2015
Chinese herbal medicine for miscarriage affects decidual micro-environment and fetal growth
Piao L, Chen C, Yeh C, Basar M, Masch R, Cheng Y, Lockwood CJ, Schatz F, Huang SJ. Chinese herbal medicine for miscarriage affects decidual micro-environment and fetal growth. Placenta 2015, 36: 559-566. PMID: 25771406, PMCID: PMC4395550, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester decidual cellsIL-1βDecidual cellsPlacental weightFetal growthFood intakeResorption rateFetal resorption rateMaternal food intakeM-CSFC motif ligand 2Intrauterine growth restrictionIGF-IR expressionInducible protein-10Anti-CD163 antibodyQRT-PCRChinese herbal formulaIL-8 productionChinese herbal medicineG-CSF expressionEndothelial cell angiogenesisPlacental IGFDecidual macrophagesFetal weightCytokine expression
2010
Preeclampsia-related increase of interleukin-11 expression in human decidual cells
Basar M, Yen CF, Buchwalder LF, Murk W, Huang SJ, Godlewski K, Kocamaz E, Arda O, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ, Kayisli UA. Preeclampsia-related increase of interleukin-11 expression in human decidual cells. Reproduction 2010, 140: 605-612. PMID: 20668109, PMCID: PMC3795512, DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDeciduaEstradiolFemaleHumansImidazolesImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-11Interleukin-1betaNaphthalenesNF-kappa BP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPre-EclampsiaPregnancyProtein Kinase CPyridinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsFirst trimester decidual cellsDecidual cellsPlacental sectionsLeukocyte-free first trimester decidual cellsGestational age-matched controlsProtein kinase CMaternal-placental interfaceUteroplacental blood flowPathogenesis of preeclampsiaAnti-inflammatory processesCultured decidual cellsTumor necrosis factorAge-matched controlsHuman decidual cellsQuantitative RT-PCRSystemic inflammationNecrosis factorPreeclampsiaBlood flowP38 MAP kinaseIL11 expressionNuclear factorStimulatory effectIL11RT-PCR