Histocompatibility leukocyte antigen-G is not expressed by endometriosis or endometrial tissue

Daniela Hornung, D Hornung, Hornung D, E Fujii, Eriko Fujii, Fujii E, K H Lim, Kee-Hak Lim, Lim KH, Vigne JL, Jean‐Louis Vigne, J L Vigne, M T McMaster, McMaster MT, Michael McMaster, Robert N. Taylor, R N Taylor, Taylor RN
Fertility and sterility · 2001 · vol. 75(4) , pp. 814–817 · doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01791-x · PMID:11287041 · W2122869695
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This study investigated the expression of histocompatibility leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) in endometriosis and normal endometrial tissue and found no detectable expression in either.

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OBJECTIVE: The immunological mechanisms that support persistence and proliferation of ectopic endometrial implants within the peritoneal cavity of women with endometriosis are unknown. Inhibition of natural killer (NK) and cytotoxic T-cell function has been proposed as a mechanism. We tested the hypothesis that expression of a nonclassical major histocompatibility antigen, HLA-G, might explain the local immunosuppression associated with ectopic endometrium. DESIGN: Nested case-control study of women with and without laparoscopic evidence of endometriosis. SETTING: Reproductive endocrinology clinic at a university hospital. PATIENT(S): Peritoneal fluid specimens from 10 women with revised AFS stage I-IV endometriosis and from 10 age-matched normal controls without laparoscopic evidence of endometriosis were tested for the presence of HLA-G protein. Endometriosis and normal endometrial biopsies from four patients were used to prepare stromal cell cultures directly evaluated for HLA-G protein. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The expression of HLA-G in peritoneal fluid, tissue, and cell cultures was determined by immunoblotting with a specific monoclonal antibody. RESULT(S): HLA-G protein was not detectable in peritoneal fluid specimens of endometriosis patients or controls. Moreover, ectopic and normal endometrial tissues and stromal cells did not express HLA-G. CONCLUSION(S): Immune cell inhibition in endometriosis must be mediated by factors other than HLA-G.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometrium Histocompatibility Antigens Class I HLA Antigens Amino Acid Sequence Amino Acid Sequence Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies, Monoclonal Ascitic Fluid Ascitic Fluid Ascitic Fluid Blotting, Western Blotting, Western Case-Control Studies Case-Control Studies Cells, Cultured Cells, Cultured Choriocarcinoma Choriocarcinoma Choriocarcinoma

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