2019
IL‐10 to TNFα ratios throughout early first trimester can discriminate healthy pregnancies from pregnancy losses
Kaislasuo J, Simpson S, Petersen JF, Peng G, Aldo P, Lokkegaard E, Paidas M, Pal L, Guller S, Mor G. IL‐10 to TNFα ratios throughout early first trimester can discriminate healthy pregnancies from pregnancy losses. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2019, 83: e13195. PMID: 31585488, PMCID: PMC8295882, DOI: 10.1111/aji.13195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationIL-10Pregnancy lossHealthy pregnancyFirst trimesterTNFα ratioNormal pregnancySymptoms of miscarriageIL-10 concentrationsProspective longitudinal cohortEarly first trimesterFirst trimester lossImplantation dayIVF cohortImmunological balanceSerum levelsViable pregnancySerial bloodGestation weeksTNFα concentrationsEarly immunomodulationLongitudinal cohortEmbryo implantationPregnancySingle time pointIn Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation of Immortalized Human First-trimester Trophoblast Cell Lines.
Kisanga EP, Tang Z, Guller S, Whirledge S. In Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation of Immortalized Human First-trimester Trophoblast Cell Lines. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 30907868, DOI: 10.3791/58942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell movementCell migrationHuman first trimester trophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineIntrauterine growth restrictionCell linesTrophoblast cell linePregnancy disordersEarly pregnancyGrowth restrictionMaternal vasculatureTrophoblast migrationMigratory capacityPlacental developmentPotential mechanismsCellular changesVitro assaysInvasionTrophoblastProliferationThorough examinationMigrationAssaysIndividual factorsPregnancyDifferential gene expression during placentation in pregnancies conceived with different fertility treatments compared with spontaneous pregnancies
Lee B, Koeppel AF, Wang ET, Gonzalez TL, Sun T, Kroener L, Lin Y, Joshi NV, Ghadiali T, Turner SD, Rich SS, Farber CR, Rotter JI, Ida Chen YD, Goodarzi MO, Guller S, Harwood B, Serna TB, Williams J, Pisarska MD. Differential gene expression during placentation in pregnancies conceived with different fertility treatments compared with spontaneous pregnancies. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 535-546. PMID: 30611556, PMCID: PMC7156023, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester placentaSpontaneous pregnancyIVF groupFertility treatmentMaternal medical conditionsTreatment-related factorsAcademic medical centerTranscriptomic profilesGestational age 11Fetal demographicsInfertility groupPregnancy complicationsCohort studySpontaneous conceptionMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEMedical conditionsPregnancyDifferent fertility treatmentsIVFLarger studyDifferential gene expressionChorionic villiGene expressionPlacenta
2013
Viral Infection of the Pregnant Cervix Predisposes to Ascending Bacterial Infection
Racicot K, Cardenas I, Wünsche V, Aldo P, Guller S, Means RE, Romero R, Mor G. Viral Infection of the Pregnant Cervix Predisposes to Ascending Bacterial Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 191: 934-941. PMID: 23752614, PMCID: PMC4153356, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale reproductive tractBacterial infectionsViral infectionLower female reproductive tractReproductive tractAntimicrobial peptide expressionProduction of mucusPreterm laborPreterm birthNeonatal mortalityUterine cavityUterine infectionMouse modelPeptide expressionInfectionCervixPolymicrobial diseaseMajor causeMultifactorial approachCommon routePregnancyBirthUterusTractAntimicrobial peptides
2012
Toll‐Like Receptor 4 Expression in Decidual Cells and Interstitial Trophoblasts Across Human Pregnancy
Schatz F, Kayisli UA, Vatandaslar E, Ocak N, Guller S, Abrahams VM, Krikun G, Lockwood CJ. Toll‐Like Receptor 4 Expression in Decidual Cells and Interstitial Trophoblasts Across Human Pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2012, 68: 146-153. PMID: 22564191, PMCID: PMC3395732, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01148.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4Interstitial trophoblastDecidual cellsDanger signalsToll-like receptor 4 expressionFirst trimester decidual cellsReceptor 4 expressionHuman pregnancyElective terminationNormal deliveryDecidua parietalisReceptor 4Luteal phaseStromal cellsGram-negative bacteriaSerial sectionsTrophoblastPrimary targetCellsClose contactEndometriumPregnancyHScoreGestationCytokeratin
2011
