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ArticleScientific reports2019

The human tubal lavage proteome reveals biological processes that may govern the pathology of hydrosalpinx.

Elizabeth Yohannes, Avedis A Kazanjian, Morgan E Lindsay, Dennis T Fujii, Nicholas Ieronimakis, Gregory E Chow, Ronald D Beesley, Ryan J Heitmann, Richard O Burney

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth YohannesDepartment of Clinical Investigation, Division of Graduate Medical Education, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA. elizabeth.h.yohannes.civ@mail.mil.
Avedis A KazanjianDepartment of Clinical Investigation, Division of Graduate Medical Education, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Morgan E LindsayDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Dennis T FujiiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Nicholas IeronimakisDepartment of Clinical Investigation, Division of Graduate Medical Education, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Gregory E ChowDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Ronald D BeesleyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Ryan J HeitmannDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Richard O BurneyDepartment of Clinical Investigation, Division of Graduate Medical Education, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98431, USA.
Madigan Army Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrosalpinx, the blockage of fallopian tubes, can result from pelvic inflammatory disease. Hydrosalpinx is a cause of infertility and negatively impacts in vitro fertilization. To better understand the pathobiology of hydrosalpinx, we compared the proteome of lavages from disease vs. healthy fallopian tubes. Results indicate a disruption of redox homeostasis and activation of the complement system, immune cell infiltration, and phagocytosis; pathways that may drive tubal injury. To our surprise among the most prominent proteins with hydrosalpinx was mesothelin (MSLN), which until now has only been associated with epithelial malignancies. Analogous to mesothelioma and ovarian carcinoma, a significant increase of MSLN was detected in plasma from patients with hydrosalpinx. This finding suggests MSLN may provide clinical diagnosis in lieu of the current approaches that require invasive imaging. Importantly, these findings implicate MSLN in a benign disease, indicating that the activation and role of MSLN is not restricted to cancer.

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ProteomeChromatography, LiquidDisease SusceptibilityFallopian Tube DiseasesFallopian TubesFemaleFertilityGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryMesothelinProteomicsTandem Mass SpectrometryTherapeutic IrrigationGPI-Linked ProteinsMesothelinMSLN protein, humanProteome

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PMID31222072
PMCPMC6586608
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