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CD56+ cells are recruited to the uterus in two waves: at ovulation and during the first 2 weeks after missed menses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18076635     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PROBLEM: Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells are enriched in the post-ovulatory uterus and during pregnancy. Whether these cells arise from blood pre-cursors or from stem cells in the uterus is undefined. To support a hypothesis that precursors of uNK cells are recruited from blood, adhesive function of blood CD56+ subsets were assessed during one cycle and during pregnancy. METHOD OF STUDY: Fifteen women of proven fertility provided serial blood samples during one menstrual cycle and thirty women with a history of implantation failure or recurrent spontaneous abortion provided serial samples during infertility treatment. RESULTS: CD56(bright) cells, but not CD56(dim) cells or NKT cells, increased in ligand-binding capacity during ovulation in fertile cycles only and during the first 2 weeks from date of missed menses. CONCLUSION: Enhanced adhesive function at ovulation in CD56(bright) cells in fertile cycles and during early gestation supports a hypothesis of recruitment of pre-uNK cells from the blood CD56(bright) subset.
Authors:
Marianne J van den Heuvel; Kota Hatta; Crystal G Peralta; Victor K Han; David A Clark
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-11-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)     Volume:  59     ISSN:  1046-7408     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Reprod. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-23     Completed Date:  2008-04-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8912860     Medline TA:  Am J Reprod Immunol     Country:  Denmark    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  90-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, CD56 / immunology*
Cell Adhesion / immunology
Female
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Infertility, Female / immunology*
Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
Menstrual Cycle / immunology*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Ovulation / immunology*
Pregnancy
Uterus / cytology,  immunology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD56

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