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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 73, 期 6, 页码 536-544出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12354
关键词
Antimicrobial peptide; biomarker; elafin; preterm labor; secretory leukocyte peptidase inhibitor
资金
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24791688] Funding Source: KAKEN
ProblemElafin and secretory leukocyte peptidase inhibitor (SLPI) are unique among antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). This study aimed to determine the expression levels of these AMPs at the cervix during pregnancy and to investigate their association with preterm labor. Method of studyCervical epithelial cells were swabbed from normal pregnant women to evaluate the physiological expression of elafin and SLPI. Cross-sectional analysis was conducted to compare cervical expression levels for SLPI and elafin among three women's groups, controls (n=26), women with threatened preterm labor who delivered at term (t-TPL, n=23) and TPL who ended in preterm labor (p-TPL, n=19). ResultsElafin and SLPI proteins were detected in the squamous and glandular cells of the cervix. Cervical SLPI expression levels increased over the course of pregnancy, whereas elafin levels remained unchanged. Cervical mRNA expression levels of elafin and SLPI were significantly higher in p-TPL compared with t-TPL and control groups. ConclusionConstitutive expression of elafin and SLPI in cervical cells during pregnancy suggests their essential roles in local tissue homeostasis and immune defense. The elevations in cervical elafin and SLPI expression in the women with preterm delivery might reflect the local response to the pathogen invasion into the cervix preceding preterm labor.
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