AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

VOLUME 41 , NUMBER 1 , JUNE 1999

1 The Role of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Reproduction: Questions Answered and Raised at the 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Immunology

C.B. Coulam

5 Why Did Your Mother Reject You? Immunogenetic Determinants of the Response to Environmental Selective Pressure Expressed at the Uterine Level

D.A Clark, P. C. Arck. and G. Chaouat

23 Mechanisms of Action of Major-Histocompatibility-Complex-Linked Genes Affecting Reproduction

T.J. Gill III

34 Decidual Mast Cells Might Be Involved in the Onset of Human First-Trimester Abortion

L Marx. P. Arck. C. Kieslich. S. Mitterlechner. M. Kapp, and J. Dietl

41 Fas and Fas-Ugand Are Expressed in the Uteroplacental Unit of First-Trimester Pregnancy

A. Hammer. A. Blaschifz. C. Daxbock. W. Walcher, and G. Dohr

52 Histologic Distribution and Biochemical Properties of alpha1-Microglobulin in Human Placenta

T. Berggard, J.J. Enghild, S. Badve, C.M. Salafia, L. Logdberg, and B. Akerstrom

61 Jeg-3 Human Choriocarcinoma-induced Immunosuppression: Downregulation of lnterleukin-2, lnterleukin-2 Receptor alpha-Chain, and Its Jak/Stat Signaling Pathway

M. Kiiic, E. Flossmann, 0. Flossmann, H. Vogelsang, U. Junker. G. Chaouat. And U.R. Markert

70 First-Trimester Human Chorionic Villi Express Both Immunoregulatory and Inflammatory Cytokines: A Role for lnterleukin-10 in Regulating the Cytokine Network of Pregnancy

W.A. Benneff, S. Lagoo-Deenadayalan. N.S. Whitworth. J.A. Stopple. W.H. Barber. E. Hale. M.N. Brackin. and B.D. Cowan

79 Placenta Growth Factor: Potential Role in Pregnancy

D.S. Torry. H. Ahn. El. Bames. and R.J. Torry

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

VOLUME 41, NUMBER 2, FEBRUARY 1999

113 The Antiphospholipid ( Hughes ` ) Syndrome : An Entity to Be Expanded

Y. Sherer and Y. Shoenfeld

117 Human Leukocyte Antigen-G: New Roles for Old?

D.A Clark

121 American Society for Reproductive Immunology: Report of the Committee for Establishing Criteria for Diagnosis of Reproductive Autoimmune Syndrome

C.B. Coulam, D.W. Branch, D.A. Clark. N. Gleicher, W. Kutteh, M.D. Lockshin. And N.S. Rote

133 Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Reproduction: The Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

W. H. Kutteh, N.S. Rote, and R. Silver

153 The Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G on Trophoblasts Abolishes the Growth-Suppressing Effect of lnterleukin-2 towards Them

Y. Hamai, T. Fujii, T. Yamashita, A. Miki, H. Hyodo, S. Kozuma, Y. Taketani, and D.E. Geraghty

159 Analysis of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G Polymorphism Including Intron 4 in Japanese Couples with Habitual Abortion

T. Yamashita, T. Fujii, Y. Harnai, A. Miki, S. Kozuma, Y. Takefani, K. Tokunaga, K. Tadokoro, and T. Juji

164 lnterleukin-6 Levels in Co-culture of Human In Vitro Fertilization Embryos with Vero Cells Are Not Predictive of Future Successful Development

G. Lapree-Delage. G. Chaouat. M. Volante, and R. Frydman

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 41, Number 3, March 1999

169 Signaling at the Fetomaternal Interface

D.A Clark

174 Pregnancy-Specific Glycoprotein Gene Expression in Recurrent Aborters: A Potential Correlation to lnterleukin-10 Expression

LL. Arnold. T.M. Doherty, A.W. Flor, J.A. Simon, J.Y. Chan, W.-Y. Chan. and B.C.Mansfield

183 CD8 Membrane Expression Is Down-regulated by Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-beta 1, TGF-beta 2, and Prostaglandin E2

