2020
Acetaminophen Attenuates invasion and alters the expression of extracellular matrix enzymes and vascular factors in human first trimester trophoblast cells
Burman A, Garcia-Milian R, Wood M, DeWitt NA, Vasiliou V, Guller S, Abrahams VM, Whirledge S. Acetaminophen Attenuates invasion and alters the expression of extracellular matrix enzymes and vascular factors in human first trimester trophoblast cells. Placenta 2020, 104: 146-160. PMID: 33348283, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsHuman first trimester trophoblast cellsPrenatal acetaminophen useTrophoblast cellsAcetaminophen useTrophoblast functionsAcetaminophen exposureFetal developmentHTR-8/SVneo cellsPrenatal acetaminophen exposureAnti-inflammatory drug aspirinRecent epidemiological studiesPlacental cell typesMatrix metalloproteinases 2Expression of angiogenesisExtracellular matrix enzymesPrenatal acetaminophenCommon medicationsVascular factorsMaternal healthPlacental functionEpidemiological associationLong-term effectsCyclooxygenase-1Epidemiological studies
2019
IL‐10 to TNFα ratios throughout early first trimester can discriminate healthy pregnancies from pregnancy losses
Kaislasuo J, Simpson S, Petersen JF, Peng G, Aldo P, Lokkegaard E, Paidas M, Pal L, Guller S, Mor G. IL‐10 to TNFα ratios throughout early first trimester can discriminate healthy pregnancies from pregnancy losses. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2019, 83: e13195. PMID: 31585488, PMCID: PMC8295882, DOI: 10.1111/aji.13195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdultCohort StudiesFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansInterleukin-10PregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsWeeks of gestationIL-10Pregnancy lossHealthy pregnancyFirst trimesterTNFα ratioNormal pregnancySymptoms of miscarriageIL-10 concentrationsProspective longitudinal cohortEarly first trimesterFirst trimester lossImplantation dayIVF cohortImmunological balanceSerum levelsViable pregnancySerial bloodGestation weeksTNFα concentrationsEarly immunomodulationLongitudinal cohortEmbryo implantationPregnancySingle time pointIn Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation of Immortalized Human First-trimester Trophoblast Cell Lines.
Kisanga EP, Tang Z, Guller S, Whirledge S. In Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation of Immortalized Human First-trimester Trophoblast Cell Lines. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 30907868, DOI: 10.3791/58942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological AssayCell LineCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstTrophoblastsConceptsCell movementCell migrationHuman first trimester trophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineIntrauterine growth restrictionCell linesTrophoblast cell linePregnancy disordersEarly pregnancyGrowth restrictionMaternal vasculatureTrophoblast migrationMigratory capacityPlacental developmentPotential mechanismsCellular changesVitro assaysInvasionTrophoblastProliferationThorough examinationMigrationAssaysIndividual factorsPregnancy
2018
Glucocorticoid signaling regulates cell invasion and migration in the human first‐trimester trophoblast cell line Sw.71
Kisanga EP, Tang Z, Guller S, Whirledge S. Glucocorticoid signaling regulates cell invasion and migration in the human first‐trimester trophoblast cell line Sw.71. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2018, 80: e12974. PMID: 29774963, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression profilesSERPINE1 promoterPolymerase IITranscriptional regulationGlucocorticoid receptorCell movementTranscriptional profilesGlucocorticoid treatmentExpression profilesMicroarray analysisStress responseCell invasionPrimary mediatorPathogenesis of preeclampsiaCell proliferationEffects of glucocorticoidsExtravillous trophoblast functionsGlucocorticoid signalingSynthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasoneGenesTrophoblast functionsAdrenal axisInvasionTrophoblast tissueGlucocorticoid dexamethasone
2012
Cutting‐Edge Report: TLR10 Plays a Role in Mediating Bacterial Peptidoglycan‐Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis
Mulla MJ, Myrtolli K, Tadesse S, Stanwood NL, Gariepy A, Guller S, Norwitz ER, Abrahams VM. Cutting‐Edge Report: TLR10 Plays a Role in Mediating Bacterial Peptidoglycan‐Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2012, 69: 449-453. PMID: 23279063, PMCID: PMC3620725, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 secretionTrophoblast apoptosisTLR2 coreceptorsHuman trophoblast cell lineIntrauterine bacterial infectionFirst-trimester human trophoblast cell lineThird-trimester human placental tissueHuman placental tissueTrophoblast cell linePositive bacterial componentsTLR10 expressionPreterm laborThird trimesterCaspase-3 activityIL-6TLR2 activationPlacental tissuePlacental apoptosisBacterial infectionsTLR10Bacterial componentsBacterial peptidoglycanTrophoblastCell linesApoptosis
2010
Role of GnRH–GnRH receptor signaling at the maternal-fetal interface
Lee HJ, Snegovskikh VV, Park JS, Foyouzi N, Han KT, Hodgson EJ, Guller S, Norwitz ER. Role of GnRH–GnRH receptor signaling at the maternal-fetal interface. Fertility And Sterility 2010, 94: 2680-2687. PMID: 20400076, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnRHR-I mRNAMaternal-fetal interfaceDecidual stromal cellsHCG productionGnRH-IISelect cytokinesTrophoblast cellsCell linesEffects of GnRHUniversity Teaching HospitalExpression of GnRHFunction of GnRHReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDose-dependent fashionHuman trophoblast cellsTerm deliveryPolymerase chain reactionTeaching hospitalGnRH receptorMAIN OUTCOMEGnRHHuman trophoblastsStromal cellsWestern blotImmortalized cell lines
