2012
Placental Protein 13 and Decidual Zones of Necrosis: An Immunologic Diversion That May be Linked to Preeclampsia
Kliman HJ, Sammar M, Grimpel YI, Lynch SK, Milano KM, Pick E, Bejar J, Arad A, Lee JJ, Meiri H, Gonen R. Placental Protein 13 and Decidual Zones of Necrosis: An Immunologic Diversion That May be Linked to Preeclampsia. Reproductive Sciences 2012, 19: 16-30. PMID: 21989657, DOI: 10.1177/1933719111424445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental protein 13Spiral arteriolesImmune cellsDecidual zoneProtein 13Decidual spiral arteriolesMaternal immune cellsWeeks of gestationElective pregnancy terminationHuman placental lactogenMaternal spiral arteriolesDecidual necrosisPregnancy terminationT cellsImmunohistochemical analysisDecidual veinsIntervillus spacePlacental lactogenInvasive trophoblastApoptosis markersPP13Chorionic villiNecrosisTrophoblastArterioles
2008
The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas
Yusuf K, Kliman HJ. The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas. Journal Of Perinatal Medicine 2008, 36: 291-296. PMID: 18598117, DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2008.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic villitisTwin placentasT cellsMaternal immunologic rejectionMaternal immune responseNumerous T cellsBirth weight differenceMouse monoclonal antibodyWeight discordancePathologic evidenceDizygotic pregnanciesAutoimmune disordersImmunologic rejectionDichorionic placentasHistologic examinationImmune responseVillitisBacterial infectionsPlacentaMonoclonal antibodiesChorionic villiFetusesMaternal environmentWeight differencesVilli