M.-J. Ouellette. S. St-Jacques, and R.D. Lambert

192 Lymphocyte Subsets and Mitogen Stimulation of Blood Lymphocytes in

Preeclampsia

L. Matfhiesen. G. Berg, J. Emerudh. and L. Hakansson

204 A Study of Early Pregnancy Factor Activity in the Sera of Women with Trophoblastic Tumor

F. Xiaoguang, Y. Laixi. J. Shunhou, M. Aiying, and Q. Citangxin

209 Effect of Anticardiolipin Antibodies on Prolactin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 Production by Human Decidual Cells

E. Pierro, C.L. Andreani, N. Lazzarin, F. Minici. R. Apa, F. Miceli. G. Ayala. S. Mancuso, and A. Lanzone

217 Monoclonal Antibodies Against Maternal Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Molecules Induce Rapid Abortion in Mice

N. Knezevic, B. Nikolic. K. Brajsa, R. Spaventi. N. Jonjic, S. Jonjic. and S. Marusic

224 Effect of Estradiol and Progesterone on the Low-Dose Endotoxin-lnduced Glomerular Inflammatory Response of the Female Rat

M.M. Faas. W.W. Bakker, N. Valkhof, and G.A. Schuiling

232 Erratum

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 41, Number 4, April 1999

233 T Cells in Pregnancy: Illusion and Reality

D.A. Clark

239 The Role of gama/sigma T Cell Receptor Positive Cells in Pregnancy

B. Polgar, A. Barakonyi. I. Xynos, and J. Szekeres-Bartho

245 Human Decidualized Endometrial T Lymphocytes Do Not Substantially Down- Regulate CD3

I. Bedenicki, D.J. Newton, B.F. Fianagan, P.M. Johnson, D. Rukavina, and S.E.Christmas

253 The Level of Human Decidua-Associated Protein (hDP) 200, Identified as a Monoclonal Rheumatoid Factor in the Fallopian Tube

R. Halperin, E. Hadas, I. Bukovsky. and D. Schneider

257 Circulating Interferon-y- and lnterleukin-4-Secreting Cells in Recurrent Spontneous Abortions

M. Palfi. B. Jablonowska. L. Matthiesen. and J. Ernerudh

264 Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies and Other Immunologic Abnormalities in Patients with Habitual Abortion

L. Kovacs, J. Szabo, K. Molnar, A. Kovacs. and G. Pokorny

271 Heparin Plus Aspirin as a "Single" Therapy for Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Associated with both Allo- and Autoimmunity

A. Cadavid. B. Pena, G. Garcia. J. Botero. F. Sanchez, J. Ossa, and A. Beer

279 Oral Vaccination of White-Tailed Deer Using a Recombinant Bacillus CalmetteGuerin Vaccine Expressing the Borrelia burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein A: Prospects for Immunocontraception

L.A. Miller, B.E. Johns. D.J. Ellas, and G.J. Killian

286 Effect of Serum on Mouse Granulated Metrial Gland Cell Cytotoxicity

I.J. Stewart , and S.Peel

293 Quantitative Assesssment of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G Protein in Amniotic Fluid by a Double-Determinant Enzyme -Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Antihuman Leukocyte Antigen-G Specific Antibody `87G`

Y.Hamai, T. Fujii, A. Miki, D. E. Geraghty, I.Harada, Y. Takai, S. Kozuma,O.Tsutsumi, and Y. Taketani

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 41, Number 5, May 1999

297 Increased T-Helper-1 -Type Immunity and Decreased T-Helper-2-Type Immunityin Patients with Preeclampsia

S. Saifo, H. Umekage, Y. Sakamoto, M. Sakai, K. Tanebe, Y. Sasaki. and H.Morikawa

307 Immunoadsorption Plasmapheresis as a Treatment for Pregnancy Complicated by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Y. Nakamura, K. Yoshida, S. Itoh. Y. Kanai. H. Tsuda, H. Hashimoto, N. Mitsuhashi,and Y. Kuwabara

312 Vertical Transmission of HIV: Parameters Which Might Affect Infection of Placental Trophoblasts by HIV-1: A Review

M. Moussa, B. Mognetti. S. Dubanchef. E. Menu. P. Roques, G. Gras, D. Dormont. F. Barre-Sinoussi, and G. Chaouat

320 lnterleukin-12 Augments Cytolytic Activity of Peripheral and Decidual Lymphocytes Against Choriocarcinoma Cell Lines and Primary Culture Human Placental Trophoblasts

