2008
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) Expression in Preeclamptic Decidua and MMP9 Induction by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 1 Beta in Human First Trimester Decidual Cells1
Lockwood CJ, Oner C, Uz YH, Kayisli UA, Huang SJ, Buchwalder LF, Murk W, Funai EF, Schatz F. Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) Expression in Preeclamptic Decidua and MMP9 Induction by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 1 Beta in Human First Trimester Decidual Cells1. Biology Of Reproduction 2008, 78: 1064-1072. PMID: 18276934, PMCID: PMC3045968, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.063743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedDeciduaDNA PrimersEnzyme InductionFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-1betaMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Pre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTumor necrosis factor alphaNecrosis factor alphaInterleukin-1 betaMedroxyprogesterone acetateFactor alphaDecidual cellsMMP9 levelsExtravillous trophoblastsEVT invasionFirst trimester decidual cellsAge-matched control womenMatrix metalloproteinase-9 expressionUteroplacental blood flowLevels of MMP9Metalloproteinase-9 expressionMatrix metalloproteinases 1Matrix metalloproteinases 2Levels of MMP2Decidual extracellular matrixConcentration-dependent increaseSubstrate gel zymographyPreeclamptic deciduaQuantitative RT-PCRInterstitial trophoblastSpiral arteries
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