Objective: To analyze the frequency of peritoneal natural killer (NK) cells expressing the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E receptor CD94/NKG2A in patients with endometriosis. Design: Case-control study. Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): Stage III and stage IV endometriosis, according to the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification, was laparoscopically and histologically confirmed in 11 and 9 patients, respectively; 13 subjects without endometriosis were selected for the control group. Intervention(s): Collection of peripheral venous blood, peritoneal fluid, endometriotic tissue, and normal endometrium in subjects undergoing laparoscopy. Main Outcome Measure(s): Surface expression levels of CD94/NKG2A and CD94/NKG2C were detected by three-color cytofluorometric analysis. Semiquantitative HLA-E messenger RNA expression analysis was performed in endometriotic lesions and in eutopic endometrium. NK cell-mediated cytotoxic activity toward HLA-E positive target, DT360 cell line, was also determined. Result(s): In women with endometriosis, the percentage of CD94/NKG2A-positive peritoneal NK cells was significantly higher than in the control group. The CD94/NKG2A ligand, HLA-E, was detected at high levels in endometriotic tissue as messenger RNA transcript. Target cells bearing HLA-E were resistant to NK cell-mediated lysis in a CD94/NKG2A-dependent manner. Conclusion(s): Increased expression of CD94/NKG2A in peritoneal NK cells may mediate the resistance of endometriotic tissue to NK cell-mediated lysis, thus contributing to the progression of the disease. © 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Increased frequency of human leukocyte antigen-E inhibitory receptor CD94/NKG2A-expressing peritoneal natural killer cells in patients with endometriosis / Galandrini, Ricciarda; Porpora, Maria Grazia; Stoppacciaro, Antonella; Federica, Micucci; Capuano, Cristina; Ilaria, Tassi; Alessia Di, Felice; BENEDETTI PANICI, Pierluigi; Santoni, Angela. - In: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. - ISSN 0015-0282. - STAMPA. - 89:5 SUPPL.(2008), pp. 1490-1496. [10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.018]
Increased frequency of human leukocyte antigen-E inhibitory receptor CD94/NKG2A-expressing peritoneal natural killer cells in patients with endometriosis
GALANDRINI, Ricciarda;PORPORA, Maria Grazia;STOPPACCIARO, ANTONELLA;CAPUANO, CRISTINA;BENEDETTI PANICI, PIERLUIGI;SANTONI, Angela
2008
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the frequency of peritoneal natural killer (NK) cells expressing the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E receptor CD94/NKG2A in patients with endometriosis. Design: Case-control study. Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): Stage III and stage IV endometriosis, according to the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification, was laparoscopically and histologically confirmed in 11 and 9 patients, respectively; 13 subjects without endometriosis were selected for the control group. Intervention(s): Collection of peripheral venous blood, peritoneal fluid, endometriotic tissue, and normal endometrium in subjects undergoing laparoscopy. Main Outcome Measure(s): Surface expression levels of CD94/NKG2A and CD94/NKG2C were detected by three-color cytofluorometric analysis. Semiquantitative HLA-E messenger RNA expression analysis was performed in endometriotic lesions and in eutopic endometrium. NK cell-mediated cytotoxic activity toward HLA-E positive target, DT360 cell line, was also determined. Result(s): In women with endometriosis, the percentage of CD94/NKG2A-positive peritoneal NK cells was significantly higher than in the control group. The CD94/NKG2A ligand, HLA-E, was detected at high levels in endometriotic tissue as messenger RNA transcript. Target cells bearing HLA-E were resistant to NK cell-mediated lysis in a CD94/NKG2A-dependent manner. Conclusion(s): Increased expression of CD94/NKG2A in peritoneal NK cells may mediate the resistance of endometriotic tissue to NK cell-mediated lysis, thus contributing to the progression of the disease. © 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.