hiroshi Fujiwara
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Amant F, Steenkiste E, Schurmans K, Verbist L, Abeler VM, Tulunay G, de Jonge E, Massuger L, Moerman P, Vergote I. Immunohistochemical expression of CD10 antigen in uterine adenosarcoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2004; 14:1118-21. [PMID: 15571618 DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891x.2004.14610.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Uterine adenosarcoma (UAS) is microscopically characterized by a biphasic growth pattern. By definition, the epithelial component is benign, whereas the stromal component typically has the appearance of a low-grade sarcoma, usually an endometrial stromal sarcoma. CD10 acts by reducing cellular response to peptide hormones and is currently regarded as a specific marker for endometrial stromal tumors. In this international multicenter study, we further explored CD10 immunoreactivity in 30 UASs. We encountered CD10 positivity of the sarcomatous component in 18/20 (90%) of UASs, in five of eight (63%) of UASs with sarcomatous overgrowth as well as in both cases of recurrent UAS. The epithelial component stained negative in all cases. These findings suggest that CD10 can be used to differentiate UAS from cellular leiomyoma, or in case endometrial stromal cells exhibit muscle differentiation. Furthermore, CD10 positivity in recurrent UAS might guide the pathologist toward an endometrial stromal origin.
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- F Amant
- Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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In the female genital tract, CD10 was initially found to be expressed in endometrial stromal tumors of the uterus as well as in mesonephric remnants and related lesions and was thought to be helpful in distinguishing these tumors from their mimics. However, new studies have shown CD10 to be expressed in a wide range of tumors of the female genital tract, making this antibody of limited diagnostic value. This review discusses diagnostic applications of CD10 in the female genital tract, with emphasis on CD10 use in mesenchymal tumors of the uterus and in the differential diagnosis of mesonephric versus non-mesonephric carcinomas, where CD10 positivity alone may be misleading in the final classification of a tumor. CD10 may be useful in establishing the diagnosis of endometriosis (with the exception of the cervix), distinguishing metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma from a primary ovarian clear cell carcinoma, and distinguishing mesonephric hyperplasia from other benign glandular proliferations of the cervix.
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- Esther Oliva
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Shibata D, Ando H, Iwase A, Nagasaka T, Hattori A, Tsujimoto M, Mizutani S. Distribution of adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP)/ER-aminopeptidase (ERAP)-1 in human uterine endometrium. J Histochem Cytochem 2004; 52:1169-75. [PMID: 15314084 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.3a6216.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP, endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase ERAP1) is specialized to produce peptides presented on the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) by trimming epitopes to eight or nine residues, in addition to its enzymatic activity to degrade angiotensin II. Previously we identified placental leucine aminopeptidase (P-LAP), another member of the oxytocinase subfamily of aminopeptidases, in human uterine endometrial epithelial cells. Here we analyzed the distribution of A-LAP in human cyclic endometrium. Western blotting analysis showed that A-LAP was present in the endometrial tissue throughout the menstrual cycle. Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of A-LAP showed a similar distribution to that of P-LAP. A-LAP was localized predominantly in the endometrial glands and the luminal surface epithelium. However, the intracellular localization change that accompanied apocrine secretion, which was observed in P-LAP, was not shown in A-LAP. Subcellular localization of A-LAP, demonstrated by immunofluorescence, was ER in the cultured glandular epithelial cells. Our results indicate that A-LAP may fit the endometrial localization as an antigen-presenting ER aminopeptidase. Further understanding of the function(s) of A-LAP in the endometrium appear likely to yield insights into the cyclic changes during the normal endometrial cycle.
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- Daijiro Shibata
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Dunn CL, Kelly RW, Critchley HOD. Decidualization of the human endometrial stromal cell: an enigmatic transformation. Reprod Biomed Online 2004; 7:151-61. [PMID: 14567882 DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61745-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Changes in human endometrium are essential to allow the establishment of pregnancy. These changes are induced in vivo by progesterone, and include appearance within the tissue of a specific uterine natural killer cell, characterized by an abundant expression of CD56. Changes also occur in the stromal cells, which undergo a characteristic decidualization reaction. Decidualized stromal cells are derived from the fibroblast-like cells within the endometrium, which maintain their progesterone receptors in the presence of progesterone. Prolonged exposure to progesterone induces a rounded cell characterized by release of prolactin and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), and expression of tissue factor. Additional changes include the secretion of interleukin (IL)-15, vascular endothelial growth factor, and surface expression of zinc dependent metalloproteinases such as CD10 and CD13. In vitro, elevated intracellular cAMP as well as progesterone is necessary for decidualization. In vivo, these conditions may be provided by progesterone from the corpus luteum, by prostaglandin E, a stimulator of adenyl cyclase, and relaxin, which has recently been shown to be a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. Given the co-distribution of uterine natural killer cells and decidualized stromal cells, a mutual interaction might provide the correct regulatory environment for successful implantation, and penetration of the maternal blood vessels by trophoblastic cells.