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 numbersORIGINAL ARTICLE: Regulation of Nod1 and Nod2 in First Trimester Trophoblast Cells
Mulla MJ, Yu AG, Cardenas I, Guller S, Panda B, Abrahams VM. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Regulation of Nod1 and Nod2 in First Trimester Trophoblast Cells. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2009, 61: 294-302. PMID: 19260860, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00694.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisBenzamidesCells, CulturedCytokinesDiaminopimelic AcidFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BNod1 Signaling Adaptor ProteinNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstSequence DeletionSignal TransductionThiazolesToll-Like Receptor 4TransgenesTrophoblastsConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsExpression of NOD1Cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptorsProduction of cytokinesNOD2 mRNA expressionPattern recognition receptorsNOD2 expressionCytokine responsesInflammatory responseNOD2 activationNOD1 activationNFkappaB inhibitorRecognition receptorsNOD1Nod1 stimulationNOD2Bacterial lipopolysaccharideMRNA expressionTLR4LipopolysaccharideNFkappaB pathwayRT-PCRBacterial peptidesTrophoblast
2007
Expression of Toll-like receptors in the human decidua.
Krikun G, Lockwood CJ, Abrahams VM, Mor G, Paidas M, Guller S. Expression of Toll-like receptors in the human decidua. Histology And Histopathology 2007, 22: 847-54. PMID: 17503341, DOI: 10.14670/hh-22.847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportCells, CulturedDeciduaEndometriumEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateImmunohistochemistryInterleukinsLipopolysaccharidesMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPeptidoglycanPoly I-CPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, ThirdReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsToll-like receptorsHuman deciduaFirst trimester elective terminationMaternal spiral arteriesInnate immune responseCesarean sectionSpiral arteriesThird trimesterCytokine productionElective terminationDecidual tissuesImmune responseLate gestationPregnant endometriumFetal membranesSurveillance moleculeHost defensePregnancyDeciduaMRNA levelsReceptorsMicrobial pathogensTrimesterEndometriumArtery
2006
First-trimester trophoblast cell model gene response to hypoxia
Koklanaris N, Nwachukwu JC, Huang SJ, Guller S, Karpisheva K, Garabedian M, Lee MJ. First-trimester trophoblast cell model gene response to hypoxia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 687-693. PMID: 16522398, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell HypoxiaCell LineFemaleHumansMicroarray AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTrophoblastsConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionHypoxia-responsive genesHTR-8/SVneoChain reactionCell linesTrophoblast cell linePregnancy outcomesEarly pregnancyMotility/migrationHypoxic environmentTotal RNAHypoxiaPlacentationMicroarray studiesGene responsesPreeclampsiaPregnancy
2005
A Role for TLRs in the Regulation of Immune Cell Migration by First Trimester Trophoblast Cells
Abrahams VM, Visintin I, Aldo PB, Guller S, Romero R, Mor G. A Role for TLRs in the Regulation of Immune Cell Migration by First Trimester Trophoblast Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 175: 8096-8104. PMID: 16339547, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.12.8096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChemokinesChemotaxis, LeukocyteFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLeukocytesPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstToll-Like Receptor 3Toll-Like ReceptorsTrophoblastsConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsInnate immune cellsMaternal-fetal interfaceTrophoblast cellsIntrauterine infectionPregnancy complicationsNormal pregnancyImmune cellsImmune responseImmune systemHuman first trimester trophoblast cellsGrowth-related oncogene alphaCertain pregnancy complicationsElevated leukocyte infiltrationMaternal immune systemGrowth-related oncogeneTLR-3 stimulationImmune cell migrationSecretion of chemokinesInnate immune systemElevated monocytesPaternal AgsPreterm laborNK cellsTLR-3
2004
First trimester trophoblast cells secrete Fas ligand which induces immune cell apoptosis
Abrahams VM, Straszewski-Chavez S, Guller S, Mor G. First trimester trophoblast cells secrete Fas ligand which induces immune cell apoptosis. Molecular Human Reproduction 2004, 10: 55-63. PMID: 14665707, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisFas Ligand ProteinHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsPlacentaPregnancy Trimester, FirstTrophoblastsConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsImmune privilegeTrophoblast cellsFas/Fas ligand (FasL) apoptotic pathwayMaternal immune recognitionMaternal immune systemImmune cell apoptosisSecretion of FasLT cell deathPaternal alloantigensAllograft rejectionNormal pregnancyPeripheral toleranceImmune recognitionImmune systemRelease of microvesiclesFas ligandCell apoptosisVivo studiesFasLMembrane-associated expressionTrophoblastIntracellular FasLApoptotic pathwayDeath