Uric Acid Induces Trophoblast IL‐1β Production Via the Inflammasome: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia
Mulla MJ, Myrtolli K, Potter J, Boeras C, Kavathas PB, Sfakianaki AK, Tadesse S, Norwitz ER, Guller S, Abrahams VM. Uric Acid Induces Trophoblast IL‐1β Production Via the Inflammasome: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2011, 65: 542-548. PMID: 21352397, PMCID: PMC3114103, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00960.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease ProgressionEnzyme ActivationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansHyperuricemiaInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMaternal-Fetal RelationsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLR ProteinsPre-EclampsiaPregnancyTrophoblastsUric AcidConceptsIL-1β secretionIL-1β productionMonosodium urateTrophoblast cellsUric acidFirst trimester trophoblast cellsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPathogenesis of preeclampsiaMaternal-fetal interfaceInduction of inflammationActive IL-1βNOD-like receptorsThird trimester trophoblastActive caspase-1Uric acid increasesCaspase-1 activationIL-1β processingPregnancy outcomesInflammatory dysregulationPlacental dysfunctionClinical manifestationsIL-1βInflammasome activationNALP3 inflammasomePreeclampsia