Johnson NP, Bhattu S, Wagner A, Blake DA, Chamley LW. Lipiodol alters murine uterine dendritic cell populations: A potential mechanism for the fertility-enhancing effect of lipiodol.
Fertil Steril 2005;
83:1814-21. [PMID:
15950655 DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.065]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether treatment with lipiodol alters the leukocyte population in the uterus.
DESIGN
Randomized controlled animal study.
SETTING
University research laboratory.
ANIMAL(S)
Sixty female Swiss white mice at proestrous.
INTERVENTION(S)
Infusion of the female reproductive tract with lipiodol versus infusion with saline versus sham treatment.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S)
Counts of uterine macrophages, dendritic cells, and total leukocytes assessed by immunohistochemistry.
RESULT(S)
No statistically significant differences were found in the mean number of total leukocytes or macrophages between the three treatment groups. The mean number of CD205+ dendritic cells showed a statistically significant decrease following lipiodol treatment compared with the sham treatment and saline treatment. The mean number of CD1+ dendritic cells showed a statistically significant increase following lipiodol treatment compared with the sham treatment.
CONCLUSION(S)
Intrauterine lipiodol infusion is associated with a change in the uterine dendritic cell populations in mice. This change may alter the uterine immune response to the fetus, leading to improved fertility.
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