2022
Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation
Wang M, Silva T, Toothaker JM, McCourt BT, Shugrue C, Desir G, Gorelick F, Konnikova L. Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 4953. PMID: 35322081, PMCID: PMC8943056, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08817-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental tissuePlacental villiHofbauer cellsPlacental developmentEndogenous productionAnti-inflammatory milieuPotential roleHuman placental tissueFull-term placentaPlacental factorsFetal interfaceDecidual samplesPlacental functionChorionic plateImmunoreactive cellsPlacental samplesHuman gestationRenalaseBulk RNA sequencingHuman placentaPlacentaQuantification of immunohistochemistryProtein levelsTrophoblastTransmission of nutrients
2020
Immune Cells in the Placental Villi Contribute to Intra-amniotic Inflammation
Toothaker JM, Presicce P, Cappelletti M, Stras SF, McCourt CC, Chougnet CA, Kallapur SG, Konnikova L. Immune Cells in the Placental Villi Contribute to Intra-amniotic Inflammation. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 866. PMID: 32528468, PMCID: PMC7256198, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal-maternal interfaceIntra-amniotic inflammationImmune cellsVillous placentaT cellsPlacental villiNatural killerTumor necrosis factor alphaAbundance of neutrophilsIA LPS exposureCD8 T cellsMemory T cellsAntigen-presenting cellsRhesus macaque modelNecrosis factor alphaDistinct immunological profilePotential therapeutic targetTNFα blockadeLPS exposureSignificant morbidityMacaque modelProinflammatory cytokinesImmunological profileFactor alphaImmunological response