title: Localization and variation of TRAIL and its receptors in human placenta during gestation.
abstract: The localization of TRAIL and its receptors in human placenta was studied under light microscopy using immunohistochemistry method. The variation of TRAIL and its receptors with development was also detected by in situ semi-quantification. The syncytiotrophoblast, cytotrophoblast, stromal cells and the capillary endothelium cells in human placenta all appeared to be TRAIL immunoreactive and the immunoreactive material was distributed on membrane and in cytoplasm with negative nuclei. During whole gestation there was no obvious variation of the staining of TRAIL. Although DR4, DR5, DcR1 and DcR2 can also be detected in the placenta throughout pregnancy, DR4 and DR5 staining increased with development whereas DcR1 and DcR2 staining decreased. Interestingly, at the beginning of the gestation DR4 and DR5 staining distributed on the cytotrophoblast mainly, whereas DcR1 and DcR2 mainly located in the syncytiotrophoblast cells. Collectively, these results suggest that human placenta may not only produce TRAIL but also be a TRAIL target organ, and that TRAIL/TRAILR system could take part in the self-homeostasis of placenta during whole gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: LiHua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: XueSong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: YunXin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: BoQuan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010920:Placenta / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha