Immunoprotection of gonads and genital tracts in human embryos and fetuses: Immunohistochemical study

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 381-385

  Gurevich, Pavel ^a   Ben Hur, Herzl ^a   Moldavsky, Moisey ^b   Szvalb, Sergio ^b   Berman, Valentina ^a   Zusman, Itshak ^c  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Rebecca Sieff Government Hospital   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Embryos; Fetuses; Gonads; Immunoglobulins; J chain; Secretory component

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN J CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SECRETORY COMPONENT;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDIDYMIS; FETUS; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; GESTATION PERIOD; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIUM; INTESTINE CELL; MACROPHAGE; MESONEPHROS; MUELLERIAN DUCT; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TESTIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0035211156     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2001.d01-28.x     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Goldblum RM, Hanson LÅ, Brandtzaeg P: The mucosal defense system. In Immunologic Disorders in Infants and Children, ER Stiehm (ed.), 4th edn. Philadelphia, Saunders Co, 1996, pp 159-200.
2. McGhee JR, Kiyono H: The mucosal immune system. In Fundamental Immunology, WE Paul (ed.), 4th edn. Philadelphia, New York, Lippincott-Raven Publ, 1999, pp 909-946.
3. Brandtzaeg P: Molecular and cellular aspects of secretory immunoglobulin system. Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand 1995; 103:1-19.
4. Kondi-Paphitis A, Carvounis H, Kairi E, Frangou M, Papayanopoulou A, Deligeorgi H: Expression of a local immune defence system in the femal genital tract. An immunohistochemical study. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1999; 20:141-143.
5. Lea RG, Clark DA: The immune function of the endometrium. Baillieres Clin Obstetr Gynecol 1989; 3:293-313.
6. Suzuki T, Sasano H, Takaya R, Fukaya T, Yajima A, Date F, Nagura H: Leukocytes in normal-cycling human ovaries: immunohistochemical distribution and characterization. Hum Reprod 1998; 13:2186-2191.
7. Asano M, Saito M, Fujita H, Wada M, Kobayashi K, Vaerman JP, Moro I: Molecular maturation and functional expression of mouse polymeric immunoglobulin receptor. J Immunol Methods 1998; 214:131-139.
8. Housseau F, Rouas-Freiss N, Roy M, Bidart JM, Guillet JG, Bellet D: Antigen- presenting function of murine gonadal epithelial cell lines. Cell Immunol 1997; 177:93-101.
9. Grandjean V, Vincent S, Martin L, Rassoulzadegan M, Cuzin F: Antimicrobial protection of the mouse testes: synthesis of defensins of the cryptdin family. Biol Reprod 1997; 57:1115-1122.
10. Suescun MO, Caladra RS, Lustig L: Effect of testicular macrophage conditioned media from rats with autoimmune orchitis on Leydig cell function. Am J Reprod Immunol 2000; 43:116-123.
11. Itoh M, Xie Q, Miyamoto K, Takeuchi Y: F4/80-positive cells rapidly accumulate around tubuli recti and rete testis between 3 and 4 weeks age in the mouse: An immunohistochemical study. Am J Reprod Immunol 1999; 42:321-326.
12. Cooper TG: Immunology of epididymis. Andrologia 1999; 31:322.
13. Cleveland MG, Bakos MA, Pyron DL, Rajaraman S, Goldblum RM: Characterization of secretory component in amniotic fluid. Identification of new form of secretory IgA. J Immunol 1991; 147:181-188.
14. Bennett WA, Allbert JR, Brackin MN, Morrison JC, Cowan BD: Secretory component in human amniotic fluid and gestational tissues: A potential endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitor. J Soc Gynecol Invest 1999; 6:311-317.
15. Quan CP, Forestier F, Bouvet JP: Immunoglobulins of the human amniotic fluid. Am J Reprod Immunol 1999; 42:219-225.
16. Ben-Hur H, Gurevich P, Hagay Z, Huszar M, Ziv-Sokolovskaya N, Shezen E, Zusman I: Insufficiency of the immune system in fetuses and infants with sepsis: morphological and morphometric studies. J Histotechnol 1998; 21:300-315.
17. Brandtzaeg P: Role of J chain and secretory component in receptor-mediated glandular and hepatic transport of immunoglobulins in man. Scand J Immunol 1985; 22:111-116.
18. Vaerman JP, Langendries A, Giffroy D, Brandtzaeg P, Kobayashi K: Lack of SC/pIgR-mediated epithelial transport of a human polymeric IgA devoid of J chain: In vitro and in vivo studies. Immunology 1998; 95:90-96.
19. Vetro SW, Bellanti JA: Fetal and neonatal immunoincompetence. Fetal Ther 1989; 4 (Suppl):82-91.