The higher heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF) in missed abortion

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OBJECTIVE: Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF) has pleiotropic biological functions in the female reproductive tract. HB-EGF has a function in the menstruation cycle, implantation, decidualization, placenta development, and also inhibition of apoptosis. This study aims to investigate a possible role of HB-EGF in missed abortion.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Decidual and placental tissue samples were obtained from women with unwanted pregnancy as the control group and from women with missed abortions as the patient group. Immunohistochemistry was utilized to compare HB-EGF expression of fibroblast and decidual cells in uterine decidual stroma and fibroblasts and mesenchymal cells in placental villous stroma; the TUNEL technique was used to detect apoptotic cells within the decidual and placental tissues of the two groups.

RESULTS: It was demonstrated that HB-EGF expression in both uterine decidual stroma and placenta stroma was increased in the missed abortion group (142.70 ± 12.80; 116.10 ± 14.16, respectively), compared with the normal pregnancy group (101.60 ± 14.18; 81.60 ± 10.74, respectively). It was also shown that there was no difference in TUNEL (Terminal deoxynucleotide transferase dUTP Nick End Labelling) positive cells between the uterine decidual stroma (11.4 ± 3%; 13.6 ± 3%, respectively), placental villous stroma (13.7 ± 3%; 15.9 ± 3%, respectively), and cytotrophoblast-syncytiotrophoblast cells (7.3 ± 2; 9.8 ± 3, respectively) of the two groups.

CONCLUSION: This data supports the hypothesis that increased HB-EGF expression in a missed abortion may prevent the discharge of the dead fetus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology - 54(2015), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 13-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ozbilgin, Kemal [VerfasserIn]
Karaca, Fatma [VerfasserIn]
Turan, Afsin [VerfasserIn]
Köse, Can [VerfasserIn]
Vatansever, Seda [VerfasserIn]
Ozcakir, Tayfun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endometrium
HB-EGF
Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article
Missed abortion
Placenta

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.11.2015

Date Revised 14.02.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tjog.2013.08.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM24618096X