S. Hayakawa, N. Nagai. T. Kanaeda, M. Karasaki-Suzuki. M. Ishii. F. Chishima. And K. Satoh

330 Quantification of C3 and C4 in Infertile Men with Antisperm Antibody in Their Seminal Plasma

A. Rahimi, H. Sepehri, J. Pakravesh. and K. Bahar

337 Decidual Natural Killer Cells in Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion with Normal Chromosomal Content

T. Yamamoto. Y. Takahashi, N. Kase, and H. Mori

343 A Possible Role for Activated Complement Component 3 in Phagocytic Activity Exhibited by the Mouse Trophoblast

A. Albieri. T. Kipnis, and E. Bevilacqua

353 Survival of Fetuses and Viruses : Universal Mechanisms of Co-Existence with an Immunological Potent Host

T. V. F. Hviid, and N. Morling

356 Up-Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity by Interleukin-2 : The Effect of Sex and Parity

R. Brett, R. F. Searle, and J. N. Bulmer

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 41, Number 6, June 1999

361 Program and Abstracts from the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Immunology, June 2-5, 1999, Cooperstown, New York, USA

407 A Selective Increase in Plasma Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Levels in Preeclampsia

Y. Daniel, M.J. Kupferminc, A. Baram, E. Geva, G. Fait and J.B. Lessing

413 Natural Killer Cell Subpopulations and Cytotoxicity for Infertile Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization

A. Fukui. S. Fujii, E. Yamaguchi. H. Kimura, S. Safe and Y. Saito

423 Mouse Granulated Metrial Gland Cell Cy+otoxicity of Wehi 164 Cells: Is There a Role for lnterleukin-3 and Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha?

I.J. Stewart and S. Peel

428 Binding of Ovine Uterine Serpin to Lymphocytes

W-J. Uiu. M.R. Peltier and P.J. Hansen

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 42, Number 1, July 1999

1 Localization of the Th2 Cytokines IL-3, IL-4, IL-10 at the Fetomaternal Interface During Human and Murine Pregnancy and Lack of Requirement for Fas/Fas Ligand Interaction For a Successful Allogeneic Pregnancy

G. Chaouat, V. Cayol, V. Mairovitz, and S. Dubanchet

14 Modulation of perforin expression in the decidual and peripheral blood cytotoxic lymphocytes in culture

N. Strbo. G. LaSkarin, V. SotoSek, D. Rukavina. L.J. Randic, and E.R. Podack

22 Soluble HLA-G: Purification from Eukaryotic Transfected Cells and Detection by a Specific ELISA

S. Fournel, M. Aguerre-girr. A. Campan. L. Salauze, F. Lenfant, P. Le Bouteiller, A.Berrebi. and Y.-C. Lone

30 First Trimester Human Endovascular Trophoblast Cells Express Both HLA-C and HLA-G

J. Proll. A. Blaschifz, H. Hutter, and G. Dohr

37 The Emerging Role of Immunoregulation of Fibrinogen-Related Procoagulant Fgl2 in the Success or Spontaneous Abortion of Early Pregnancy in Mice and Humans

D.A. Clark, J.-W. Ding. G.A. Levy. G. Chaouat, C.B. Coulam, and C. August

44 The Role of gamaIsigma T Cells in Progesterone-Mediated Immunomodulation During Pregnancy: A Review

J. Szekeres-Bartho, A. Barakonyi, B. Polgar. G. Par, Z. Faut, T. Palkovics, and L. Szereday

49 Antigen-Presenting Cells in the Human Female Reproductive Tract: Analysis of Antigen Presentation in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women

J.V. Fahey. R.H. Prabhala, P.M. Guy re, and C.R. Wira

58 Mucosal Immunity in the Genital Tract: Prospects For Vaccines Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases-A Review

M.W. Russell, S.R. Hedges. H.-Y. Wu, J. Mestecky. E.W. Hook. III. and J. Mesfecky

64 Biological Effects of Genes in the Grc and EC Region of the Rat Major Histocompatibility Complex

X.-J. Yuan, B. Dixon McCarthy. S.K. Salgar. H.W. Kunz, and T.J. Gill III

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 42, Number 2 , September 1999

71 Progesterone-lnduced Blocking Factor Inhibits Degranulation of Natural Killer Cells

Zs. Faust, G. LaSkarin, D. Rukavina, and J. Szekeres-Barfho

76 Decidual Macrophages Are the Population of Decidual Adherent Cells Which Regulates Perforin Expression in Cytolytic Cells

