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Uterine natural killer cells and angiogenesis in recurrent reproductive failure
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Quenby, Siobhan, Nik, H., Innes, B., Lash, G., Turner, M., Drury, J. and Bulmer, J. (2008) Uterine natural killer cells and angiogenesis in recurrent reproductive failure. Human Reproduction, Vol.24 (No.1). pp. 45-54. doi:10.1093/humrep/den348
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den348
Abstract
BACKGROUND Increased numbers of phenotypically unusual CD56bright CD16− uterine natural killer (uNK) cells have been associated with recurrent reproductive failure. uNK cells produce angiogenic growth factors and are potential regulators of decidual angiogenesis in early pregnancy. The final common mechanism for early pregnancy loss is thought to be early onset of the maternal circulation and excessive placental oxidative stress. We tested the hypothesis that increased uNK cells in preimplantation endometrium are associated with altered angiogenesis.
METHODS Women with recurrent reproductive failure (n = 122) were investigated with uterine artery Doppler and endometrial biopsy. Immunohistochemistry was used to identify uNK, endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells and image analysis was used to assess location, density and differentiation.
RESULTS uNK cell density was positively correlated with the formation of blood (P = 0.005, r = 0.5) and lymphatic vessels (P = 0.0001, r = 0.6), spiral arteriole smooth muscle differentiation (P = 0.01, r = 0.5) and endometrial oedema (P = 0.004). The functional effect of this was a reduced uterine artery resistance to blood flow.
CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that uNK cells may regulate angiogenesis in non-pregnant endometrium. The mechanisms of reproductive failure associated with increased uNK cell density appear to be increased angiogenesis and peri-implantation blood flow, which may lead to early maternal circulation and hence pregnancy failure due to excessive oxidative stress.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Reproductive Health ( - until July 2016) Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Human Reproduction | ||||
| Publisher: | OUP | ||||
| ISSN: | 0268-1161 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.24 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 45-54 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/humrep/den348 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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