2012
Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis
Kavathas PB, Boeras CM, Mulla MJ, Abrahams VM. Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis. Mucosal Immunology 2012, 6: 235-243. PMID: 22763410, PMCID: PMC3465624, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell LineChlamydia trachomatisCytoskeletal ProteinsGene ExpressionHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNod1 Signaling Adaptor ProteinToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4TrophoblastsConceptsIL-1β secretionToll-like receptorsCT infectionIL-1βASC inflammasomeChlamydia trachomatisKey Toll-like receptorsNalp3/ASC inflammasomePro-inflammatory cytokinesIL-1β mRNAIL-1β productionInnate immune pathwaysNOD-like receptorsHuman trophoblast cellsIntracellular bacterial pathogenChlamydia infectionImmune pathwaysObligate intracellular bacterial pathogenTrophoblast cellsHuman trophoblastsCaspase-1InfectionSecretionInflammasomeNOD1
2008
Pre‐eclampsia is associated with dendritic cell recruitment into the uterine decidua
Huang S, Chen C, Schatz F, Rahman M, Abrahams V, Lockwood C. Pre‐eclampsia is associated with dendritic cell recruitment into the uterine decidua. The Journal Of Pathology 2008, 214: 328-336. PMID: 18069648, DOI: 10.1002/path.2257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCell MovementCells, CulturedChemokinesCulture Media, ConditionedDeciduaDendritic CellsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-1betaOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, ThirdReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionUp-RegulationConceptsFirst trimester decidual cellsDendritic cell infiltrationDendritic cellsDecidual cellsIL-1betaPre-eclampsiaCell infiltrationLeukocyte-free first trimester decidual cellsSpecialized antigen-presenting cellsDecidual dendritic cellsDendritic cell recruitmentPlacental bed biopsiesMature dendritic cellsPro-inflammatory cytokinesAntigen-presenting cellsMarked infiltratesMaternal morbidityPrimiparous patientsSystemic inflammationImmune toleranceSubsequent pregnancyBed biopsiesInflammatory milieuMacrophage infiltrationLeading cause