Murine abortion is associated with enhanced interleukin-6 levels at the feto-maternal interface

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作者
Zenclussen, AC
Blois, S
Stumpo, R
Olmos, S
Arias, K
Borel, IM
Roux, ME
Margni, RA
机构
[1] Humboldt Univ, Charite, Biomed Forschungszentrum, Inst Med Immunol, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
[2] Univ Buenos Aires, CONICET, Inst Estudios Immunidad Humoral, IDEHU, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[3] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Farm & Bioquim, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[4] Univ Nacl Litoral, Catedra Inmunol Basica, Santa Fe, Argentina
关键词
IL-6; mast cells; murine abortion; macrophages; pregnancy;
D O I
10.1016/j.cyto.2003.08.002
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
CBA/J X DBA/2J murine abortion is known to be associated with increased local and peripheral Th1-cytokines levels. The role of the pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 (IL-6) in murine abortion remains unclear. In humans, IL-6 was reported to be elevated at the onset of spontaneous abortion. The aim of our study was to evaluate the levels of IL-6 during murine pregnancy in (1) the normal murine pregnancy combination CBA/J X BALB/c and in (2) the CBA/J X DBA/2J abortion prone mating combination. We measured IL-6 serum levels by ELISA and local (placental and decidual) IL-6 levels by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. The expression of the IL-6 receptor gp80 was further analyzed. We additionally evaluated the number of mast cells and macrophages at the feto-maternal interface as a putative IL-6 source in reproductive tissues. IL-6 and gp80 were expressed in decidual cells as well as in different trophoblast types. Flow cytometry analysis showed increased numbers of IL-6(+) cells in abortion placentas and deciduas compared to control pregnant mice. We observed an elevated number of mast cells and macrophages at the feto-maternal interface from abortion mice in comparison to control mice. Interestingly, we found very high numbers of mast cells, macrophages and IL-6(+) cells in resorption tissue compared to control tissues. Flow cytometry studies confirmed that macrophages are being an important source of IL-6 at the feto-maternal interface. The mRNA IL-6 levels were also enhanced in placenta and decidua from mice with high abortion rate compared to normal pregnant mice, as analyzed by RT-PCR. Our results suggest that IL-6 produced not only by immunocompetent cells such as macrophages and mast cells, but also by trophoblasts and decidua cells, is directly involved in the pathology of abortion. (C) 2003 Elsevier,Ltd. All rights reserved.
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