2009
Progestin and Thrombin Regulate Tissue Factor Expression in Human Term Decidual Cells
Lockwood CJ, Murk W, Kayisli UA, Buchwalder LF, Huang S, Funai EF, Krikun G, Schatz F. Progestin and Thrombin Regulate Tissue Factor Expression in Human Term Decidual Cells. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2009, 94: 2164-2170. PMID: 19276228, PMCID: PMC2690421, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal-fetal interfaceTerm decidual cellsDecidual cellsTNF-alphaTissue factorPlacental sectionsTF mRNA levelsIL-1betaHuman maternal-fetal interfaceTF expressionWestern blottingTF levelsVillous mesenchymal cellsRT-PCRTerm placental sectionsMRNA levelsHigher histologic scoresTissue factor expressionIL-1beta effectReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRDecidual sectionsHemostatic protectionPreterm deliveryQuantitative RT-PCR
2008
Decidual 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 effects