Increased immunohistochemical expression of neutral metalloendopeptidase (Enkephalinase; EC 3.4.24.11) in villi of the human placenta with pre-eclampsia
| Autor: | J.-M. Moutquin, X.-M. Li, M. Marois, J.-C. Forest, L. Bourque, J. Deschenes |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Placenta Biology Preeclampsia Immunoenzyme Techniques Pre-Eclampsia Pregnancy Fetal membrane Internal medicine medicine Humans Neprilysin reproductive and urinary physiology Obstetrics and Gynecology Trophoblast Enkephalinase medicine.disease Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Chorionic Villi Sampling Reproductive Medicine embryonic structures Immunohistochemistry Metalloendopeptidase Female Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Placenta. 16:435-445 |
| ISSN: | 0143-4004 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0143-4004(95)90101-9 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of placental neutral metalloendopeptidase (NEP; enkephalinase; EC 3.4.24.11) in human normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancy. The localization of NEP in placentae from normotensive, chronic hypertensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancies was carried out on fresh frozen tissues by using a monoclonal primary antibody developed against human common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia antigen (CD10) together with the avidin-biotin-peroxidase method. In placentae from normotensive, chronic hypertensive and superimposed pre-eclamptic pregnancies, intense staining was found in the extravillous trophoblast, and also in fibroblasts of the chorionic plate and stem villi. Light to moderate staining was noted in the villous-associated trophoblast and in some cells from the villous core. In cases of pre-eclampsia, very intense staining was detected not only on the surface, but also in the cytoplasm of the villous-associated trophoblast. The increased expression of placental NEP in pre-eclampsia suggests that this enzyme may be involved in the regulation of the local concentration of circulating biologically active peptides at the fetomaternal interface, and thus could be implicated in the pathophysiological changes of this syndrome. |
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