Investigating the role of CD44 and hyaluronate in embryo-epithelial interaction using an in vitro model.
Mol Hum Reprod
; 25(5): 265-273, 2019 05 01.
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| ID: mdl-30865276
Implantation failure is an important impediment to increasing success rates in assisted reproductive technologies. Knowledge of the cascade of morphological and molecular events at implantation remains limited. Cell surface CD44 and hyaluronate (HA) have been reported in the uterus, but a role in intercellular interaction at implantation remains to be evaluated. Mouse embryos were co-cultured with human Ishikawa endometrial epithelial monolayers over 2 days. Attachment was tenuous during the first 24 h, after which it became stable, leading to breaching of the monolayer. The effects of enzymatically reducing the density of HA, or introducing a function-blocking antibody to CD44, were monitored during progression from weak to stable embryonic attachment. Hyaluronidase-mediated removal of surface HA from the epithelial cells enhanced the speed of attachment, while a similar treatment of embryos had no effect. The antibody to CD44 caused retardation of initial attachment. These results suggest that CD44-HA binding could be employed by embryos during initial docking, but the persistence of HA in epithelial cells might be detrimental to later stages of implantation by retarding attainment of stable attachment.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Implantación del Embrión
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Receptores de Hialuranos
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Células Epiteliales
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Ácido Hialurónico
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Hum Reprod
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido