Immunohistochemical localization of prostaglandin synthase in the rat uterus and embryo during the peri-implantation period.
Immunohistochemical localization of prostaglandin synthase in the rat uterus and embryo during the peri-implantation period.
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围着床期间大鼠子宫和胚胎中前列腺素合酶的免疫组织化学定位。
DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod38.2.333
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发表时间:
1988
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Dey,SK
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作者:
Parr,MB;Parr,EL;Munaretto,K;Clark,MR;Dey,SK
Prostaglandins (PGs) appear to have a role in the appearance of the increased uterine vascular permeability and subsequent decidualization observed at implantation in many species. However, the sites of production of these PGs have not been clearly established. To clarify the PG synthetic capacity of the blastocyst and the various types of cells in the uterus at implantation, we have studied the immunohistochemical localization of PG synthase in the rat blastocyst on Days 5 to 7 and uterus on Days 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of pregnancy. Labeling of PG synthase was negligible in the uterus on Day 1 of pregnancy. On Day 4, there was increased labeling in the luminal and glandular epithelium, in stromal cells adjacent to the luminal epithelium, and in blood vessels and some leukocytes. PG synthase was detected in the blastocysts on Days 5 to 7, but there was a gradual loss of label in the luminal and glandular epithelial cells during this period. Early differentiating stromal cells adjacent to the luminal epithelium in the implantation site on Day 5 showed bright labeling, whereas peripheral stromal cells were only slightly labeled. By Day 7, the differentiated cells of the primary decidual zone showed little or no label, but cells in the secondary decidual zone were brightly labeled. These results indicate that PG synthase is present in the rat blastocyst and in several kinds of uterine cells, and that its localization in uterine cells changed markedly during the implantation process.