2006
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-1β Regulate Interleukin-8 Expression in Third Trimester Decidual Cells Implications for the Genesis of Chorioamnionitis
Lockwood CJ, Arcuri F, Toti P, De Felice C, Krikun G, Guller S, Buchwalder LF, Schatz F. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-1β Regulate Interleukin-8 Expression in Third Trimester Decidual Cells Implications for the Genesis of Chorioamnionitis. American Journal Of Pathology 2006, 169: 1294-1302. PMID: 17003486, PMCID: PMC1698845, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.060185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm decidual cellsIL-8 expressionInterleukin-8 expressionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionDecidual cellsNeutrophil infiltrationIL-8TNF-alphaIL-8 secretion levelsIL-8 levelsIntense neutrophil infiltrationReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionChain reactionInterleukin-1 betaTumor necrosis factorIL-8 mRNAEnzyme-linked immunosorbentIL-8 outputConcentration-response studiesNeutrophil infiltrateSteroidal milieuTerm deciduaTumor necrosisNecrosis factorImmunohistochemical staining
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