Developmental regulation of glucocorticoid-mediated effects on extracellular matrix protein expression in the human placenta
Guller S, Markiewicz L, Wozniak R, Burnham J, Wang E, Kaplan P, Lockwood C. Developmental regulation of glucocorticoid-mediated effects on extracellular matrix protein expression in the human placenta. Endocrinology 1994, 134: 2064-2071. DOI: 10.1210/en.134.5.2064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of glucocorticoidsTerm cellsLevels of glucocorticoidsTrimester cellsDexamethasone treatmentTrimester of human pregnancyControl levelsGlucocorticoid responseSeparation of placentaTreatment of cytotrophoblastsLevels of hCGControl valuesIncreased glucocorticoid responseHuman first trimesterLow levels of glucocorticoidsGlucocorticoid-mediated effectsLevels of FN mRNARates of FNElevated levels of glucocorticoidsExtracellular matrix protein expressionLevels of FNCytotrophoblast culturesReduced glucocorticoid responsivenessHuman pregnancyFirst-trimester