Apoptosis and Bcl-2 protein expression in human placenta over the course of normal pregnancy - PubMed

Apoptosis and Bcl-2 protein expression in human placenta over the course of normal pregnancy

S Soni et al. Anat Histol Embryol. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Apoptosis plays a central role in organ development, homeostasis and immune defence in multicellular organisms and is strictly controlled in part by members of Bcl-2 family. The Bcl-2 is a pro-survival molecule identified through its involvement in B-cell lymphomas. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of apoptosis in the human placenta at different stages of pregnancy and to correlate it further with Bcl-2 expression. A total of 96 placental samples from first trimester, mid-trimester and uncomplicated term pregnancies were collected (n = 32 + 32 + 32). M30 cyto death monoclonal antibody was used to identify apoptotic cells. The apoptosis index of first trimester placentae was 2.33 ± 1.70, mid- trimester was 1.77 ± 1.36 and term placenta was 1.15 ± 0.21. Bcl-2 protein was found immunolocalized in the cytoplasm of syncytiotrophoblast. Apoptosis index was significantly reduced in term cases as compared with first trimester (P < 0.002) and mid-trimester placentae (P = 0.01). On the contrary, Bcl-2 expression was significantly higher at term cases than in first trimester (P < 0.0001) and mid-trimester cases (P < 0.001). The present study divulges the importance of apoptosis in permitting normal physiological turnover of villous trophoblast and also exhibits the contribution of bcl-2 in maintaining syncytial integrity throughout normal pregnancy.

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