Parturition Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Role of Immature Myeloid Cells, Monocytes, Dentritic Cells and Neutrophils in Human Pregnancies as Markers for Mature Pregnancy and Spontaneous Labor
Accumulating evidence suggest that the proliferative, invasive, and immune tolerance
mechanisms that malignant tumors use to establish a nutrient supply and evade or edit the
host immune response are similar to those used by the developing placenta during normal
pregnancy. In addition to the shared capacity for invading through normal tissues, both
cancer cells and cells of the developing placenta create a microenvironment supportive of
both immunologic privilege and angiogenesis.
CD11b+Gr1+ cells are a heterogeneous population of bone marrow-derived cells (BMDC) that
consist of immature myeloid cells (IMCs), and were first described as myeloid-derived
suppressor cells. In healthy individuals, IMCs that are generated in the bone marrow
differentiate into mature granulocytes, macrophages, or dendritic cells (DCs). These cells
have been shown to play an essential role in mediating immune suppression in animal models
of human tumors. As a result of tumor-induced alterations in myelopoiesis, IMCs have been
found in peripheral blood, lymphoid organs and the tumor tissue itself. An increased
population of IMCs was identified in patients with several tumor types. Accordingly, IMCs
detected in the peripheral blood of such patients bearing express the common myeloid marker
CD33 but lack markers of mature myeloid cells such as the MHC class II molecule HLADR.
IMCs have been shown to actively promote tumor growth and metastasis by modulating the
cytokine environment, and through vascular remodeling by promoting angiogenesis.
It has been demonstrated in our laboratory that IMCs infiltrate placentas of pregnant mice
and actively promote angiogenesis. These cells show striking similarity to IMCs that
populate malignant tumors. Accordingly, human placentas are also infiltrated by a
significant population of IMCs. Immunostaining of human placentas showed that IMCs comprise
around 25% ( range 10-40%) of total placental CD45+ bone marrow-derived hematopoietic cells
and that this population is located close to blood capillaries. The investigators also
demonstrated that immature DCs, cells originally described to regulate the adaptive immune
response, also promote angiogenesis in models of choroidal neovascularization, endometriosis
and tumors.
Tho objective in this proposed study is to compare the abundance of IMC, DC, monocytes and
neutrophils counts in blood samples of normal pregnancies: 1. in women in term active labor.
2. In women not in labor. 3. In pre term labor.
According to our previous findings, the investigators hypothesize that IMC's, monocytes and
in active delivery (both term and pre term) will be lower than women without signs for
labor. The investigators also hypothesize that DC's and neutrophils will be more abundant in
active delivery (in term and pre term) than women without signs for labor.
Experimental plan:
Blood count will be collected from pregnant women who agree to participate in the research:
The samples will be sent for the routine complete blood count in Hillel Yaffe hematologic
lab and also will be analyzed for IMC's and DC's population in our lab using fluorescent
immunostaining with specific monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry.
IMC's per total CD45 positive hematopoietic cells from the placental tissue will be analyzed
using fluorescent immunostaining with specific monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry .
The specific location of these cells in the placenta will be identified within the placental
tissue using Immunohistochemistry (IHC). The expression of pro angiogenic genes will be
analyzed by RT PCR and Western blotting.
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