2018
Role of NOD2 in antiphospholipid antibody-induced and bacterial MDP amplification of trophoblast inflammation
Mulla MJ, Pasternak MC, Salmon JE, Chamley LW, Abrahams VM. Role of NOD2 in antiphospholipid antibody-induced and bacterial MDP amplification of trophoblast inflammation. Journal Of Autoimmunity 2018, 98: 103-112. PMID: 30594350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuramyl dipeptideAbsence of aPLAnti-angiogenic profileNovel danger signalPresence of aPLRole of NOD2IL-1β expressionMaternal-fetal interfaceActivation of NOD2IL-1β productionBacterial muramyl dipeptideAntiphospholipid antibodiesCommon bacterial componentsPregnancy complicationsPregnancy outcomesAdverse outcomesIL-1βTrophoblast responsesExtravillous trophoblastsHigh riskPreeclampsiaDanger signalsBacterial infectionsVEGF secretionInflammationAntiphospholipid Antibodies Inhibit Trophoblast Toll‐Like Receptor and Inflammasome Negative Regulators
Mulla MJ, Weel IC, Potter JA, Gysler SM, Salmon JE, Peraçoli MTS, Rothlin CV, Chamley LW, Abrahams VM. Antiphospholipid Antibodies Inhibit Trophoblast Toll‐Like Receptor and Inflammasome Negative Regulators. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 70: 891-902. PMID: 29342502, PMCID: PMC5984662, DOI: 10.1002/art.40416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth arrest-specific protein 6Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLigand growth arrest-specific protein 6TAM receptor functionTrophoblast inflammationAntiphospholipid antibodiesInflammasome functionReceptor functionToll-like receptor 4Human first-trimester trophoblastsTAM receptor signalingGlycoprotein I antibodiesInterleukin-8 responseRobust inflammatory responseToll-like receptorsEffects of aPLReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionIL-1β responseIL-1β secretionFirst trimester trophoblastsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionAutophagy inducer rapamycinPlacental inflammationSubsequent TLR
2016
Antiphospholipid antibody-induced miR-146a-3p drives trophoblast interleukin-8 secretion through activation of Toll-like receptor 8
Gysler SM, Mulla MJ, Guerra M, Brosens JJ, Salmon JE, Chamley LW, Abrahams VM. Antiphospholipid antibody-induced miR-146a-3p drives trophoblast interleukin-8 secretion through activation of Toll-like receptor 8. Molecular Human Reproduction 2016, 22: 465-474. PMID: 27029214, PMCID: PMC4941806, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaw027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAntiphospholipid SyndromeFemaleHumansInterleukin-8MicroRNAsPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 8TrophoblastsConceptsToll-like receptor 4IL-8 secretionAdverse pregnancy outcomesTrophoblast-derived exosomesHealthy pregnant controlsMiR-146aTrophoblast cellsMiR-155MiR-210Pregnancy complicationsAntiphospholipid syndromePregnant controlsTLR4 antagonistHTR8 cellsHuman first-trimester extravillous trophoblast cell lineFirst trimester extravillous trophoblast cell lineRelated adverse pregnancy outcomesAbsence of aPLMiR expression levelsPanel of miRsObstetric antiphospholipid syndromeExtravillous trophoblast cell lineToll-like receptor 8Pro-inflammatory effectsAmerican Heart Association
2013
A Role for Uric Acid and the Nalp3 Inflammasome in Antiphospholipid Antibody-Induced IL-1β Production by Human First Trimester Trophoblast
Mulla MJ, Salmon JE, Chamley LW, Brosens JJ, Boeras CM, Kavathas PB, Abrahams VM. A Role for Uric Acid and the Nalp3 Inflammasome in Antiphospholipid Antibody-Induced IL-1β Production by Human First Trimester Trophoblast. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65237. PMID: 23762324, PMCID: PMC3675211, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAntiphospholipid SyndromeBeta 2-Glycoprotein ICARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMiceNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstProtein PrecursorsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4TrophoblastsUric AcidConceptsIL-1β productionIntrauterine growth restrictionIL-1β secretionAntiphospholipid syndromeIL-1β processingAntiphospholipid antibodiesIL-1βHuman first trimester trophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineUric acidNalp3/ASC inflammasomeHuman first trimester trophoblast cellsToll-like receptor 4Human first-trimester trophoblastsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsAnti-β2GPI AbsAdverse pregnancy outcomesAnti-β2GPI antibodiesRecurrent pregnancy lossTLR4-dependent mannerApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinMaternal-fetal interfaceFirst trimester trophoblastsSpeck-like proteinTrophoblast cell line