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IL-15 expression at human endometrium and decidua.

K Kitaya1, J Yasuda, I Yagi

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Dynamic Pathology Research Institute, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan. kitaya@pop01.odn.ne.jp

Biology of Reproduction
|August 23, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Interleukin-15 (IL-15) expression increases in the human uterus during the secretory phase and early pregnancy, correlating with natural killer (NK) cell presence. Progesterone influences IL-15 production, suggesting hormonal control of uterine immune responses.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Immunology
  • Endocrinology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Natural killer (NK) cells are abundant in the human uterine mucosa during the secretory phase and first trimester of pregnancy.
  • Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a cytokine implicated in NK cell activation and proliferation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the expression of IL-15 in human endometrium and first trimester decidua.
  • To determine the relationship between IL-15 expression and the presence of uterine NK cells.
  • To explore the hormonal regulation of IL-15 production by progesterone.

Main Methods:

  • Semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for IL-15 mRNA.
  • Immunohistochemistry to detect IL-15 protein localization.

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  • Flow cytometry to identify membrane-bound IL-15.
  • In vitro culture of decidual cells to assess progesterone's effect on IL-15 release.

    • Main Results:

    • IL-15 mRNA and protein expression were significantly higher in the secretory phase and first trimester decidua compared to the proliferative phase.
    • IL-15 immunoreactivity was observed in perivascular stromal cells and endothelial cells of the decidua.
    • Membrane-bound IL-15 was detected on first trimester decidual cells.
    • Progesterone treatment stimulated the release of soluble IL-15 from cultured decidual cells.

    Conclusions:

    • IL-15 expression in the human uterus is dynamically regulated and correlates with the cyclical changes and pregnancy-associated increases in uterine NK cells.
    • Progesterone plays a key role in controlling IL-15 production, suggesting hormonal modulation of the uterine immune environment during early pregnancy.