Murine experimental abortion by IL-2 administration is caused by activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and placental apoptosis.
Murine experimental abortion by IL-2 administration is caused by activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and placental apoptosis.
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IL-2 给药引起的小鼠实验性流产是由细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞的激活和胎盘细胞凋亡引起的。
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发表时间:
1996
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通讯作者:
Kazuo Satoh
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作者:
H. Shiraishi;Satoshi Hayakawa;Kazuo Satoh
OBJECTIVE
Fetal loss caused by IL-2 administration to pregnant mice is regarded as a model of human habitual abortion due to allo-immune reactions. To estimate feto-placental damages in this model, we examined apoptosis histochemically in the placenta.
METHODS
Four allogenic mated mice were administered intraperitoneally with 1000 IU of recombinant human IL-2 on days 3, 5 (7) after mating. We examined the presence of apoptosis in the placentae by TUNEL stain. We also examined expression of CTL specific granzyme B/perforin mRNA and usage of TCR V beta receptor segments by RT-PCR.
RESULTS
1. Allogenic pregnant mice given IL-2 revealed increased apoptotic scores in villous trophoblasts compared with control mice. Extracted DNA from IL-2 treated placentae revealed ladder formations. 2. Expression of granzyme B mRNA was increased while expression of perforin mRNA was not changed. 3. We observed increased numbers of TCR V beta gene segments in the decidua from IL-2 treated mice compared with untreated mice.
CONCLUSION
We suggest that placental apoptosis caused by activation of maternal CTL may play important roles in the rejection of fetal allografts.