2015
Mechanisms of chorioamnionitis‐associated preterm birth: interleukin‐1β inhibits progesterone receptor expression in decidual cells
Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Kayisli UA, Semerci N, Basar M, Buchwalder LF, Buhimschi CS, Buhimschi IA, Arcuri F, Larsen K, Huang JS, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ. Mechanisms of chorioamnionitis‐associated preterm birth: interleukin‐1β inhibits progesterone receptor expression in decidual cells. The Journal Of Pathology 2015, 237: 423-434. PMID: 26175191, DOI: 10.1002/path.4589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptor expressionPreterm birthDecidual cellsPR expressionIL-1βDC culturesReceptor expressionPR levelsIL-1β suppressionLower PR levelsFunctional progesterone withdrawalCOX-2 expressionRelease of cytokinesIL-1β treatmentDecidual prostaglandin productionP38 MAPK signaling cascadesCervical ripeningProgesterone withdrawalCOX inhibitorsImmunohistochemical stainingChorioamnionitisFetal membrane ruptureNF-kBProstaglandin productionPGF2α productionEnhanced Human Decidual Cell–Expressed FKBP51 May Promote Labor-Related Functional Progesterone Withdrawal
Schatz F, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Basar M, Buchwalder LF, Ocak N, Guzel E, Guller S, Semerci N, Kayisli UA, Lockwood CJ. Enhanced Human Decidual Cell–Expressed FKBP51 May Promote Labor-Related Functional Progesterone Withdrawal. American Journal Of Pathology 2015, 185: 2402-2411. PMID: 26207680, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm decidual cellsDecidual cellsProgesterone receptorP4 withdrawalInterstitial trophoblastMedroxyprogesterone acetateDC culturesHuman term labourLow progesterone receptorsGlucocorticoid receptor expressionFunctional progesterone withdrawalCultured decidual cellsHuman decidual cellsPlasma progesterone levelsThird trimester trophoblastDC nucleiDecidual sectionsOrganon 2058Plasma P4 levelsTerm laborPR expressionProgesterone withdrawalProgesterone levelsReceptor expressionGR expression
2014
Interferon-γ Protects First-Trimester Decidual Cells against Aberrant Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 3, and 9 Expression in Preeclampsia
Lockwood CJ, Basar M, Kayisli UA, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Murk W, Wang J, De Paz N, Shapiro JP, Masch RJ, Semerci N, Huang SJ, Schatz F. Interferon-γ Protects First-Trimester Decidual Cells against Aberrant Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 3, and 9 Expression in Preeclampsia. American Journal Of Pathology 2014, 184: 2549-2559. PMID: 25065683, PMCID: PMC4188280, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternDeciduaEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaKiller Cells, NaturalMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Matrix Metalloproteinases, SecretedPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylationP38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylationExtracellular matrix proteinsProtein kinase phosphorylationHuman first trimester decidual cellsProtein kinaseReal-time quantitative RT-PCREVT invasionKinase phosphorylationQuantitative RT-PCRMatrix proteinsProteolytic cascadeDecidual cellsIntegrin receptorsExtravillous trophoblastsHuman extravillous trophoblastsIncomplete spiral arteryMMP-9Protein levelsProtein expressionMMP-1MMP-2Fibrillar collagen
2010
The Implication of Aberrant GM-CSF Expression in Decidual Cells in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia
Huang SJ, Zenclussen AC, Chen CP, Basar M, Yang H, Arcuri F, Li M, Kocamaz E, Buchwalder L, Rahman M, Kayisli U, Schatz F, Toti P, Lockwood CJ. The Implication of Aberrant GM-CSF Expression in Decidual Cells in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 2472-2482. PMID: 20829438, PMCID: PMC2966804, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorPathogenesis of preeclampsiaDendritic cellsDecidual cellsFirst trimester human decidual cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) expressionGenesis of preeclampsiaSystemic inflammatory stateInterleukin-1 βTumor necrosis factorHuman decidual cellsColony-stimulating factor expressionFactor expression levelsColony-stimulating factor productionGM-CSF expressionGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor productionPreeclamptic deciduaShallow placentationInflammatory stateHuman deciduaNecrosis factorMurine modelPreeclampsiaMouse modelPreeclampsia-related increase of interleukin-11 expression in human decidual cells
Basar M, Yen CF, Buchwalder LF, Murk W, Huang SJ, Godlewski K, Kocamaz E, Arda O, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ, Kayisli UA. Preeclampsia-related increase of interleukin-11 expression in human decidual cells. Reproduction 2010, 140: 605-612. PMID: 20668109, PMCID: PMC3795512, DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDeciduaEstradiolFemaleHumansImidazolesImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-11Interleukin-1betaNaphthalenesNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPre-EclampsiaPregnancyProtein Kinase CPyridinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsFirst trimester decidual cellsDecidual cellsPlacental sectionsLeukocyte-free first trimester decidual cellsGestational age-matched controlsProtein kinase CMaternal-placental interfaceUteroplacental blood flowPathogenesis of preeclampsiaAnti-inflammatory processesCultured decidual cellsTumor necrosis factorAge-matched controlsHuman decidual cellsQuantitative RT-PCRSystemic inflammationNecrosis factorPreeclampsiaBlood flowP38 MAP kinaseIL11 expressionNuclear factorStimulatory effectIL11RT-PCR
2008
Preeclampsia-Related Inflammatory Cytokines Regulate Interleukin-6 Expression in Human Decidual Cells
Lockwood CJ, Yen CF, Basar M, Kayisli UA, Martel M, Buhimschi I, Buhimschi C, Huang SJ, Krikun G, Schatz F. Preeclampsia-Related Inflammatory Cytokines Regulate Interleukin-6 Expression in Human Decidual Cells. American Journal Of Pathology 2008, 172: 1571-1579. PMID: 18467705, PMCID: PMC2408417, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsIL-6Decidual cellsGestational age-matched control placentasElevated IL-6 levelsIL-6 mRNA levelsCommon pregnancy disorderGenesis of preeclampsiaUteroplacental blood flowFetal-placental unitInterleukin-6 levelsPathogenesis of preeclampsiaPro-inflammatory cytokinesEndothelial cell dysfunctionInterleukin-6 expressionHuman decidual cellsReal-time quantitative RT-PCRTime quantitative RT-PCRQuantitative RT-PCRFetal morbidityDecidual macrophagesPreeclamptic womenSystemic inflammationPregnancy disordersControl placentas