Glucocorticoids Enhance CD163 Expression in Placental Hofbauer Cells
Tang Z, Niven-Fairchild T, Tadesse S, Norwitz ER, Buhimschi CS, Buhimschi IA, Guller S. Glucocorticoids Enhance CD163 Expression in Placental Hofbauer Cells. Endocrinology 2012, 154: 471-482. PMID: 23142809, PMCID: PMC3529384, DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHofbauer cellsGC treatmentGC administrationCD163 expressionDEX treatmentCD68 mRNASpontaneous preterm birthMacrophage marker genesPlacental explant culturesAntiinflammatory M2 macrophagesHuman term placentaExpression of FRPreterm deliveryPreterm birthCD163 mRNAM2 macrophagesReceptor mRNAGC actionSynthetic GCFetal capillariesTerm placentaPlacental fibroblastsFlow cytometryCD163 proteinFetal macrophages