Subcellular localization of L-selectin ligand in the endometrium implies a novel function for pinopodes in endometrial receptivity

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Mitsutoshi Iwashita³  Yoshihiro Akimoto⁶  Yousef Sadeghi⁴  Robabeh Taheripanah⁵  Ahmad Hosseini¹  Eva Dimitriadis²  Maryam Kabir-Salmani¹  Reza Nejatbakhsh⁴ 

[1] Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Medical School of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Embryo Implantation Laboratory, Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;Biology and Anatomy Department, Medical School, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Anatomy, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

关键词: Pinopode;    L-selectin Ligand;    MECA-79;    Implantation;    Uterodome;    Endometrium;   

Others  :  1150502
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7827-10-46

 received in 2012-01-24, accepted in 2012-06-15,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Apical surfaces of human endometrial epithelium and endothelium are key elements for the initiation of molecular interactions to capture the blastocyst or leukocyte, respectively. The L-selectin adhesion system has been strongly proposed to play an important role in the initial steps of trophoblast adhesion and promotion of integrin-dependent processes, ultimately culminating in the establishment of the embryo-maternal interface. On the basis of these facts, we hypothesized a novel role for pinopodes as the first embryo-fetal contact sites to contain the highest subcellular expression of L-selectin ligand suggesting its role in early adhesion as predicted. Thus, the objective of this study was therefore to determine the subcellular pattern of distribution of the L-selectin ligand (MECA-79) in human endometrial apical membrane region during the window of implantation.

Methods

Endometrial biopsies of secretory phases from fertile females ranging in age between 25 and 42years were studied using several approaches, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), immunostaining for light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and immunoblotting as well as statistical analysis of the area-related numerical densities of immunoreactive MECA-79-bound nanogolds to detect the expression pattern and the subcellular distribution pattern of L-selectin ligand (MECA-79) in human endometrium during the window of implantation.

Results

The endometrial biopsies were scored according the dating criteria of Noyes et al. by an experienced histologist. The SEM images of the midluteal phase specimens revealed that fully developed pinopodes were abundant in our samples. HRP-immunostaining and immunofluorescent staining as well as immunoblotting revealed that MECA-79 was expressed in the midluteal phase specimens. The results of immunogold TEM illustrated the expression of MECA-79 in human pinopodes in the midluteal phase and a higher area-relate numerical density in pinopodes compared to that of the uterodome-free areas.

Conclusions

This is the first demonstration of the subcellular localization of MECA-79 in the human pinopodes which may indicate a novel role for pinopodes to be capable of shear-stress-dependent tethering-type adhesion in the initial phases of human embryo implantation.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Nejatbakhsh et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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