[The characteristics of the epithelium and endometrial extracellular matrix in miscarriage during early pregnancy associated with chronic endometritis]

Arkh Patol. 2009 Sep-Oct;71(5):40-3.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

In miscarriage associated with chronic endometritis, the uterine mucosa was found to have a lower expression of TGFR-beta, gelatinases and a higher exposure of TIMP-1 and EGFR, which confirms a pathogenetic association between the imbalance of growth factors, endoproteases and their inhibitors and points to the active involvement of these cytokines and endopeptidases in the inflammatory, reparative processes and remodeling of tissues. The imbalance of growth factors, proteases, and antiproteases is likely to be a cause of uterine mucosal remodeling with progressive collagenogenesis and atrophy of the glandular apparatus along with pathogen persistence, which may be one of the factors predisposing to miscarriage. This makes it necessary to eliminate the causative agent of the endometrial infectious-inflammatory process in the earliest periods of the onset of disease and permits the drawing up of approaches to targeted drug therapy for some pathogenetic links of disease.

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Spontaneous / metabolism*
  • Abortion, Spontaneous / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis
  • Endometritis / metabolism*
  • Endometritis / pathology*
  • Endometrium / metabolism*
  • Endometrium / pathology*
  • Epithelium / metabolism
  • Epithelium / pathology
  • ErbB Receptors / biosynthesis
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Pregnancy
  • Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Cytokines
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • EGFR protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors