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
2012
Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis
Kavathas PB, Boeras CM, Mulla MJ, Abrahams VM. Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis. Mucosal Immunology 2012, 6: 235-243. PMID: 22763410, PMCID: PMC3465624, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell LineChlamydia trachomatisCytoskeletal ProteinsGene ExpressionHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNod1 Signaling Adaptor ProteinToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4TrophoblastsConceptsIL-1β secretionToll-like receptorsCT infectionIL-1βASC inflammasomeChlamydia trachomatisKey Toll-like receptorsNalp3/ASC inflammasomePro-inflammatory cytokinesIL-1β mRNAIL-1β productionInnate immune pathwaysNOD-like receptorsHuman trophoblast cellsIntracellular bacterial pathogenChlamydia infectionImmune pathwaysObligate intracellular bacterial pathogenTrophoblast cellsHuman trophoblastsCaspase-1InfectionSecretionInflammasomeNOD1