title: Apoptosis in fimbriae of fallopian tubes and endometrium in pyoinflammatory adnexal diseases.
abstract: In patients with pyoinflammatory adnexal diseases moderate or intense DNA degradation was observed in the majority of epithelial, stromal, and inflammatory infiltration cell in inflammatory foci in the fimbrial compartment of fallopian tubes without signs of tissue destruction. Expression of TNFR1 gene increased 2.7-fold and expression of Fas gene decreased 3.1-fold compared to intact endosalpinx, which indicates induction of apoptosis triggered by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and inhibition of the Fas-dependent pathway. No signs of apoptosis were detected in the endometrium. Generalized apoptosis in the fimbrial compartment of the tubes can be a mechanism limiting the inflammatory process.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Zhdanov
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kurbanova
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Davydova
authors.forename: L Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Sosulina
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ezhova
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Sukhikh
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019014:fas Receptor