2019
Differential gene expression during placentation in pregnancies conceived with different fertility treatments compared with spontaneous pregnancies
Lee B, Koeppel AF, Wang ET, Gonzalez TL, Sun T, Kroener L, Lin Y, Joshi NV, Ghadiali T, Turner SD, Rich SS, Farber CR, Rotter JI, Ida Chen YD, Goodarzi MO, Guller S, Harwood B, Serna TB, Williams J, Pisarska MD. Differential gene expression during placentation in pregnancies conceived with different fertility treatments compared with spontaneous pregnancies. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 535-546. PMID: 30611556, PMCID: PMC7156023, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester placentaSpontaneous pregnancyIVF groupFertility treatmentMaternal medical conditionsTreatment-related factorsAcademic medical centerTranscriptomic profilesGestational age 11Fetal demographicsInfertility groupPregnancy complicationsCohort studySpontaneous conceptionMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEMedical conditionsPregnancyDifferent fertility treatmentsIVFLarger studyDifferential gene expressionChorionic villiGene expressionPlacenta
2013
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
2008
Placental expression of ceruloplasmin in pregnancies complicated by severe preeclampsia
Guller S, Buhimschi CS, Y Y, Huang T, Yang L, Kuczynski E, Zambrano E, Lockwood CJ, Buhimschi IA. Placental expression of ceruloplasmin in pregnancies complicated by severe preeclampsia. Laboratory Investigation 2008, 88: 1057-1067. PMID: 18679377, PMCID: PMC2682720, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2008.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Severe preeclampsiaReperfusion injurySFlt-1Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Ischemia/reperfusion injuryLife-threatening syndromeSubsequent reperfusion injuryTerm control groupPathophysiology of preeclampsiaTyrosine kinase-1Activator inhibitor-1Release of factorsSignificant increasePresence of mRNAUpregulation of mRNACeruloplasmin mRNAPlacental damagePlacental factorsMicroarray gene profilingEndothelium dysfunctionPE placentasQuantitative real-time PCRIntervillous space