Fig. 2. Expression of CCR1 protein on human EVTs in the cell column at 10-weeks
gestation. To determine the differentiation stage of EVTs that express CCR1 in
the cell column, serial sections of placental tissue from therapeutic
hysterectomy at 10-weeks gestation were either single-immunostained with
anti-integrin
1 mAb followed by FITC-conjugated secondary antibody (B)
or double-immunostained with anti-CCR1 mAb followed by rhodamine-conjugated
secondary antibody plus FITC-conjugated anti-integrin
5 mAb (C-E).
Trophoblasts are visualized by staining with anti-cytokeratin 7 mAb (A). The
cytotrophoblast layer is traced with a dashed line. Two adjacent cell columns
(Column 1 and Column 2) are shown. In these cell columns, the initial
expression sites of CCR1 (D, arrowheads) are similar to those of integrin
5 (C,E). Note that CCR1 expression is diminished on migrating
interstitial trophoblasts (Int TB) (D,E) that express both integrin
1
(B) and integrin
5 (C,E). AV, anchoring villus; Gl, decidual gland.
Scale bars: 100 µm.