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Purpose: Our purpose was to analyze potential interactions between the embryo and the maternal endometrial interface in vivo by analyzing immunolocalization of insulin-like growth factor–binding proteins (IGFBPs) -1, -2, and -3 in implantation sites of the mouse.
Methods: Six-week-old B 6 D 2 F 1 female mice underwent superovulation followed by mating and sacrifice at timed intervals. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue was used for avidin–biotin immunocytochemical localization of IGFBPs utilizing standard methodology.
Results: Immunostaining at 1.5 days post coitum revealed light staining in the epithelial glandular cells and faint staining in decidual stroma for both IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-2. At 7.5–10.5 days post coitum, there was moderate–dense immunostaining in the decidualized stromal cells at the implantation site for all three IGFBPs, whereas light immunostaining was seen in nonimplantation site decidua.
Conclusions: Compartmentalization of immunostaining for IGFBP-1, -2, and -3 within decidualized stroma suggests that these proteins may be regulated by trophoblastic and/or embryonic signals.
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Damario, M.A., Liu, HC., Mele, C.A. et al. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Insulin-like Growth Factor–Binding Proteins -1, -2, and -3 in Implantation Sites of the Mouse. J Assist Reprod Genet 15, 513–520 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022538621928
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