Oviductal-derived growth factors and cytokines: Implication in preimplantation
Oviductal-derived growth factors and cytokines: Implication in preimplantation
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10.1055/s-2007-1016332
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1996-08-01
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Chegini, N
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Chegini, N
In addition to serving as a conduit in which fertilization occurs, the fallopian tubes are responsible for numerous secretory products thought to be important in regulating the events preceding conception and early embryonic development. The oviductal epithelial lining consists of ciliated and nonciliated (secretory) cells that undergo both morphologic and secretory alterations during the menstrual cycle. As with other steroid-sensitive tissues such as the uterus, these alterations are influenced in part by changes in the circulating level of the ovarian steroids. 1, 2 These cells reach their maximum height during the late follicular and early luteal phases, with secretory cells undergoing more height variation than ciliated cells. Atrophy and deciliation occur late in the luteal phase, followed by hypertrophy and reciliation during the early follicular phase. 1, 2 These morphologic and biochemical changes in the tubal epithelial lining are essential for the transport of sperm and the egg, and coincide with the period of final oocyte maturation, sperm capacitation, fertilization, and early embryonic development. 1-3The establishment and maintenance of a viable embryo during preimplantation and postimplantation remains one of the most intriguing biological events in mammalian species. After fertilization and development into the morula stage in the oviduct the embryo moves into the uterus and further develops into a blastocyst. While the importance of ovarian steroids in this process has been well established, there is little evidence to support that oviductal-derived factors play a role in preimplantation embry-