title: Increased expression of uteroglobin associated with tubal inflammation and ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of uteroglobin (UG) expression in the fallopian tube in different tubal diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  The UG was screened and quantified in samples of fallopian tubes from patients with salpingitis, hydrosalpinx, and ectopic pregnancy by exposing the UG with immunohistochemical techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital and electron microscopy center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and complicated tubal ectopic pregnancy consulting for medical care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Salpingectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tubal tissues were collected and examined using regular pathologic techniques. The UG immunoreactivity in the tubal epithelium was also assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fallopian tube epithelium displayed an increased UG expression in patients with PID and complicated tubal pregnancy compared with control patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Uteroglobin is present in the human fallopian tube as a secretory protein and appears to be involved in immunosuppressive responses in the fallopian tube.
authors.affiliation: Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Amado Alfredo
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Quintar
authors.forename: Jorge Humberto
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Mukdsi
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Valle Bonaterra
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Cristina Alicia
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Alzaa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000235:genetics*; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000601:surgery; D014598:Uteroglobin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014598:Uteroglobin