Evidence for a role for the adaptive immune response in human term parturition
N Gomez‐Lopez, R Vega‐Sanchez… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
American journal of reproductive immunology, 2013•Wiley Online Library
Problem Spontaneous labor at term involves leukocyte recruitment and infiltration into the
choriodecidua; yet, characterization of these leukocytes and their immunological mediators
is incomplete. The purpose of this study was to characterize the immunophenotype of
choriodecidual leukocytes as well as the expression of inflammatory mediators in human
spontaneous parturition at term. Method of study Choriodecidual leukocytes were analyzed
by FACS, immunohistochemistry, and RT‐PCR in three different groups:(i) preterm gestation …
choriodecidua; yet, characterization of these leukocytes and their immunological mediators
is incomplete. The purpose of this study was to characterize the immunophenotype of
choriodecidual leukocytes as well as the expression of inflammatory mediators in human
spontaneous parturition at term. Method of study Choriodecidual leukocytes were analyzed
by FACS, immunohistochemistry, and RT‐PCR in three different groups:(i) preterm gestation …
Problem
Spontaneous labor at term involves leukocyte recruitment and infiltration into the choriodecidua; yet, characterization of these leukocytes and their immunological mediators is incomplete. The purpose of this study was to characterize the immunophenotype of choriodecidual leukocytes as well as the expression of inflammatory mediators in human spontaneous parturition at term.
Method of study
Choriodecidual leukocytes were analyzed by FACS, immunohistochemistry, and RT‐PCR in three different groups: (i) preterm gestation delivered for medical indications without labor; (ii) term pregnancy without labor; and (iii) term pregnancy after spontaneous labor.
Results
Two T‐cell subsets of memory‐like T cells (CD3+CD4+CD45RO+ and CD3+CD4−CD8−CD45RO+ cells) were identified in the choriodecidua of women who had spontaneous labor. Evidence for an extensive immune signaling network composed of chemokines (CXCL8 and CXCL10), chemokine receptors (CXCR1‐3), cytokines (IL‐1β and TNF‐α), cell adhesion molecules, and MMP‐9 was identified in these cells during spontaneous labor at term.
Conclusions
The influx of memory‐like T cells in the choriodecidua and the evidence that they are active by producing chemokines and cytokines, and expressing chemokine receptors, cell adhesion molecules, and a matrix‐degrading enzyme provides support for the participation of the adaptive immune system in the mechanisms of spontaneous parturition at term.
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