Deficient expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor type 2 in the endometrium of women with endometriosis

Abdelaziz Kharfi, Kharfi A, Yves Labelle, Labelle Y, Jacques Mailloux, Mailloux J, Ali Akoum, Akoum A
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2003 · vol. 50(1) , pp. 33–40 · doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.00058.x · PMID:14506926 · W1963775057
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Endometrial glandular cells from women with early-stage endometriosis showed significantly decreased expression of TNF-RII mRNA and protein compared to controls.

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PROBLEM: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is secreted mainly during the menstrual phase and has been suggested to play a role in induction of apoptosis in endometrial cells and menstrual shedding. TNF-alpha receptor type 2 (TNF-RII) is believed to play a central role in TNFalpha-mediated cytotoxic, mitogenic, anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects. The aim of this study was to assess whether TNF-RII maybe expressed differentially in the endometrium of women with different degrees of endometriosis. METHOD OF STUDY: TNF-RII expression in the endometrial tissue of women with and without endometriosis was investigated by immunohistochemical techniques and in situ hybridization. RESULTS: In histological sections, we observed TNF-RII mRNA and the corresponding protein localized mainly in endometrial glandular cells, with only very faint immunostaining in the surrounding stromal cells. Statistical analysis of our data showed a significant decrease in protein and mRNA expression of TNF-RII in endometrial glandular cells of patients with stages I and II endometriosis compared to normal subjects. TNF-RII expression was also found to decrease significantly in the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle in women with early endometriosis stages (I and II). CONCLUSIONS: In view of the relevant role of TNF-RII in the modulation of the inflammatory and the proapoptotic effects of TNFalpha, deficient expression of TNF-RII mRNA in the endometrium of women at the earliest stages of endometriosis may play a significant role in the pathophysiology of this disease.

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endometriosis

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Antigens, CD Endometriosis Endometrium Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor Adult Adult Antigens, CD Antigens, CD Antigens, CD Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Female Female Gene Expression Gene Expression

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