Preeclampsia-Related Inflammatory Cytokines Regulate Interleukin-6 Expression in Human Decidual Cells
Lockwood CJ, Yen CF, Basar M, Kayisli UA, Martel M, Buhimschi I, Buhimschi C, Huang SJ, Krikun G, Schatz F. Preeclampsia-Related Inflammatory Cytokines Regulate Interleukin-6 Expression in Human Decidual Cells. American Journal Of Pathology 2008, 172: 1571-1579. PMID: 18467705, PMCID: PMC2408417, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsIL-6Decidual cellsGestational age-matched control placentasElevated IL-6 levelsIL-6 mRNA levelsCommon pregnancy disorderGenesis of preeclampsiaUteroplacental blood flowFetal-placental unitInterleukin-6 levelsPathogenesis of preeclampsiaPro-inflammatory cytokinesEndothelial cell dysfunctionInterleukin-6 expressionHuman decidual cellsReal-time quantitative RT-PCRTime quantitative RT-PCRQuantitative RT-PCRFetal morbidityDecidual macrophagesPreeclamptic womenSystemic inflammationPregnancy disordersControl placentasDecidual Cell‐expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia‐related Angiogenesis
Lockwood CJ, Krikun G, Caze R, Rahman M, Buchwalder LF, Schatz F. Decidual Cell‐expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia‐related Angiogenesis. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1127: 67-72. PMID: 18443332, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecidual cell-expressed tissue factorUteroplacental blood flowVascular endothelial growth factorTissue factorDecidual cellsBlood flowFirst trimester decidual cellsGrowth factorPlacental growth factorProtease-activated receptorsSFlt-1 expressionEndothelial growth factorPredominant cell typeMaternal thrombophiliaMaternal morbidityDecidual hemorrhageSpiral arteriesHuman pregnancySFlt-1Trophoblast invasionVascular remodelingPreeclampsiaVEGF expressionExcess thrombinAngiogenic effectsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) Expression in Preeclamptic Decidua and MMP9 Induction by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 1 Beta in Human First Trimester Decidual Cells1
Lockwood CJ, Oner C, Uz YH, Kayisli UA, Huang SJ, Buchwalder LF, Murk W, Funai EF, Schatz F. Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) Expression in Preeclamptic Decidua and MMP9 Induction by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 1 Beta in Human First Trimester Decidual Cells1. Biology Of Reproduction 2008, 78: 1064-1072. PMID: 18276934, PMCID: PMC3045968, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.063743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedDeciduaDNA PrimersEnzyme InductionFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-1betaMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Pre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTumor necrosis factor alphaNecrosis factor alphaInterleukin-1 betaMedroxyprogesterone acetateFactor alphaDecidual cellsMMP9 levelsExtravillous trophoblastsEVT invasionFirst trimester decidual cellsAge-matched control womenMatrix metalloproteinase-9 expressionUteroplacental blood flowLevels of MMP9Metalloproteinase-9 expressionMatrix metalloproteinases 1Matrix metalloproteinases 2Levels of MMP2Decidual extracellular matrixConcentration-dependent increaseSubstrate gel zymographyPreeclamptic deciduaQuantitative RT-PCRInterstitial trophoblastSpiral arteries