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- Carolyn L Dunn
- Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, University of Edinburgh Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
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Fujiwara H, Higuchi T, Yamada S, Hirano T, Sato Y, Nishioka Y, Yoshioka S, Tatsumi K, Ueda M, Maeda M, Fujii S. Human extravillous trophoblasts express laeverin, a novel protein that belongs to membrane-bound gluzincin metallopeptidases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 313:962-8. [PMID: 14706636 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Human extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) invade the maternal decidua. To identify the molecules involved in EVT invasion, we raised a murine monoclonal antibody (CHL2) that reacts with human EVTs. The molecular mass of CHL2 antigen purified from placental tissues was 160 kDa. Although the N-terminal partial amino acid sequence and one internal sequence are still unreported, the other three internal sequences matched those deduced from the coding region of the estimated sequence tag (1672 bp, AK075131). Based on this information, the full-length of the coding cDNA sequence of CHL2 antigen (2970 bp), which has not been reported elsewhere, was determined by 5' RACE. This novel protein, named laeverin, has a peptidase M1 motif containing a zinc-binding active site. It also has a transmembrane domain near the N-terminus. Its amino acid sequence is homologous with aminopeptidase N. These data indicate that human EVTs express laeverin, a novel protein belonging to gluzincin metallopeptidases.
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- Hiroshi Fujiwara
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Noack F, Sotlar K, Thorns C, Smrcek J, Diedrich K, Feller AC, Horny HP. VEGF-, KIT protein- and neutral endopeptidase (NEP/CD10)-positive myofibroblasts-precursors of angiogenesis in chorioangiomas? Placenta 2003; 24:758-66. [PMID: 12852866 DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4004(03)00107-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chorioangiomas are benign angiomatous tumours of the placenta occurring with a frequency of approximately one per cent of all examined placentae. Hypoxia and genetic factors are discussed to be predisposing factors for chorioangiomas. However, not much is known about the tumorigenesis of these benign tumours. Screening with various antibodies in a rare case of chorangiomatosis, we found disseminated spindle cells coexpressing vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF), neutral endopeptidase 24.11 (NEP/CD10), and KIT protein (CD117) within the tumour stroma. A possible involvement of such factors in angiogenesis and tumorigenesis of chorioangiomas/chorangiomatosis has not been studied so far.Seven placentae with chorioangiomas (n=6) or chorangiomatosis (n=1), six normal placentae, and four cutaneous haemangiomas were analysed immunohistochemically (ABC and APAAP methods) using antibodies against VEGF, NEP, KIT protein, as well as endothelial markers like PECAM-1 (CD31), CD34, v. Willebrand factor (factor VIII), and ulex europaeus. In addition, analysis of c-kit 'gain of function' mutation Asp 816 to Val by means of Hinfl digestion and direct sequencing of semi-nested polymerase chain reaction products was performed. All chorioangiomas and haemangiomas strongly expressed the endothelial markers CD34, CD31, and FVIII, while only weak expression of ulex lectin was noted. Disseminated groups of VEGF-, NEP-, and KIT protein-positive spindle cells, which coexpressed vimentin and smooth-muscle actin were identified as myofibroblasts in the stroma of four chorioangiomas. These spindle cells were quantified as numerous in two and as rare in two other cases. No VEGF-positive myofibroblasts, however, were detected in the villous stroma of normal control placentae and haemangiomas. Only scattered perivascular myofibroblasts expressing KIT protein and NEP were detected in early gestational placenta controls. In all chorioangiomas and chorangiomatosis PCR analysis failed to unveil c-kit 'gain of function' mutation Asp 816 to Val in KIT protein-positive spindle cells. Moreover, a significant increase in mast cells was observed only in the haemangiomas. As expected, endothelial origin of chorioangiomas/chorangiomatosis was verified by CD31, CD34, FVIII expression. Myofibroblastic spindle cells expressing VEGF and NEP may be precursor cells in these peculiar angiomatous tumours. Although activating c-kit mutation Asp 816 to Val was not detected by PCR, the presence of KIT protein (CD117)-positive intratumoral myofibroblastic spindle cells in chorioangiomas and chorangiomatosis might suggest involvement of the stem cell factor (SCF)-receptor in pathologically enhanced angiogenesis.