V. SofoSek, G. LaSkarin, N. Strbo. G. Dohr, A. Blaschitz, E.R. Podack. and D.Rukavina

83 The Role of gama/sigma T-Cell Receptor-Positive Cells in Pregnancy: Part II

A. Barakonyi, B. Polgar. and J. Szekeres-Bartho

88 Apoptotic Nuclei Within the Uterine Decidua of First Trimester Pregnancy Arise from CD45 Positive Leukocytes

A. Hammer, and G. Dohr

95 Progress in Characterization of Pre-lmplantation Factor in Embryo Cultures and In Vivo

E.R. Barnea, J. Simon. S.P. Levine, C.B. Coulam. G.S. Taliadouros. and P.C. Leavis

100 Cytokines and the Regulation of Apoptosis in Reproductive Tissues: A Review

R.G. Lea. S.C. Riley, C. Anfipafis, L. Hannah, C.J. Ashworth, D.A. Clark. And H.O.D. Critchley

110 The Possible Role of Classical Human Leukocyte Antigens in Recurrent Miscarriage

O.B. Christiansen

116 Inhibition of Trophoblast Adhesion to Endothelial Cells by the Sera of Women with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions

R. Bulla. F. De Guarrini, M. Pausa, F. Fischefti, P.L. Meroni, F. De Seta, S. Guaschino. And F. Tedesco

124 TGFbeta2 mRNA Expression and Pregnancy Failure in Mice

M. Gorivodsky, A. Torchinsky. 1. Zemliak. S. Savion. A. Fein. and V. Toder

134 Announcement

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 42, Number 3, September 1999

135 Thy-1 Differentiation Protein and Monocyte-Derived Cells During Regeneration and Aging of Human Placental Villi

A. Bukovsky, M.R. Caudle, J.A. Keenan, J. Wimalasena, and P.P. McKenzie

153 Hypocomplementemia Correlates with Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

N. Kobayashi. H. Yamada, T. Kishida. E.-H. Kato. Y. Ebina. N. Sakuragi. G. Kobashi. A. Tsutsumi, and S. Fujimoto

160 Transforming Growth Factor-beta Isoforms and Receptors in Endometriotic Cysts of the Human Ovary.

M. Tamura. T. Fukaya, A. Enomoto. T. Murakami. S. Uehara, and A. Yajima

168 RANTES Production by Cultured Primate Endometrial Epithelial Cells

G.B. Alt man. A.M. Gown, D.L. Luchtel. and C. Baker

175 Effect of Neonatal Treatment with a GnRH Antagonist on Development of the Cell-Mediated Immune Response in Marmosets

D.R. Mann, S.F. Lunn. M.A. Akinbami. K. Samuel, M. Waterfall, and H.M. Eraser

187 Characterization of Boar Spermadhesins by Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies and Their Role in Binding to Oocytes

L. Veselky. J. Peknicova. D. Cechova. M. Kraus. G. Geussova, and V. Jonakova

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 42, Number 4, October 1999

199 Regulation of T-Cell Activities at the Feto-Placental Interface-by Placenta?

G. Chaouat

205 A Placenta-Derived Suppressor Factor with a T-Cell Bias

R. Raghupathy. S.F.B. Khan. P. V. Syamasundar, P. Bansal, and F. Azizieh

219 Immunoglobulins of the Human Amniotic Fluid

C. P. Quan. F. Forestier. and J.-P. Bouvet

226 Fetal Treatment of Congenital Heart Block Ascribed to Anti-SSA Antibody: Case Reports with Observation of Cardiohemodynamics and Review of the Literature

H. Yamada. E.H. Kato. Y. Ebina. M. Moriwaki, R. Yamamoto. 1. Furufa. And S. Fujimoto

233 Possible Susceptibility of the HLA-DPBV0402 and HLA-DPBV04 Alleles to Unexplained Recurrent Abortion: Analysis by means of Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism Method

K. Takakuwa, 1. Hataya, M. Arakawa. A. Kikuchi. M. Higashino. M. Yasuda. T. Kurabayashi, and K. Tanaka

240 Distribution of Th1, Th2, and Th0 and the Th1/Th2 Cell Ratios in Human Peripheral and Endometrial T Cells

S. Saito, N. Tsukaguchi. T. Hasegawa, T. Michimata, H. Tsuda, and N. Narita

246 Spontaneous Accumulation of Eosinophils and Macrophages Throughout the Stroma of the Epididymis and Vas Deferens in Alymphoplasia (aly) Mutant Mice: I. A Histological Study

