The relationship between T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein 3(Tim-3)/Galectin(Gal)-9 pathway and recurrent spontaneous abortion(RSA) was studied. Thirty-one pregnant women with RSA and 27 norm...The relationship between T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein 3(Tim-3)/Galectin(Gal)-9 pathway and recurrent spontaneous abortion(RSA) was studied. Thirty-one pregnant women with RSA and 27 normal early gravidas were investigated to detect the levels of Tim-3 and Gal-9 in villi and deciduas by Western blotting. Meanwhile, the concentration of interleukin(IL)-4 and IL-12 in peripheral blood plasma was determined by ELISA in 25 healthy fertile non-pregnant controls, the normal early gravidas and pregnant women with RSA mentioned above, respectively. It was found that the relative expression levels of Tim-3 and Gal-9 in villi and deciduas were significantly increased in pregnant women with RSA as compared with those in the normal early gravidas. The concentration of IL-4 in peripheral blood plasma of pregnant women with RSA was lower than that of the normal early gravidas(P〈0.05) and healthy fertile non-pregnant controls(P〈0.05), but that of IL-2 in pregnant women with RSA was significantly higher than that of the normal early gravidas(P〈0.05) and healthy fertile non-pregnant controls(P〈0.05). It was suggested that the overexpression of Tim-3/Gal-9 pathway may be related to the pathogenesis of RSA.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Science Foundation of China(Nos.30973205 and 81172464)the National "Twelfth-Five Year" Research and Development Program of China(No.2014BAI05B05)
文摘The relationship between T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein 3(Tim-3)/Galectin(Gal)-9 pathway and recurrent spontaneous abortion(RSA) was studied. Thirty-one pregnant women with RSA and 27 normal early gravidas were investigated to detect the levels of Tim-3 and Gal-9 in villi and deciduas by Western blotting. Meanwhile, the concentration of interleukin(IL)-4 and IL-12 in peripheral blood plasma was determined by ELISA in 25 healthy fertile non-pregnant controls, the normal early gravidas and pregnant women with RSA mentioned above, respectively. It was found that the relative expression levels of Tim-3 and Gal-9 in villi and deciduas were significantly increased in pregnant women with RSA as compared with those in the normal early gravidas. The concentration of IL-4 in peripheral blood plasma of pregnant women with RSA was lower than that of the normal early gravidas(P〈0.05) and healthy fertile non-pregnant controls(P〈0.05), but that of IL-2 in pregnant women with RSA was significantly higher than that of the normal early gravidas(P〈0.05) and healthy fertile non-pregnant controls(P〈0.05). It was suggested that the overexpression of Tim-3/Gal-9 pathway may be related to the pathogenesis of RSA.