title: Expression of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide 78 in cultured human endometrial stromal cells.
abstract: It has been demonstrated that human endometrial stromal cells (ESC) produce a variety of chemokines in vivo and in vitro. To evaluate the expression of epithelial neutrophil-activating peptide 78 (ENA-78) in the endometrium, concentrations of ENA-78 in cyclic endometrial tissues were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of ENA-78 was also detected in cyclic endometrium by immunohistochemistry. Endometrial tissues in the secretory phase contained higher amounts of ENA-78 protein than did those in the proliferative phase. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that ENA-78 protein was localized mainly in the stroma of endometrium. In addition, to evaluate the involvement of inflammatory mediators and ovarian steroid hormones in the production of ENA-78 by ESC was evaluated by in-vitro studies. Unstimulated ESC constitutively secreted ENA-78. Progesterone, lipopolysaccharide, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-1beta significantly stimulated the expression of ENA-78 by ESC. It is suggested that the production of ENA-78 by ESC is regulated by progesterone as well as by the inflammatory mediators. The modulation of ENA-78 concentration in the local environment by these mediators may contribute to the normal and pathological processes of human reproduction through regulation of leukocyte trafficking into the endometrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. nasu@oita-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyakawa
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054365:Chemokine CXCL5; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D003470:Culture Media; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C486263:CXCL5 protein, human; D054365:Chemokine CXCL5; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D003470:Culture Media; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha