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Article: Complement 3 deficiency impairs early pregnancy in mice

TitleComplement 3 deficiency impairs early pregnancy in mice
Authors
Issue Date2009
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/37692
Citation
Molecular Reproduction And Development, 2009, v. 76 n. 7, p. 647-655 How to Cite?
AbstractHuman oviductal cells produce complement-3 (C3) and its derivative, iC3b. These molecules are important in immune responses. Our recent study suggested that iC3b also possessed embryotrophic activity and it stimulates the blastulation and hatching rates of in vitro cultured mouse embryos. The objective is to study the impact of C3 deficiency on early pregnancy in vivo using homozygous C3-deficient (C3KO) and wild-type (C3WT) mice. C3 protein was undetectable in the reproductive tissues of C3KO mice. Deficiency in C3 is associated with significantly longer estrous cycle (P = 0.037). No significant difference was found in the ovulation rate, total cell count in blastocysts and implantation rate between the wild-type and the C3KO mice, though C3KO mice tended to have lower values in the latter two parameters. On day 15 of pregnancy, C3KO mice had fewer conceptus (P < 0.001) and higher resorption rate (P < 0.001) than that of C3WT mice. The fetal and placental weights (P < 0.001) were lower in the C3KO mice. The placenta of C3KO mice had smaller spongiotrophoblast (P = 0.001) and labyrinth (P = 0.037). Deficiency in C3 is associated with mild impairment in early pregnancy including longer estrous cycle and higher resorption rates after implantation. The impairment may be related to compromised placental development leading to under-developed fetuses. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87010
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.747
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Grant Council, Hong KongHKU7319/01M
HKU7411/04M
Funding Information:

This work was supported in part by grants (HKU7319/01M to W.S.B.Y. and HKU7411/04M to K.F.L.) from the Research Grant Council, Hong Kong.

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dc.contributor.authorLee, YLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, PCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChung, MKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYeung, WSBen_HK
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dc.description.abstractHuman oviductal cells produce complement-3 (C3) and its derivative, iC3b. These molecules are important in immune responses. Our recent study suggested that iC3b also possessed embryotrophic activity and it stimulates the blastulation and hatching rates of in vitro cultured mouse embryos. The objective is to study the impact of C3 deficiency on early pregnancy in vivo using homozygous C3-deficient (C3KO) and wild-type (C3WT) mice. C3 protein was undetectable in the reproductive tissues of C3KO mice. Deficiency in C3 is associated with significantly longer estrous cycle (P = 0.037). No significant difference was found in the ovulation rate, total cell count in blastocysts and implantation rate between the wild-type and the C3KO mice, though C3KO mice tended to have lower values in the latter two parameters. On day 15 of pregnancy, C3KO mice had fewer conceptus (P < 0.001) and higher resorption rate (P < 0.001) than that of C3WT mice. The fetal and placental weights (P < 0.001) were lower in the C3KO mice. The placenta of C3KO mice had smaller spongiotrophoblast (P = 0.001) and labyrinth (P = 0.037). Deficiency in C3 is associated with mild impairment in early pregnancy including longer estrous cycle and higher resorption rates after implantation. The impairment may be related to compromised placental development leading to under-developed fetuses. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.titleComplement 3 deficiency impairs early pregnancy in miceen_HK
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