2012
Cutting‐Edge Report: TLR10 Plays a Role in Mediating Bacterial Peptidoglycan‐Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis
Mulla MJ, Myrtolli K, Tadesse S, Stanwood NL, Gariepy A, Guller S, Norwitz ER, Abrahams VM. Cutting‐Edge Report: TLR10 Plays a Role in Mediating Bacterial Peptidoglycan‐Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2012, 69: 449-453. PMID: 23279063, PMCID: PMC3620725, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 secretionTrophoblast apoptosisTLR2 coreceptorsHuman trophoblast cell lineIntrauterine bacterial infectionFirst-trimester human trophoblast cell lineThird-trimester human placental tissueHuman placental tissueTrophoblast cell linePositive bacterial componentsTLR10 expressionPreterm laborThird trimesterCaspase-3 activityIL-6TLR2 activationPlacental tissuePlacental apoptosisBacterial infectionsTLR10Bacterial componentsBacterial peptidoglycanTrophoblastCell linesApoptosis
2009
The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71
Straszewski-Chavez SL, Abrahams VM, Alvero AB, Aldo PB, Ma Y, Guller S, Romero R, Mor G. The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71. Placenta 2009, 30: 939-948. PMID: 19766308, PMCID: PMC2784169, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticApoptosisCell LineChorionic GonadotropinCytokinesFemaleFibronectinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHLA-G AntigensHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratin-7Leukocyte Common AntigensPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstTelomeraseThy-1 AntigensTrophoblastsVimentinConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineSwan 71 cellsTrophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cellsFibroblast-specific antigenHuman chorionic gonadotrophinPrimary trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsHuman telomerase reverse transcriptaseFetal fibronectinCell linesCD90/ThySwan 71Growth factor profileTNF-alpha-induced apoptosisChorionic gonadotrophinCytokeratin 7Specific antigenTelomerase reverse transcriptaseNormal placentaFactor profileKaryotypic abnormalitiesPatient samplesPrimary human cellsAdequate cell numbersORIGINAL ARTICLE: Regulation of Nod1 and Nod2 in First Trimester Trophoblast Cells
Mulla MJ, Yu AG, Cardenas I, Guller S, Panda B, Abrahams VM. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Regulation of Nod1 and Nod2 in First Trimester Trophoblast Cells. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2009, 61: 294-302. PMID: 19260860, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00694.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisBenzamidesCells, CulturedCytokinesDiaminopimelic AcidFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BNod1 Signaling Adaptor ProteinNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstSequence DeletionSignal TransductionThiazolesToll-Like Receptor 4TransgenesTrophoblastsConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsExpression of NOD1Cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptorsProduction of cytokinesNOD2 mRNA expressionPattern recognition receptorsNOD2 expressionCytokine responsesInflammatory responseNOD2 activationNOD1 activationNFkappaB inhibitorRecognition receptorsNOD1Nod1 stimulationNOD2Bacterial lipopolysaccharideMRNA expressionTLR4LipopolysaccharideNFkappaB pathwayRT-PCRBacterial peptidesTrophoblast
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
2004
First trimester trophoblast cells secrete Fas ligand which induces immune cell apoptosis
Abrahams VM, Straszewski-Chavez S, Guller S, Mor G. First trimester trophoblast cells secrete Fas ligand which induces immune cell apoptosis. Molecular Human Reproduction 2004, 10: 55-63. PMID: 14665707, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsImmune privilegeTrophoblast cellsFas/Fas ligand (FasL) apoptotic pathwayMaternal immune recognitionMaternal immune systemImmune cell apoptosisSecretion of FasLT cell deathPaternal alloantigensAllograft rejectionNormal pregnancyPeripheral toleranceImmune recognitionImmune systemRelease of microvesiclesFas ligandCell apoptosisVivo studiesFasLMembrane-associated expressionTrophoblastIntracellular FasLApoptotic pathwayDeath
1998
Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes1
Runić R, Lockwood C, LaChapelle L, Dipasquale B, Demopoulos R, Kumar A, Guller S. Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1998, 83: 660-666. PMID: 9467589, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.2.4600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChorionic trophoblastsHuman fetal membranesFetal membranesApoptotic indexWeeks groupCell layerHuman fetal membrane cellsCytoplasmic domain of FasFetal membrane cellsFas messenger ribonucleic acidTrophoblast cell layerDecidual cell typesCondensation of chromatinConsistent with apoptosisSamples of amnionEpithelial cell layerMessenger ribonucleic acidCell surface receptorsWeeks gestationDecidual cellsProstate glandAmnion epitheliumFas signalingAmniotic tissueImmunohistochemical staining