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- F Noack
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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Kosaka K, Fujiwara H, Tatsumi K, Yoshioka S, Higuchi T, Sato Y, Nakayama T, Fujii S. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells enhance cell-cell interaction between human endometrial epithelial cells and BeWo-cell spheroids. Hum Reprod 2003; 18:19-25. [PMID: 12525435 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previously, it was reported that T-lymphocytes derived from non-pregnant mice promote murine embryo implantation. In order to examine the immunological regulation of endometrial receptivity in humans, the effects of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) on endometrial epithelial cell (EEC) function were monitored by a newly developed attachment assay using primary human EEC culture and BeWo cell-derived spheroids. METHODS AND RESULTS EECs isolated from 25 women in the mid- and late proliferative and early, mid- and late secretory phases were subjected to monolayer culturing. Spheroids were constructed from BeWo cells, a human choriocarcinoma cell line, by incubation with continuous rolling, after which their interaction with cultured EECs was studied. The mean (+/- SEM) number of attached spheroids was significantly higher (P < 0.01) in the EEC culture derived from women in the mid-secretory phase (90 +/- 2.9%) than the other groups (ranging from 0 to 5.8 +/- 3.7%), which is in agreement with the existence of a so-called 'implantation window'. After 72 h co-culture of EECs with PBMCs, the number of attached spheroids significantly increased in the EEC cultures derived from the late proliferative and early secretory phases [65.0 +/- 21.7 versus 5.0 +/- 2.0% (P < 0.05) and 83.1 +/- 4.1 versus 4.4 +/- 1.9% (P < 0.01)]. CONCLUSIONS This attachment assay appears to be a useful method with which to assess endometrial receptivity. Functional change of EECs induced by PBMCs suggests possible regulation of endometrial receptivity by immune cells.
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- Kenzo Kosaka
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan Baptist hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Seli E, Senturk LM, Bahtiyar OM, Kayisli UA, Arici A. Expression of aminopeptidase N in human endometrium and regulation of its activity by estrogen. Fertil Steril 2001; 75:1172-6. [PMID: 11384645 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)01779-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether aminopeptidase N (APN) regulates the cycle-dependent bioavailability of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the endometrium. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University medical center. PATIENT(S) Women without endometrial pathology from the proliferative (n = 25) or secretory (n = 18) phase of the menstrual cycle. INTERVENTION(S) We first immunolocalized APN in the endometrium using an anti-APN antibody. We then determined the regulation of APN kinetic activity by sex steroids in endometrial stromal cell cultures. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Expression of APN in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle. Regulation of APN activity by estradiol and progesterone in cultured endometrial stromal cells. RESULT(S) Immunohistochemistry of endometrial sections revealed staining of endometrial stroma throughout the menstrual cycle. There was no detectable staining in glandular cells. The expression of APN as detected by immunohistochemistry was significantly lower in the early proliferative phase. In cultured cells, estradiol inhibited APN activity in a concentration-dependent manner. Progesterone did not have a significant effect. CONCLUSION(S) Stromal localization of APN in endometrium may explain the epithelial rather than stromal presence of IL-8 in vivo. Decreased expression of APN may increase IL-8 bioavailability thus contributing to angiogenesis and polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis in early proliferative phase.
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- E Seli
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8063, USA
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Chu PG, Arber DA, Weiss LM, Chang KL. Utility of CD10 in Distinguishing between Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma and Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors: An Immunohistochemical Comparison of 34 Cases. Mod Pathol 2001; 14:465-71. [PMID: 11353058 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS), uterine cellular leiomyoma (UCL), and uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULS) are composed mainly of spindle cells that express similar antigens such as desmin, smooth muscle actin (SMA), and muscle-specific actin (MSA). The differential diagnosis of an ESS versus a uterine smooth muscle tumor or an extrauterine spindle cell sarcoma can be problematic based solely on clinical presentation, histologic assessment, or routine immunohistochemistry. Recently, we reported that normal endometrium, but not myometrium, as well as five cases of ESS, were positive for CD10. We now report the results of CD10 immunohistochemistry in an additional 11 cases of ESS (total 16 cases), 10 cases of UCL, and nine cases of ULS. CD10 immunoreactivity was detected in 16 of 16 cases of ESS (100%) as compared to only 2 of 10 cases of UCL (20%) and none of nine cases of ULS (0%). We compared the utility of CD10 immunoreactivity with that of desmin, SMA, MSA, estrogen receptor (ER), and inhibin in these tumors. Although the majority of cases of UCL and ULS were positive for SMA, MSA, and desmin, a substantial portion of cases of ESS were also positive for SMA, MSA, and desmin. We conclude that in combination with SMA, MSA, and desmin, CD10 is a useful immunohistochemical marker in the differential diagnosis of ESS versus UCL or ULS.
