2017
Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation.
Cross SN, Potter JA, Aldo P, Kwon JY, Pitruzzello M, Tong M, Guller S, Rothlin CV, Mor G, Abrahams VM. Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 2885-2895. PMID: 28916522, PMCID: PMC5659726, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedChorioamnionitisC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseExtraembryonic MembranesFemaleGammaherpesvirinaeHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansImmunizationInflammasomesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPregnancyPremature BirthProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesConceptsFetal membranesViral infectionImmune responseTAM receptorsSubsequent preterm birthAdverse pregnancy outcomesIL-1β productionIL-1β responseHerpes viral infectionsInnate immune responseVivo mouse modelHuman fetal membranesAggravated inflammationIL-1β processingPregnancy outcomesPreterm birthAssociated complicationsPremature rupturePregnant womenLocal infectionInflammasome activationMerTK inhibitionMouse modelBacterial LPSLigand expression
2009
The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71
Straszewski-Chavez SL, Abrahams VM, Alvero AB, Aldo PB, Ma Y, Guller S, Romero R, Mor G. The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71. Placenta 2009, 30: 939-948. PMID: 19766308, PMCID: PMC2784169, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticApoptosisCell LineChorionic GonadotropinCytokinesFemaleFibronectinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHLA-G AntigensHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratin-7Leukocyte Common AntigensPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstTelomeraseThy-1 AntigensTrophoblastsVimentinConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineSwan 71 cellsTrophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cellsFibroblast-specific antigenHuman chorionic gonadotrophinPrimary trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsHuman telomerase reverse transcriptaseFetal fibronectinCell linesCD90/ThySwan 71Growth factor profileTNF-alpha-induced apoptosisChorionic gonadotrophinCytokeratin 7Specific antigenTelomerase reverse transcriptaseNormal placentaFactor profileKaryotypic abnormalitiesPatient samplesPrimary human cellsAdequate cell numbers