2017
Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation.
Cross SN, Potter JA, Aldo P, Kwon JY, Pitruzzello M, Tong M, Guller S, Rothlin CV, Mor G, Abrahams VM. Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 2885-2895. PMID: 28916522, PMCID: PMC5659726, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseCells, CulturedChorioamnionitisExtraembryonic MembranesFemaleGammaherpesvirinaeHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansImmunizationInflammasomesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPregnancyPremature BirthProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesConceptsFetal membranesViral infectionImmune responseTAM receptorsSubsequent preterm birthAdverse pregnancy outcomesIL-1β productionIL-1β responseHerpes viral infectionsInnate immune responseVivo mouse modelHuman fetal membranesAggravated inflammationIL-1β processingPregnancy outcomesPreterm birthAssociated complicationsPremature rupturePregnant womenLocal infectionInflammasome activationMerTK inhibitionMouse modelBacterial LPSLigand expression
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