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 numbers
2004
A Novel Immortalized Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Line with Normal Progestational Response
Krikun G, Mor G, Alvero A, Guller S, Schatz F, Sapi E, Rahman M, Caze R, Qumsiyeh M, Lockwood CJ. A Novel Immortalized Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Line with Normal Progestational Response. Endocrinology 2004, 145: 2291-2296. PMID: 14726435, DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-1606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TransformedDeciduaEndometriumEstradiolFas Ligand ProteinFas ReceptorFemaleFibronectinsGene ExpressionHot TemperatureHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1KaryotypingMedroxyprogesterone AcetateMembrane GlycoproteinsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1ProgestinsProlactinStromal CellsTelomeraseThromboplastinConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsImmortalized human endometrial stromal cell lineHuman endometrial stromal cell lineCultured human endometrial stromal cellsEndometrial stromal cell linePrimary human endometrial stromal cellsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Endometrial stromal cellsExpression of IGFFas/Fas ligandActivator inhibitor-1Cell linesProgestational responseParent cellsOvarian steroidsMedroxyprogesterone acetateDecidualization responseAbnormal karyotypeStromal cell lineTissue factorNew cell lineStromal cellsFas ligandInhibitor-1Process of immortalization
2003
Glucocorticoid Enhances Transforming Growth Factor-β Effects on Extracellular Matrix Protein Expression in Human Placental Mesenchymal Cells1
Lee MJ, Ma Y, LaChapelle L, Kadner SS, Guller S. Glucocorticoid Enhances Transforming Growth Factor-β Effects on Extracellular Matrix Protein Expression in Human Placental Mesenchymal Cells1. Biology Of Reproduction 2003, 70: 1246-1252. PMID: 14681196, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.021956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental mesenchymal cellsIntrauterine growth restrictionFFN levelsProtein expressionCol IV expressionInteraction of glucocorticoidsDose-dependent mannerHuman term placentaFibronectin protein levelsExtracellular matrix protein expressionUncomplicated pregnanciesPolymerase chain reaction analysisReal-time polymerase chain reaction analysisGrowth restrictionDEX treatmentChain reaction analysisECM proteinsPlacental villiTerm placentaECM protein expressionCol IIIPlacental architectureMatrix protein expressionDexamethasoneGlucocorticoids