Surfactant protein D in the female genital tract.

Abstract:

:Surfactant protein D (SP-D) plays a role in innate immunity against various pathogens and in vivo studies have demonstrated that SP-D also has anti-inflammatory properties. SP-D was originally demonstrated in alveolar type II cells, but recent studies have shown extrapulmonary expression of SP-D indicating a systemic role for the protein. This study describes the presence of SP-D in the female genital tract, the placenta and in amniotic fluid using immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. SP-D was observed in cells lining surface epithelium and secretory glands in the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. In the placenta, SP-D was seen in all villous and extravillous trophoblast subpopulations. Endometrial presence of SP-D in non-pregnant women varied according to stage of the menstrual cycle and was up-regulated towards the secretory phase. It is suggested that endometrial SP-D may prevent intrauterine infection at the time of implantation and during pregnancy.

journal_name

Mol Hum Reprod

authors

Leth-Larsen R,Floridon C,Nielsen O,Holmskov U

doi

10.1093/molehr/gah022

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-03-01 00:00:00

pages

149-54

issue

3

eissn

1360-9947

issn

1460-2407

pii

gah022

journal_volume

10

pub_type

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