Expression of monocyte chemotactic protein 2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha in human normal endometrium and endometriotic tissues

Aksak T, Tiinçe Aksak, Gümürdülü D, Derya Gümürdülü, Mehmet Turan ÇETİN, Mehmet Çetin, Çetin MT, Sait Polat, Polat S
Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction · 2020 · vol. 50(5) , pp. 101971 · doi:10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101971 · PMID:33152545 · W3096327468
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This study investigated the expression of monocyte chemotactic protein 2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha in human normal endometrium and endometriotic tissues.

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Endometriosis is a gynocological disease characterized by the presence of the endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. This disease affects % 6-10 of women with reproductive age and it causes serious problems such as pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea and infertility. Although endometriosis is one of the most investigated disease of gynecology, its pathogenesis is not clear completely. In recent years, many studies revealed the inflammatory nature of endometriosis. Many of the immune cells and their secretory products cytokines and chemokines has been detected in body fluids of women with endometriosis. Cytokines are protein or glycoprotein in structures and hormon-like molecules that act generally in a paracrine fashion to regulate immun responses. They involved in chemotaxis, cell proliferation, cell activation, motility, adhesion and morphogenesis. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted by the macrophages, monocytes, neutrophiles, T cells and natural killer cells. It stimulates increase in the level of the chemokines in body fluids. Monocyte chemotactic protein 2 (MCP-2) is a chemokine act to recruit and activate monocytes into sites of inflammation area. The aim of this study to investigate the ultrastructural properties and whether the expression and localization of TNF-α and MCP-2 in the eutopic endometrium (normal endometrium of women with endometriosis) and endometritic tissues of women with endometriosis. Eutopic endometrial and endometriotic tissue samples were obtained from women with endometriosis between 20-41 y and normal endometrial tissues were collected from 5 women without endometriosis as a control group. Tissues were processed for light and electron microscopy and examined. The epithelial cells of endometriotic tissues were revealed strongly cytoplasmic TNF-α and MCP-2 immunreactivities. Eutopic endometrial tissues were also stained prominently for both TNF-α and MCP-2. Furthermore, a significant increase in stromal macrophages were observed in endometriotic tissues. Moreover, the ultrastructural observations on the normal and endometriotic tissues were exhibited microvilli-rich cells and ciliated cells. These findings suggest that TNF-α and MCP-2 may be involved in normal endometrial biology and in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.

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dysmenorrheaendometriosischronic_pelvic_pain

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Chemokine CCL8 Endometriosis Endometrium Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Adult Chemokine CCL8 Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Microscopy Pelvic Pain

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