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Expression pattern of tumor necrosis factor alpha in placentae of idiopathic fetal growth restriction
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Not Specified
Year:
2012
Type of Publication:
Article
Pages:
253-261
Authors:
Elfayomy, Amr K, Almasry, Shaima M, Eldomiaty, Magda A, Habib, Fawzia A
DOI:
10.1007/s10735-012-9410-6
Journal:
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR HISTOLOGY SPRINGER
Volume:
43
Research Area:
Cell Biology
ISSN
ISI:000307288800001
Keywords :
TNF-alpha, Idiopathic FGR, Human placentae
Abstract:
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) is one of the proinflammatory cytokines that provokes a variety of biological effects on the placenta. The increased placental exposure to TNF-alpha have induced impaired fetal development in experimental animals, but no data are available on the expression and localization of TNF-alpha in human placenta of idiopathic fetal growth restriction (FGR). The aim of this study was to characterize the immunohistochemical expression and localization of TNF-alpha in idiopathic FGR placentae in comparison with those of appropriate for gestational age (AGA) fetuses. 75 human placentae were collected between April, 2010 and March, 2011; 50 placentae were collected from pregnancies associated with idiopathic FGR and 25 placentae from AGA pregnancies. Histological and Immunohistochemical methodologies were employed in formalin fixed paraffin-embedded sections from the placentae of all subjects. Area percent of TNF-alpha immunostaining was evaluated using image analysis technique. In both AGA and idiopathic FGR placentae, cytoplasmic TNF-alpha was localized in the decidual and chorionic trophoblasts and in the endothelium of decidual and chorionic vessels. Trophoblast giant cells (TGC) in the decidua and chorionic villi of AGA specimens show deficient or negative TNF-alpha immunoexpression while those of idiopathic FGR show positive immunostaining. The mean area percent of TNF-alpha staining was greater in idiopathic FGR placentae (5.93 +/- A 0.69) compared to AGA ones (3.28 +/- A 0.41) (p = 0.001). Enhanced placental expression and specific cellular localization and of TNF-alpha are expected to contribute to impaired fetal development in idiopathic FGR and the TGCs are proposed to be an obvious source of this cytokine in such cases.
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