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- P G Chu
- Division of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010, USA.
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Okada H, Nakajima T, Sanezumi M, Ikuta A, Yasuda K, Kanzaki H. Progesterone enhances interleukin-15 production in human endometrial stromal cells in vitro. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:4765-70. [PMID: 11134140 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.12.7023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a novel cytokine that stimulates lymphocyte proliferation and migration via a trimeric receptor sharing the ss and gamma signal-transducing chains with the IL-2 receptor. It is suggested that IL-15 is involved in regulating the proliferation and differentiation of uterine natural killer cells. In the human endometrium, we have recently reported that IL-15 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels significantly increased during the secretory phase compared with those during the proliferative phase. In this study we investigated whether the female sex steroids progesterone (P) and estradiol (E(2)) regulate IL-15 messenger RNA (mRNA) and the secretion in human endometrial stromal cells (ESC) in vitro. Northern blot analyses revealed a significant increase in IL-15 mRNA levels in ESC treated with P alone or E(2) plus P compared with vehicle. Furthermore, P is a potent inducer of IL-15 mRNA expression in ESC in a dose-dependent manner. On the other hand, E(2) alone did not increase IL-15 mRNA expression. By enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, IL-15 protein secretion was stimulated by P and further enhanced by combined treatment with E(2) and P, whereas E(2) alone was ineffective. It is suggested that IL-15 is deeply involved in the hormonal control of the human endometrium by P and E(2).
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- H Okada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi City, Osaka 570-8507, Japan
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1. Sensory nerves supplying the mammalian uterus have been shown to contain substance P (SP) and neurokinin (NK)A. This review presents some of the advances that have led to a greater understanding of the effects of tachykinins on uterine smooth muscle. 2. The cell-surface peptidase neprilysin (EC.3 24.11, endopeptidase 24.11, enkephalinase, CALLA, CD10) has been shown to play a major role in regulating the actions of tachykinins on both rat and human myometrium. Because this peptidase is known to be regulated by steroids and pregnancy, its effects may be of physiological relevance. 3. Tachykinins produce contractions of isolated myometrial preparations from non-pregnant rats and mice. The NK2 receptor mediates these effects in rat uterus, while the NK1 receptor may mediate these effects in the mouse uterus. 4. The effects of tachykinins have been examined on myometrial preparations obtained at Caesarean section from near-term pregnant women. In the presence of the peptidase inhibitors (thiorphan, captopril and bestatin), the mammalian tachykinins SP, NKA and NKB produced concentration-dependent uterine contractions. 5. The order of agonist potency NKA > SP = NKB suggested that NK2 receptors mediate uterine contractions in the human. This was confirmed using the stable analogues [Sar9,Met(O2)11]SP, [Lys5MeLeu9Nle10]NKA(4-10) and [N-MePhe7]NKB, which are NK1, NK2 and NK3 receptor selective, respectively. Only [Lys5MeLeu9Nle10]NKA(4-10) produced concentration-related contractions of human uterine smooth muscle. 6. The experimental findings described in the present review, taken together with results published previously in the literature, indicate that tachykinin peptides may play a physiological or pathophysiological role in regulating uterine smooth muscle activity. However, more extensive research will be required to confirm such a role for these peptides.
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- E N Patak
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Tanaka T, Umesaki N, Masuda M, Mizuno K, Ogita S. Enhancement of human endometrial stromal decidualization by bestatin, an aminopeptidase-N inhibitor. Gynecol Endocrinol 2000; 14:182-6. [PMID: 10923279 DOI: 10.3109/09513590009167680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have re-evaluated the effects of bestatin, an aminopeptidase-N (CD13) inhibitor, on in vitro decidualization of normal human endometrial stromal cells by using an in vitro decidualization activity assay. Bestatin did not show any effects on the viability of both the decidualizing stromal cells co-stimulated with 8-Br-cAMP and bestatin and the 8-Br-cAMP-induced decidualized stromal cells, or on prolactin release from the decidualized stromal cells. However, bestatin dose-dependently enhanced prolactin release from the decidualizing stromal cells co-stimulated with 8-Br-cAMP and bestatin. These results indicate that bestatin enhances cAMP-mediated decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells and suggests that membrane aminopeptidase-N in the human endometrium is involved in the regulation of endometrial differentiation by inhibiting cAMP-mediated decidualization signals in endometrial stromal cells.
