1999
Macrophage derived growth factors m odulate Fas ligand expression in cultured endometrial stromal cells: a role in endometriosis
Garcia-Velasco J, Arici A, Zreik T, Naftolin F, Mor G. Macrophage derived growth factors m odulate Fas ligand expression in cultured endometrial stromal cells: a role in endometriosis. Molecular Human Reproduction 1999, 5: 642-650. PMID: 10381819, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.7.642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChoriocarcinomaCulture Media, ConditionedEndometriumFas Ligand ProteinFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression RegulationHumansLeukemia, MyeloidLigandsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorPregnancyStromal CellsTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedUterine NeoplasmsConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorEndometrial stromal cellsGrowth factorFasL expressionStromal cellsImmune cellsEndometrial cellsCultured endometrial stromal cellsEndometrial stromal cell culturesRegurgitated endometrial cellsImmune privilege statusPro-inflammatory naturePlatelet-derived growth factorMacrophage-conditioned mediumDose-dependent mannerFas ligand expressionFas ligand interactionsFibroblast growth factorStromal cell culturesPeritoneal fluidImmune surveillanceMacrophage productsLigand expressionCertain cell populationsCell populations
1998
Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Mor G, Gutierrez L, Eliza M, Kahyaoglu F, Arici A. Fas‐Fas Ligand System‐Induced Apoptosis in Human Placenta and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 1998, 40: 89-94. PMID: 9764350, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic diseaseTrophoblastic diseaseFasL expressionImmunobiology of pregnancyMaternal immune responseMaternal immune toleranceMaternal-fetal interfaceReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionNick-end labeling assayFas ligand expressionEnd-labeling assayPaternal alloantigensPathologic placentasImmune toleranceFetal antigensT cellsFas-FasLImmune responseNormal placentaLigand expressionPlacentaHuman placentaParaffin sectionsPathologic states