Valdez-Morales FJ, Gamboa-Domínguez A, Vital-Reyes VS, Cruz JCH, Chimal-Monroy J, Franco-Murillo Y, Cerbón M. Changes in receptivity epithelial cell markers of endometrium after ovarian stimulation treatments: its role during implantation window.
Reprod Health 2015;
12:45. [PMID:
25981399 PMCID:
PMC4443517 DOI:
10.1186/s12978-015-0034-7]
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Abstract
Background
To compare the expression of receptivity markers in epithelial and stromal cells in the endometrium of ovulatory women and infertile with hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction (HPD), untreated or treated with clomiphene citrate (CC), or with recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH).
Methods
Twelve control ovulatory and 32 anovulatory women, 22 of whom received ovulation induction with CC (n = 12) or rFSH (n = 10). Endometrial biopsies were obtained during the mid-secretory phase. Hormonal secretion was measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay, endometrial dating and cellular expression and distribution of receptivity proteins were evaluated by quantitative immunohistochemistry.
Results
CC or rFSH treatments, modified the expression of epithelial receptivity markers, such as Glycodelin A, beta-catenin, CD166/ALCAM and IGF-1R, but not in stromal markers. Also, a change in their cell distribution was observed.
Conclusions
Treatment of infertile women with HPD modified the expression and distribution of receptivity markers in the mid-secretory phase of the endometrium in epithelial but not stromal cells, which can help to explain changes in the receptivity of the endometrium during treatments and suggest an important role of these cells in the receptivity window.
Electronic supplementary material
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