Human Reproduction, Vol. 16, No. 5, 855-861,
May 2001
© 2001 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Status of peripheral blood natural killer cells in women with recurrent spontaneous abortions and infertility of unknown aetiology
1 Reproductive Medicine and 2 Microbiology and Immunology, FUHS/The Chicago Medical School, N.Chicago, IL, USA
The aim of this study was to investigate the functional status and immunophenotypic characteristics of natural killer (NK) cells in women who suffer recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) or have infertility of unknown aetiology. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were obtained from 40 study patients and 13 normal healthy multiparous controls. NK cells were identified using anti-CD56 and anti-CD16 monoclonal antibodies (mAb). The expression of CD69, CD25, CD122, CD30, CD154, CD128 and CD94 on NK cells was detected using specific mAb and analysed by flow cytometry. CD69 expression on NK cells after ED27 human trophoblast cell line co-culture with PBMC was also investigated. A significant increase in CD69 expression on CD56+ NK cells was demonstrated in women with RSA (P < 0.005) and infertility (P < 0.05) as compared with that of normal controls. Conversely, CD94 expression was significantly decreased in women with RSA (P < 0.005) and infertility (P < 0.05) in comparison with that of controls. Increased CD69 expression on NK cells was induced after 24 h co-culture with ED27. In conclusion, peripheral blood NK cells of women with RSA and infertility of unknown aetiology have higher proportions of activated NK cells in vivo. Unbalanced CD69 and CD94 expression may explain the underlying pathology.
Key words: activation markers/flow cytometry/natural killer cells/spontaneous abortions/trophoblast
3 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Reproductive Medicine/Women's Health Center, FUHS/The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, N.Chicago, IL 60064, USA. E-mail: kwakj{at}finchcms.edu
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