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- T Tanaka
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan
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Chu P, Arber DA. Paraffin-section detection of CD10 in 505 nonhematopoietic neoplasms. Frequent expression in renal cell carcinoma and endometrial stromal sarcoma. Am J Clin Pathol 2000; 113:374-82. [PMID: 10705818 DOI: 10.1309/8vav-j2fu-8cu9-ek18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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We tested 505 cases of nonhematopoietic neoplasms by immunohistochemistry using a newly characterized monoclonal antibody (clone 56C6) against the CD10 antigen. CD10 was expressed widely in neoplasms of the genitourinary tract, including 41 (89%) of 46 cases of renal cell carcinoma, 13 (54%) of 24 cases of transitional cell carcinoma, and 11 (61%) of 18 cases of prostatic adenocarcinoma. In addition, 5 (100%) of 5 endometrial stromal sarcomas, 3 (60%) of 5 rhabdomyosarcomas, 7 (50%) of 14 pancreatic adenocarcinomas, 5 (45%) of 11 cases of schwannoma, and 12 (40%) of 30 cases of malignant melanoma also were positive for CD10. Similar to normal tissue, CD10 positivity was restricted to the apical surface of malignant glandular cells of well-differentiated colonic, pancreatic, and prostatic adenocarcinoma, whereas in poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and other tumors, such as melanoma, transitional cell carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, and endometrial stromal sarcoma, the CD10 positivity showed diffuse cytoplasmic or membranous/Golgi patterns. The monoclonal antibody clone 56C6 is a reliable marker for CD10 in paraffin immunohistochemistry after heat-induced epitope retrieval. CD10 expression in renal cell carcinoma and endometrial stromal sarcoma may be a useful marker in the differential diagnoses of these tumors because both tumors otherwise lack specific markers.
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- P Chu
- Division of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Oliver C, Cowdrey N, Abadía-Molina AC, Olivares EG. Antigen phenotype of cultured decidual stromal cells of human term decidua. J Reprod Immunol 1999; 45:19-30. [PMID: 10660260 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(99)00041-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We previously reported that decidual stromal cells (DSC) from early human decidua express antigens associated with hematopoietic cells and develop different immune functions. Here we study the antigenic phenotype of DSC from term decidua and compare it with the phenotype reported for DSC from early decidua. Decidual stromal cells were isolated from human term deciduas and maintained in culture until highly purified DSC cultures were obtained. Most term DSC, like most early DSC, expressed CD10. Term DSC expressed antigens specific for follicular dendritic cells (FDC), such as DRC-1 (CD21L) and HJ2, together with CD21, CD23 and CD80, which are detected on FDC as well. Also like early DSC, term DSC were negative for CD3, CD14, CD15 and CD45. Although early DSC were reported to be HLA-DR-positive and CD86-positive, these antigens were not expressed by term DSC. These discrepant results suggest that two types of cells, or cells at different stages of differentiation (decidualization) were selected during culture of decidual cells from different periods of gestation. This possibility was further supported by the finding that term DSC expressed desmin and prolactin, two markers of decidualization, whereas these molecules have not previously been detected in early DSC.
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- C Oliver
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Oliver C, Montes MJ, Galindo JA, Ruiz C, Olivares EG. Human decidual stromal cells express alpha-smooth muscle actin and show ultrastructural similarities with myofibroblasts. Hum Reprod 1999; 14:1599-605. [PMID: 10357983 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.6.1599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Previous reports in human and mouse material demonstrated that decidual stromal cells expressed antigens associated with haematopoietic cells, exerted immune functions, and originated from bone marrow. These findings suggested that these cells belonged to the haematopoietic lineage. We purified and expanded in culture precursors of human decidual stromal cells, and found in electron microscopic images that the ultrastructure of these cells was similar to that of myofibroblasts, which are of mesenchymal origin. The relationship between these two types of cell was confirmed by the detection (by flow cytometry) in the decidual precursors of alpha-smooth muscle actin, a contractile microfilament expressed solely by smooth muscle cells, myofibroblasts and related cells. This filament was also detected in decidual stromal cells decidualized in vitro by the effect of progesterone. We also found vimentin in decidual precursors and decidualized cells. This intermediate filament has been previously reported to be expressed by all decidual stromal cells and also by myofibroblasts. Desmin, another intermediate filament expressed by myofibroblasts, was not detected in the decidual precursors; however, this filament was observed in decidualized cells. The expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin by decidual stromal cells was also found by immunostaining in cryostat sections of early decidua. Our results suggest that decidual stromal cells are related to myofibroblasts.
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- C Oliver
- Unidad de Inmunología, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, E-18012 Granada, Spain
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Salamonsen LA, Marsh MM, Findlay JK. Endometrial endothelin: regulator of uterine bleeding and endometrial repair. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 1999; 26:154-7. [PMID: 10065338 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.1999.03012.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1. Endothelin (ET) and its mRNA are present in endometrium. Expression of ET varies across the menstrual cycle, reaching maximal levels in the premenstrual phase, suggesting a paracrine role in endometrial bleeding and/or repair. 2. The major cellular source of ET is the epithelium, although endothelium and decidualized stroma are additional sites of production. Epithelial ET is the ET-1 isoform and this is able to contract rat thoracic aortic rings ex vivo. 3. Endothelin-1 production by cultured endometrial epithelial cells is markedly increased by serum and, to a lesser extent, by transforming growth factor-beta and interleukin-1 alpha, but not by epidermal growth factor, oxytocin, arginine vasopressin, thrombin or angiotensin II, which stimulate ET production in other tissues. 4. Endothelin-1 has mitogenic actions on endometrial stromal cells; it stimulates the uptake of [3H]-thymidine, acting via the AP-1 cis element c-jun. 5. Neutral endopeptidase (NEP), a membrane-bound ectoenzyme that is capable of degrading ET, is localized principally in endometrial stroma and immunoreactivity is maximal in the secretory phase of the cycle. 6. A potential role for ET in regulating endometrial bleeding is suggested by studies on endometrium from two groups of women who were experiencing abnormal uterine bleeding: users of the contraceptive Norplant (Leiras Co., Turku, Finland) and subjects with documented menorrhagia. In both groups, ET-1 immunoreactivity in endometrial epithelium was markedly reduced compared with the normal menstrual cycle and did not vary cyclically, while NEP immunoreactivity, particularly in the epithelium, was increased. Thus, ET may be involved in endometrial bleeding, as a vasoconstrictor before the onset of menstruation when vasoconstriction is intense and, subsequently, when it may be required in the cessation of menstrual bleeding. Furthermore, the mitogenic actions of ET may play a role in endometrial regeneration and remodelling during the menstrual cycle, particularly following menstruation.
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- L A Salamonsen
- Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Simaga S, Babić D, Osmak M, Ilić-Forko J, Vitale L, Milicić D, Abramić M. Dipeptidyl peptidase III in malignant and non-malignant gynaecological tissue. Eur J Cancer 1998; 34:399-405. [PMID: 9640230 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00401-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Exopeptidases, in contrast to endopeptidases (proteinases) have been much less studied in relation to cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate one such enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP III), in gynaecological tissues, by measuring both the enzyme activity and enzyme content. DPP III activity was assessed in normal (n = 65), benign (n = 9) and malignant (n = 51) gynaecological tissues. A statistically significant higher DPP III activity was observed in endometrial (n = 40, P = 4.6 x 10(-7)) and ovarian (n = 11, P = 8.1 x 10(-4)) malignant tumours, whereas no significant difference was detected for leiomyomas (n = 8), if compared to the activity in normal tissue. A matched pair analysis of normal and cancerous endometrial tissue confirmed the significance of the DPP III activity increase in the transformed tissue (n = 7, P = 0.022). Western blot analysis revealed a significantly (P = 0.014) increased level of DPP III in endometrial cancer. Further, regression analysis showed a positive correlation between the activity and the content of DPP III in normal tissue (r = 0.637, P = 0.047) and in endometrial cancer (r = 0.574, P < 0.007). The increase of the DPP III activity was observed in the endometrial carcinomas of various histological types, grade or the depth of myometrial invasion. The easy-to-perform determination of this exopeptidase activity may serve as a potential indicator of endometrial and ovarian malignancies.
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- S Simaga
- Rudjer Bosković Institute, Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ruiz C, Montes MJ, Abadía-Molina AC, Olivares EG. Phagocytosis by fresh and cultured human decidual stromal cells: opposite effects of interleukin-1 alpha and progesterone. J Reprod Immunol 1997; 33:15-26. [PMID: 9185073 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(96)01009-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy have been employed to show that a proportion of fresh and cultured human decidual stromal cells phagocytose latex particles. Phagocytosis of Escherichia coli by cultured decidual stromal cells was, however, very low. Stimulation of cultured decidual stromal cells with interleukin-1 alpha enhanced phagocytosis of both latex particles and E. coli. In contrast, when decidual stromal cells were cultured with progesterone under decidualizing conditions, phagocytic activity was reduced. These results suggest the existence of an immune-endocrine circuit involving decidual stromal cells.
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- C Ruiz
- Unidad de Immunologia, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Watanabe H, Kanzaki H, Narukawa S, Inoue T, Katsuragawa H, Kaneko Y, Mori T. Bcl-2 and Fas expression in eutopic and ectopic human endometrium during the menstrual cycle in relation to endometrial cell apoptosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 176:360-8. [PMID: 9065182 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70499-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to investigate Bcl-2 and Fas expression in human eutopic and ectopic endometrium during the menstrual cycle in relation to endometrial cell apoptosis. STUDY DESIGN Eutopic and ectopic endometrial samples were obtained from 29 patients with endometriosis, and eutopic endometrial tissue samples were obtained from 9 patients with uterine myoma. Bcl-2 and Fas expression were examined by immunohistochemical staining with specific monoclonal antibodies; Bcl-2 expression in eutopic endometrium was also examined by Western blotting and apoptotic cells were detected by the labeling of deoxyribonucleic acid fragments. RESULTS In eutopic endometrium Bcl-2 was strongly expressed during the proliferative phase. Endometrial glandular cells showed evidence of cyclic changes in Bcl-2 expression, but cyclic changes were not apparent in peritoneal and ovarian endometriotic tissue. Fas expression was observed on glandular cells but not on stromal cells, and no cyclic changes in expression occurred in either ectopic or eutopic endometrium. Apoptotic cells were observed primarily in the glandular cells of the basal layer in eutopic endometrium during the late secretory and menstrual phases. CONCLUSION The current study indicated that there was no apparent correlation between Bcl-2 or Fas expression with endometrial cell apoptosis. The absence of cyclic changes in Bcl-2 expression in ectopic endometrium implied a difference in the mechanisms of proliferation or differentiation between eutopic and ectopic endometrium.
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- H Watanabe
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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Montes MJ, Alemán P, García-Tortosa C, Borja C, Ruiz C, García-Olivares E. Cultured human decidual stromal cells express antigens associated with hematopoietic cells. J Reprod Immunol 1996; 30:53-66. [PMID: 8920167 DOI: 10.1016/0165-0378(96)00954-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Although decidual stromal cells (DSC) have classically been considered to play a nutritional role during pregnancy, several reports have demonstrated that they can also exert different immune activities. Furthermore, some authors have occasionally found antigens on DSC normally expressed by immune cells. In this study, we isolated and cultured 12 human DSC lines and studied them with immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry using monoclonal antibodies against antigens associated with hematopoietic cells. Decidual stromal cells exhibited a constant phenotype: they were CALLA (CD10)-positive and DR-positive, although the expression of CD45, the leukocyte common antigen, was found to be very weak or negative. We also detected myelomonocytic antigens CD11b (CR3), CD13, CD16 (Fc gamma RIII) and CD36, although DSC lacked CD14, CD15 and CD33. B cell antigens CD20, CD21 (CR3), CD23 (Fc epsilon RII) and CD24 were expressed. DRC-1, an antigen detected on follicular dendritic cells (FDC), was also observed on DSC. When these cells were cultured in the presence of progesterone, they expressed desmin and prolactin (PRL), findings that confirmed their identity as DSC. The phenotype described, together with the immune activities reportedly carried out by DSC, suggest that DSC may play a role in the maternal-fetal immune relationship.
