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Placental interleukin-15 expression in recurrent miscarriage.
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PMID:  20560915     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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PROBLEM: Cytokines play a fundamental role at the feto-maternal interface. A dysregulation of the cytokine profile could be linked with fetal rejection. This study investigated differences in the expression of the Th1 cytokine interleukin-15 (IL-15) of normal and disturbed pregnancy.
METHOD OF STUDY: Analysis of IL-15 expression by immunohistochemistry and real-time RT-PCR in placental tissue from normal pregnancies, spontaneous miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage (RM) was performed.
RESULTS: Expression of IL-15 was upregulated on mRNA and protein level in the placenta of miscarriage patients, especially in patients with RM. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence double staining revealed extravillous trophoblast cells (EVT) as IL-15-expressing cells. Staining results were confirmed by real-time PCR (TaqMan).
CONCLUSION: Increased expression of IL-15 in the decidua of patients with RM may be linked to disturbed implantation and vascularization with consecutive placental and fetal rejection.
Authors:
Bettina Toth; Thomas Haufe; Christoph Scholz; Christina Kuhn; Klaus Friese; Maria Karamouti; Antonis Makrigiannakis; Udo Jeschke
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)     Volume:  64     ISSN:  1600-0897     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Reprod. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-05     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8912860     Medline TA:  Am J Reprod Immunol     Country:  Denmark    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  402-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Affiliation:
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders, Ruprechts-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany. Bettina.toth@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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