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Immunohistochemical Localization of C9 Neoantigen and the Terminal Complement Inhibitory Protein CD59 in Human Endometrium
Author(s) -
RATNOFF WILLIAM D.,
BROCKMAN WENDY W.,
HASTY LISA A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1995.tb00921.x
Subject(s) - endometrium , immunoperoxidase , cd59 , stromal cell , immunohistochemistry , biology , luteal phase , complement system , cd46 , complement membrane attack complex , monoclonal antibody , endocrinology , andrology , antibody , medicine , immunology , hormone , cancer research
PROBLEM : Human endometrium expresses complement components, receptors, and regulatory proteins, many of which appear to be expressed in a hormone‐dependent manner. Whether terminal complement components are also present in the endometrium is unknown. CD59, a broadly expressed protein that blocks association of C9 with C8 in the membrane attack complex, is localized in reproductive tissue to human spermatozoa, seminal plasma, amniotic fluid, and placenta. The present study examines human endometrium for the presence of CD59 and terminal complement proteins. METHOD : Endometrial biopsies were obtained from six normal women from various phases of the menstrual cycle and analyzed by immunohistochemistry, using MEM‐43 anti‐human CD59 and anti‐human SC5b‐9 murine monoclonal antibodies and the immunoperoxidase technique. RESULTS : Both CD59 protein and SC5b‐9 (C9 neoantigen) were demonstrated to be present in endometrial glandular epithelium throughout the menstrual cycle. No specific staining was demonstrated in the stromal compartment. CONCLUSION : CD59 protein and terminal complement proteins are expressed in glandular epithelial cells of normal human endometrium, in both proliferative and luteal phases, suggesting that expression is not hormonally dependent. These analyses further support the presence of a functionally active complement system in normal human endometrium.