Isolation of Hofbauer Cells from Human Term Placentas with High Yield and Purity
Tang Z, Tadesse S, Norwitz E, Mor G, Abrahams VM, Guller S. Isolation of Hofbauer Cells from Human Term Placentas with High Yield and Purity. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2011, 66: 336-348. PMID: 21545365, PMCID: PMC3154981, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01006.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHofbauer cellsHuman term placentaTerm placentaComplications of pregnancyCell typesMacrophage functionPhagocytotic activityFlow cytometryVillus functionConsensus methodologyVacuolated appearancePhagocytosis assaysPlacentaPercoll gradientCTFuture studiesFibroblastsHBCCellsDaysHigh levelsComplicationsCulture mediumPregnancyMacrophagesInflammation and pregnancy: the role of the immune system at the implantation site
Mor G, Cardenas I, Abrahams V, Guller S. Inflammation and pregnancy: the role of the immune system at the implantation site. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1221: 80-87. PMID: 21401634, PMCID: PMC3078586, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05938.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune systemMaternal immune systemImmunology of pregnancyImmunological weaknessPregnancy complicationsImmune suppressionPregnant womenAppropriate treatmentImmunological responseImmune interactionsPregnancyImplantation sitesInfectious diseasesComplicationsInflammationPatientsDiseaseImmunologyWomenPlacental Hofbauer cells and complications of pregnancy
Tang Z, Abrahams VM, Mor G, Guller S. Placental Hofbauer cells and complications of pregnancy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1221: 103-108. PMID: 21401637, PMCID: PMC3707113, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05932.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of pregnancyHofbauer cellsHistological chorioamnionitisCytokine-mediated inflammationPlacental Hofbauer cellsPlacental pathophysiologyPlacental macrophagesUnknown etiologyPlacental functionMajor cell typesVillus functionComplicationsPregnancyCell typesSpecific roleGene expressionChorioamnionitisVillitisCellsInflammationGestationPathophysiologyEtiologyPlacentaMacrophages
2008
The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Guller S, Y. Y, Fu H, Krikun G, Abrahams VM, Mor G. The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1127: 129-133. PMID: 18443340, PMCID: PMC3671376, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionPathophysiology of preeclampsiaGrowth restrictionPlacental syncytiumFms-like tyrosine kinase-1Complications of pregnancyPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Tyrosine kinase-1Activator inhibitor-1Release of factorsPlacental damageSoluble endoglinEndothelium dysfunctionLaser capture microdissectionMaternal bloodAntiangiogenic factorsPreeclampsiaFas ligandWestern blottingInhibitor-1Reactive oxygen speciesCapture microdissectionPregnancyPathophysiologyKinase 1
2007
Expression of Toll-like receptors in the human decidua.
Krikun G, Lockwood CJ, Abrahams VM, Mor G, Paidas M, Guller S. Expression of Toll-like receptors in the human decidua. Cellular And Molecular Biology 2007, 22: 847-54. PMID: 17503341, DOI: 10.14670/hh-22.847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportCells, CulturedDeciduaEndometriumEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateImmunohistochemistryInterleukinsLipopolysaccharidesMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPeptidoglycanPoly I-CPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, ThirdReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsToll-like receptorsHuman deciduaFirst trimester elective terminationMaternal spiral arteriesInnate immune responseCesarean sectionSpiral arteriesThird trimesterCytokine productionElective terminationDecidual tissuesImmune responseLate gestationPregnant endometriumFetal membranesSurveillance moleculeHost defensePregnancyDeciduaMRNA levelsReceptorsMicrobial pathogensTrimesterEndometriumArtery
2006
First-trimester trophoblast cell model gene response to hypoxia
Koklanaris N, Nwachukwu JC, Huang SJ, Guller S, Karpisheva K, Garabedian M, Lee MJ. First-trimester trophoblast cell model gene response to hypoxia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 687-693. PMID: 16522398, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionHypoxia-responsive genesHTR-8/SVneoChain reactionCell linesTrophoblast cell linePregnancy outcomesEarly pregnancyMotility/migrationHypoxic environmentTotal RNAHypoxiaPlacentationMicroarray studiesGene responsesPreeclampsiaPregnancy