Abstract
To study the concentration of adhesion-related cytokines, transforming growth factor (TGF) β(1), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) BB, b-fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in intrauterine fluid and their roles in the intrauterine-adhesion reformation. From August 2009 to February 2010, 18 patients with moderate or severe intrauterine adhesions underwent transcervical resection of intrauterine adhesion as study group, in the mean time, 20 patients with incomplete septate uterus underwent transcervical resection of septum as control group. The charge of each patient's intrauterine fluid was collected at the time of 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours, respectively, then the concentration of the three cytokines was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The concentration of the expression of TGF-β(1) in the intrauterine fluid at 3, 6, 9, 12 hours after operation in study group was (3.6 ± 0.9), (10.4 ± 1.1), (7.6 ± 1.2), (7.2 ± 1.3) ng/ml, respectively; PDGF-BB was (2.6 ± 0.6), (3.5 ± 0.5), (5.4 ± 1.0), (5.7 ± 0.8) ng/ml, respectively; bFGF was (16.9 ± 1.3), (95.8 ± 17.8), (330.9 ± 70.5), (1303.3 ± 117.4) ng/ml, respectively. The expression of TGF-β(1) in control group was (3.0 ± 0.6), (7.5 ± 0.6), (5.4 ± 0.6), (4.6 ± 0.8) ng/ml, respectively; PDGF-BB was (2.5 ± 0.4), (2.6 ± 0.5), (4.7 ± 0.6), (4.4 ± 0.4) ng/ml, respectively; bFGF was (19.1 ± 2.4), (82.9 ± 21.8), (249.0 ± 54.2), (775.6 ± 178.8) ng/ml, respectively. The concentration of TGF-β(1), PDGF-BB and bFGF reached the peak during the time of 3 - 24 hours, 6 - 48 hours, 6 - 72 hours after surgery, respectively. The concentration of TGF-β(1), PDGF-BB and bFGF in study group were significantly higher than that in control group (P < 0.05). Concentration of TGF-β(1), PDGF-BB and bFGF was positively associated with area of transcervical resection of intrauterine adhesion, those cytokines might be involved in reformatin of intrauterine-adhesion.
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