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- M J Montes
- Sección de Inmunología, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Montes MJ, Tortosa CG, Borja C, Abadía AC, González-Gómez F, Ruiz C, Olivares EG. Constitutive secretion of interleukin-6 by human decidual stromal cells in culture. Regulatory effect of progesterone. Am J Reprod Immunol 1995; 34:188-94. [PMID: 8561877 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1995.tb00937.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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PROBLEM Although several studies have demonstrated that decidual stromal cells (DSC) can secrete cytokines in culture, none of these studies documented the purity of the cultures. Since other cells of the decidua, such as macrophages and epithelial cells, also produce cytokines, it is important to ensure purity of the culture so that cytokine production can be ascribed with confidence to DSC. METHOD DSC from early human pregnancies were highly purified and maintained in culture. Basal secretion by these cells of IL-6, together with other cytokines considered critical for pregnancy (IL-1 beta, TNF alpha and IFN gamma), was measured with immunological techniques. RESULTS We found that DSC in culture produce insignificant quantities of IL-1 beta, TNF alpha and IFN gamma, but appreciable amounts of IL-6. The production of this later cytokine was, however, inhibited by the effect of progesterone. CONCLUSIONS Basal production of IL-6 by DSC may be involved in physiological functions at the maternal-fetal interface. Nevertheless, the secretion of this cytokine is regulated by progesterone, probably to prevent excessive production of this cytokine from triggering an inflammatory response that might compromise pregnancy.
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- M J Montes
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Ino K, Goto S, Okamoto T, Nomura S, Nawa A, Isobe K, Mizutani S, Tomoda Y. Expression of aminopeptidase N on human choriocarcinoma cells and cell growth suppression by the inhibition of aminopeptidase N activity. Jpn J Cancer Res 1994; 85:927-33. [PMID: 7961121 PMCID: PMC5919595 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1994.tb02970.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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We previously found that an aminopeptidase inhibitor, ubenimex (bestatin), had a growth-suppressive effect on choriocarcinoma cell lines in vitro. To clarify the mechanism of this action, we investigated the expression of aminopeptidase N (AP-N/CD13) on choriocarcinoma cells and other human tumor cells. Two choriocarcinoma cell lines, NaUCC-4 and BeWo, had higher AP-N activity than other cell lines (358.8 and 340.2 nmol/h/10(6) cells, respectively), as did human myeloid leukemia cell line, HL-60 (373.8 nmol/h/10(6) cells). These choriocarcinoma and leukemia cell lines with abundant AP-N activity showed much higher sensitivity to bestatin (IC50 = 0.5, 2.1 and 1.0 micrograms/ml, respectively) than the other cell lines. By immunoblotting and immunocytochemical staining, AP-N was detected as an approximately 165-kDa protein and localized on the cell membrane in choriocarcinoma cells. We also examined the effects of two other aminopeptidase inhibitors and three anti-CD13 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) (WM15, MCS2 and MY7) on the growth of NaUCC-4 cells. Cell growth was markedly suppressed by the AP-N inhibitor actinonin as well as bestatin, but not by the AP-B inhibitor arphamenine. Of the three MAbs, only WM15, which is able to inhibit AP-N activity, suppressed cell growth in a dose-dependent manner. These results indicate that AP-N inhibitors show a growth-suppressive effect, presumably through inhibition of the enzymatic activity of AP-N on tumor cells, and suggest that AP-N may play important roles in the growth of certain tumors, such as choriocarcinoma and leukemia.
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- K Ino
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine
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Imai K, Kanzaki H, Fujiwara H, Maeda M, Ueda M, Suginami H, Mori T. Expression and localization of aminopeptidase N, neutral endopeptidase, and dipeptidyl peptidase IV in the human placenta and fetal membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1994; 170:1163-8. [PMID: 7909405 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(94)70115-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to determine the distribution of membrane-bound cell surface peptidases, namely aminopeptidase N, neutral endopeptidase, and dipeptidyl peptidase IV in the human placenta and fetal membranes. STUDY DESIGN Frozen tissue sections of the first-trimester chorionic villi, term placentas, and term fetal membranes were stained by indirect immunofluorescence with specific monoclonal antibodies. RESULTS In the first trimester chorionic villi cytotrophoblasts expressed both neutral endopeptidase and dipeptidyl peptidase IV, but syncytiotrophoblasts expressed only neutral endopeptidase. Stromal cells in the chorionic villi expressed the three peptidases at various intensities. In the term placentas villous syncytiotrophoblasts expressed neutral endopeptidase weakly, and the villous stromal cells expressed large amounts of both aminopeptidase N and dipeptidyl peptidase IV but neutral endopeptidase weakly or faintly. In the term fetal membranes amniotic epithelial cells and chorion laeve expressed both neutral endopeptidase and dipeptidyl peptidase IV. Decidual cells in the decidua parietalis moderately or highly expressed aminopeptidase N. CONCLUSION Three peptidases, aminopeptidase N, neutral endopeptidase, and dipeptidyl peptidase IV, are expressed by different cell populations in the human placenta and fetal membranes, suggesting their respective and important roles at the maternofetal interface.
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- K Imai
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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