Decreased Levels of Folate Receptor‐β and Reduced Numbers of Fetal Macrophages (Hofbauer Cells) in Placentas from Pregnancies with Severe Pre‐Eclampsia
Tang Z, Buhimschi IA, Buhimschi CS, Tadesse S, Norwitz E, Niven‐Fairchild T, Huang S, Guller S. Decreased Levels of Folate Receptor‐β and Reduced Numbers of Fetal Macrophages (Hofbauer Cells) in Placentas from Pregnancies with Severe Pre‐Eclampsia. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2013, 70: 104-115. PMID: 23480364, PMCID: PMC3686834, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthPre-eclampsiaAge-matched normotensive controlsPreterm pre-eclampsiaSevere pre eclampsiaPathophysiology of PEPregnancy complicationsPreterm birthNormotensive controlsHofbauer cellsFetal mortalityUnknown etiologyPlacental expressionSPTB groupMacrophage functionPlacentaSevere preFetal macrophagesWestern blottingMajor causeProtein expressionPlacental genesReverse transcription-PCR analysisMarker mRNAsTranscription-PCR analysis