M. ltoh, K. Miyamoto, T. Ooga, K. lwahashi, and Y. Takeuchi,

254 Isolation and Biological Characterization of Baar Sperm Capacitation-Related Antigen

M. Mollova , T. Djarkova, M. Ivanova, M. Stamenova, and S. Kyurkchiev

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 42, Number 5, November 1999

263 Novel Hyperactive Mitogen to Endothelial Cells: Human Decidual NKG5

N. Longer, D. Beach, and E.S. Lindenbaum

273 Mitogen-lnduced Cytokine Responses of Maternal Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Indicate a Differential Th-Type Bias in Normal Pregnancy and Pregnancy Failure

M. Makhseed, R. Raghupathy. P. Azizieh, M.M.K. AI-Azemi, N.A. Hassan, and A. Bandar

282 Natural Killer Cell Activity and Cytokine Production after In Vitro Immunoglobulin Treatment of Lymphocytes Derived from Pregnant Women with or without Risk for Spontaneous Abortion

L Szereday. P. Spath. and J. Szekeres-Barfho

288 Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation: A State of Neutrophil Activation

R. Orviefo, Z. Ben-Rafael, R. Abir, 1. Bar-Hava, B. Fisch, and Y. Molad

292 The Possible Role of Antiovary Antibodies in Repeated In Vitro Fertilization Failures

E. Geva. G. Fait, L. Lemer-Geva, J.B. Lessing, T. Swartz, 1. Wolman, Y. Daniel, and A. Amit

297 An Inverse Relation Between the Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-alpha) and TNF-alpha Receptor in Human Endometrium

N. Chegini, Q. Dou, and R.S. Williams

303 The Expression of Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) and Receptors in Human Endometrium

Y, Zhao and N. Chegini

312 Progesterone Directly and Indirectly Affects Perforin Expression in Cytolytic Cells

G. Laskarin. Zs. Faust. N. Strbo. V. Sotogek, J. Szekeres-Bartho. E.R. Podack. and D.Rukavina

321 F4/80-Positive Cells Rapidly Accumulate Around Tubuli Recti and Rete Testis Between 3 and 4 Weeks of Age in the Mouse: An Immunohistochemical Study

M. Itoh, Q. Xie, K. Miyamoto, and Y. Takeuchi

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

VOLUME 42, NUMBER 6, DECEMBER 1999

327 The Effect of Nitric Oxide on Sperm Cell Function and Embryo Development

B. S. Joo, S. H. Park, S. J. Park, H. S. Kang, H. S. Moon , and H. S. Kim

335 Immunodiagnostic Evaluation in Women with Reproductive Failure

A.S. Kaider. B.D. Kaider. P.B. Janowicz, and R.G. Roussev

347 Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Human Milk and Reproductive Tract Fluids

M.D. Srivastava. J. Uppes. and B.I.S. Srivasfava

355 Proportion of CD56+3+ T Cells in Decidual and Peripheral Lymphocytes of Normal Pregnancy and Spontaneous Abortion with and without History of Recurrent Abortion

T. Yamamoto, Y. Takahashi. N. Kase. and H. Mori

361 Type-1 and Type-2 Cytokines in Human Decidual Tissue and Trophoblasts from Normal and Abnormal Pregnancies Detected by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

A. Vives, J. Balasch, J. Vague, L. Quinto, J. Ordi, and J.A. Vanrell,

369 Spontaneous and Induced Release of Prostaglandins, Interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha by Placental Tissue from Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies

I. Munno. L.M. Chiechi. G. Lacedra. G. Putignano. C. Patimo. A. Lobascio, and P. Loizzi

375 lnterleukin-8 Stimulates Placental Prostacyclin Production in Preeclampsia

Y. Wang, J. Baier, C.D. Adair. D.F. Lewis, S. Krueger. T. Kruger, M. Gurski. And E. Brown

381 Expression of Fas-Fas Ligand in Murine Testis

J.P. Xu. X. Li. E. Mori. M.W. Guo. 1. Mafsuda. H. Takaichi. T. Amano, and T. Mori