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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
Alterations of the hormonal status may influence diverse cell features relevant to intra- and intercellular communication. We studied histochemically the expression of glycans and endogenous sugar-binding proteins (endolectins) in the mouse endometrium during the estrous cycle. The avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) technique was used on paraffin sections with a panel of biotinylated lectins and neoglycoproteins. Stage-specific changes were observed with Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA), Ulex europaeus-I agglutinin (UEA-1), Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA), Ricinus communis agglutinin (RCA-I) and Glycine max agglutinin (SBA) in both the luminal and the glandular epithelium, but to a lesser extent in the latter. The stromal constituents also exhibited modifications in lectin-binding profiles in cyclic mice. In addition to the analysis of cell glycans endogenous carbohydrate-binding sites were studied using synthetic probes, biotinylated neoglycoproteins. These tools made it possible to conclude that hormonal status can affect the expression of endolectins. We have attempted to correlate the glycohistochemical findings with recently published data obtained biochemically. The results indicate that phase-specific alterations in lectin-binding glycoproteins and endolectins occur in the endometrium of mice associated with their short reproductive cycle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0040-8166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-206
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Estrous cycle-related alterations in the expression of glycoconjugates and lectins in the mouse endometrium shown histochemically.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de Morphologie Fonctionnelle, Université-Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't