| Autor: |
Tamada H; Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan. tamada@vet.osakafu-u.ac.jp, Tominaga M, Kida K, Kawate N, Inaba T, Matsuyama S, Sawada T |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Histology and histopathology [Histol Histopathol] 2005 Jul; Vol. 20 (3), pp. 817-24. |
| DOI: |
10.14670/HH-20.817 |
| Abstrakt: |
Uterine expression of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of growth factors has not been studied in the dog. The present study looks at the presence of mRNA transcripts and immunohistochemical localization for transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha), which is the potent EGF family member, and for EGF receptor (EGF-R) in the canine uterus during the estrous cycle. The reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction together with sequencing of the products confirmed the presence of their mRNA transcripts in the endometrium throughout the estrous cycle. Immunohistochemical analysis found clear positive staining for TGF-alpha and EGF-R in the luminal and glandular epithelia at proestrus and estrus. Immunoreactivity decreased at the early stage of diestrus. In the mid stage of diestrus, clear staining for TGF-alpha was again found in the glands of the luminal region, and staining for EGF-R was observed in all glands. Very little staining was seen at anestrus for either TGF-alpha or EGF-R. These results suggest that TGF-alpha expressed in the uterus may be involved in regulating growth, differentiation and regression in the endometrial epithelial cells during the estrous cycle in the dog. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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