NLRP3 inflammasome function and pyroptotic cell death in human placental Hofbauer cells
Abrahams VM, Tang Z, Mor G, Guller S. NLRP3 inflammasome function and pyroptotic cell death in human placental Hofbauer cells. Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2020, 142: 103214. PMID: 33152658, PMCID: PMC7770077, DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPlacentaPregnancyPrimary Cell CulturePyroptosisConceptsHofbauer cellsCaspase-1 activationIL-1β processingIL-1βInflammasome activationFetal inflammatory response syndromeSubsequent pregnancy complicationsInflammatory response syndromeCell deathNLRP3 inflammasome activationInterleukin-1 betaIL-1β secretionInhibition of P2X7Human term placentaGasdermin D cleavageNLRP3 knockdownPlacental inflammationPyroptotic cell deathFetal inflammationHistologic chorioamnionitisPregnancy complicationsResponse syndromeNLRP3 inflammasomeProtein/gene expressionInflammatory form