Immunolocalization of glycodelin in the genital tract of rats |
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Authors: | Christiane Kunert-Keil Esther Wiehmeier Udo Jeschke Jürgen Giebel |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Pathophysiology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswalder Street 11C, 17495 Karlsburg, Germany;(2) Institute of Anatomy, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Friedrich Loeffler Street 23C, 17487 Greifswald, Germany;(3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany |
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Abstract: | Glycodelin, also known as placental protein 14 has been predominantly localized to organs of the human genital tract. Unfortunately the physiological role of glycodelin is largely unknown since it depends on limited availability of tissues. Therefore, a suitable animal model to study the role of glycodelin would be desirable. Previously, it was shown that glycodelin mRNA is expressed in the genital tract of male and female rats. In the present study, we demonstrate the expression of glycodelin protein in male and female rats by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. For this purpose a polyclonal antibody was generated against glycodelin peptide. In female rats, glycodelin was found in the epithelial gland cells of the uterus, epithelial cells of the fallopian tube as well as in corpora lutea, interstitial and theca cells of the ovary. Glycodelin was distributed in all epithelial cells of the epididymis and the seminal vesicle. In the seminiferous epithelium, glycodelin was seen in all developmental stages of spermatogonia and spermatocytes and in Sertoli cells. Whereas in the rat male reproductive tract glycodelin expression is slightly different from human or primate tissues, in organs of the rat female genital tract glycodelin expression is similar to humans and primates. |
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