2008
Placental expression of ceruloplasmin in pregnancies complicated by severe preeclampsia
Guller S, Buhimschi CS, Y Y, Huang T, Yang L, Kuczynski E, Zambrano E, Lockwood CJ, Buhimschi IA. Placental expression of ceruloplasmin in pregnancies complicated by severe preeclampsia. Laboratory Investigation 2008, 88: 1057-1067. PMID: 18679377, PMCID: PMC2682720, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2008.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Severe preeclampsiaReperfusion injurySFlt-1Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Ischemia/reperfusion injuryLife-threatening syndromeSubsequent reperfusion injuryTerm control groupPathophysiology of preeclampsiaTyrosine kinase-1Activator inhibitor-1Release of factorsSignificant increasePresence of mRNAUpregulation of mRNACeruloplasmin mRNAPlacental damagePlacental factorsMicroarray gene profilingEndothelium dysfunctionPE placentasQuantitative real-time PCRIntervillous space
1998
Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes1
Runić R, Lockwood C, LaChapelle L, Dipasquale B, Demopoulos R, Kumar A, Guller S. Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1998, 83: 660-666. PMID: 9467589, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.2.4600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChorionic trophoblastsHuman fetal membranesFetal membranesApoptotic indexWeeks groupCell layerHuman fetal membrane cellsCytoplasmic domain of FasFetal membrane cellsFas messenger ribonucleic acidTrophoblast cell layerDecidual cell typesCondensation of chromatinConsistent with apoptosisSamples of amnionEpithelial cell layerMessenger ribonucleic acidCell surface receptorsWeeks gestationDecidual cellsProstate glandAmnion epitheliumFas signalingAmniotic tissueImmunohistochemical staining