Decidual Cell‐expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia‐related Angiogenesis
Lockwood CJ, Krikun G, Caze R, Rahman M, Buchwalder LF, Schatz F. Decidual Cell‐expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia‐related Angiogenesis. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1127: 67-72. PMID: 18443332, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecidual cell-expressed tissue factorUteroplacental blood flowVascular endothelial growth factorTissue factorDecidual cellsBlood flowFirst trimester decidual cellsGrowth factorPlacental growth factorProtease-activated receptorsSFlt-1 expressionEndothelial growth factorPredominant cell typeMaternal thrombophiliaMaternal morbidityDecidual hemorrhageSpiral arteriesHuman pregnancySFlt-1Trophoblast invasionVascular remodelingPreeclampsiaVEGF expressionExcess thrombinAngiogenic effects