Molecular Human Reproduction, Vol 3, 685-691, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press
CA Anania, EA Stewart, BJ Quade, JA Hill and RA Nowak
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a regulator of angiogenesis which
is overexpressed in leiomyomas compared with matched myometrium. To
understand the physiological significance of this finding we characterized
the expression of the type 1 receptor for this ligand (FGFR1). Utilizing
reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) we identified the
complete and alternatively spliced transmembrane forms and two secreted
forms of the FGFR1 in endometrium, myometrium and leiomyomas from all
patients. This is the first report of secreted forms in uterine tissue.
Proteins consistent with each of these isoforms were identified by Western
blot analysis in all three tissues. Immunohistochemistry revealed menstrual
cycle-specific regulation of FGFR1 protein in the endometrial stroma of
normal women but not in women with leiomyomas and abnormal uterine
bleeding. Stromal FGFR1 expression is suppressed in the early luteal phase
in normal women, but not in women with leiomyoma-related bleeding. These
findings support the role of the bFGF ligand-receptor system in the
pathogenesis of leiomyoma-related bleeding and may have implications for
fertility and contraception since the differential FGFR1 expression occurs
in the peri-implantation period of the early luteal phase.
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Expression of the fibroblast growth factor receptor in women with leiomyomas and abnormal uterine bleeding
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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