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9603264

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
In mice, immunoreactive galectin-3 protein has previously been localized in uterine epithelial cells adjacent to implanting blastocysts as well as in the decidualized endometrium of implantation sites, uterine natural killer cells, and several types of placental trophoblast cells. Because galectin-3 is a soluble extracellular molecule, protein localization by immunohistochemical methods does not demonstrate its cellular origin. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine precisely which cell types in the utero-placental complex express galectin-3 mRNA. In situ hybridization results demonstrated that galectin-3 mRNA was expressed throughout the utero-placental complex in all cell types previously shown to contain immunoreactive protein, including uterine epithelium, decidualized endometrium, uterine natural killer cells, and placental trophoblasts. These results indicate that galectin-3 protein is not synthesized in a restricted cell type and translocated through the extracellular spaces to other tissue compartments. Furthermore, Northern blot analysis of total RNA prepared from separated fetal and maternal components of utero-placental complexes demonstrated different patterns of expression for galectin-3 mRNA in the uterus and placenta. Relative levels of galectin-3 mRNA peak at midgestation in the implantation site and during the second half of gestation remain elevated in the placenta but decline in the uterus. Separate mechanisms for regulating expression of galectin-3 on opposite sides of the feto-maternal interface are indicated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1277-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Spatio-temporal pattern for expression of galectin-3 in the murine utero-placental complex: evidence for differential regulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430, USA. cbbvhl@ttuhsc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't