Progestin and Thrombin Regulate Tissue Factor Expression in Human Term Decidual Cells
Lockwood CJ, Murk W, Kayisli UA, Buchwalder LF, Huang S, Funai EF, Krikun G, Schatz F. Progestin and Thrombin Regulate Tissue Factor Expression in Human Term Decidual Cells. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2009, 94: 2164-2170. PMID: 19276228, PMCID: PMC2690421, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal-fetal interfaceTerm decidual cellsDecidual cellsTNF-alphaTissue factorPlacental sectionsTF mRNA levelsIL-1betaHuman maternal-fetal interfaceTF expressionWestern blottingTF levelsVillous mesenchymal cellsRT-PCRTerm placental sectionsMRNA levelsHigher histologic scoresTissue factor expressionIL-1beta effectReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRDecidual sectionsHemostatic protectionPreterm deliveryQuantitative RT-PCR