TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased production of tumor necrosis factor-α by peritoneal fluid mononuclear cells induced by 60-kDa heat shock protein in women with minimal to mild endometriosis
AU - Noda, Takahiro
AU - Murakami, Takashi
AU - Terada, Yukihiro
AU - Yaegashi, Nobuo
AU - Okamura, Kunihiro
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Problem: We sought to examine the role of Hsp60, a 60-kDa stress-responsive protein (hsp60) with potent immunostimulatory properties, in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. We investigated the response of peritoneal fluid mononuclear cells (PFMCs) to hsp60 to identify differences in PFMCs between women with and without endometriosis. Method of study: PFMCs from women with or without endometriosis were incubated with hsp60 in vitro. The release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-ot was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The rapid secretion of TNF-α was observed following the exposure of PFMCs to hsp60. PFMCs from women with minimal to mild endometriosis produced greater amounts of TNF-α in response to hsp60 stimulation than levels seen in cells from women without endometriosis. Conclusion: Hsp60 may play a role in the activation of peritoneal immunity in patients with minimal to mild endometriosis.
AB - Problem: We sought to examine the role of Hsp60, a 60-kDa stress-responsive protein (hsp60) with potent immunostimulatory properties, in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. We investigated the response of peritoneal fluid mononuclear cells (PFMCs) to hsp60 to identify differences in PFMCs between women with and without endometriosis. Method of study: PFMCs from women with or without endometriosis were incubated with hsp60 in vitro. The release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-ot was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The rapid secretion of TNF-α was observed following the exposure of PFMCs to hsp60. PFMCs from women with minimal to mild endometriosis produced greater amounts of TNF-α in response to hsp60 stimulation than levels seen in cells from women without endometriosis. Conclusion: Hsp60 may play a role in the activation of peritoneal immunity in patients with minimal to mild endometriosis.
KW - Endometriosis
KW - Heat shock protein 60
KW - Tumor necrosis factor-α
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U2 - 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.00104.x
DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.00104.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 14750702
AN - SCOPUS:0242268924
VL - 50
SP - 427
EP - 432
JO - American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
JF - American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
SN - 8755-8920
IS - 5
ER -