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American Journal of Pathology, Vol 152, 1247-1258, Copyright © 1998 by American Society for Investigative Pathology
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AJ Quayle, EM Porter, AA Nussbaum, YM Wang, C Brabec, KP Yip and SC Mok
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. aquayle@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
This study describes the novel localization of the antimicrobial peptide human intestinal defensin-5 (HD-5) in female genital tract epithelia. Using a 3' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) protocol, HD-5 was cloned from a vaginal epithelial cell RNA preparation, and its identity was confirmed by sequencing. Tissue samples from multiple donors were subsequently screened for HD-5 expression by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. HD-5 message was invariantly expressed by normal vagina and ectocervix and inflamed fallopian tube, but variably expressed by normal endocervix, endometrium, and fallopian tube (60, 64, and 29% of specimens, respectively). Expression in endometrium was the highest during the early secretory phase of the menstrual cycle. Using immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy, HD- 5 peptide was localized in the upper half of the stratified squamous epithelium of the vagina and ectocervix, with the intensity of cellular staining increasing toward the lumen. In positive endocervix, endometrium, and fallopian tube specimens, HD-5 was located in apically oriented granules and on the apical surface of a proportion of columnar epithelial cells. Using Western blot analysis, secreted HD-5 was detected in cervicovaginal lavages, with the highest concentrations found during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle. We hypothesize that HD-5 is an intrinsic component of the female urogenital innate immune defense system and that its expression may be modulated by hormonal and proinflammatory factors.
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