2016
Inflammatory processes are specifically enhanced in endothelial cells by placental-derived TNF-α: Implications in preeclampsia (PE)
Shaw J, Tang Z, Schneider H, Saljé K, Hansson SR, Guller S. Inflammatory processes are specifically enhanced in endothelial cells by placental-derived TNF-α: Implications in preeclampsia (PE). Placenta 2016, 43: 1-8. PMID: 27324092, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory cytokine secretionMaternal perfusateCytokine secretionEndothelial dysfunctionActivation markersEndothelial cellsTNF-α blocking antibodyDual perfusion modelMaternal endothelial dysfunctionPro-inflammatory cytokinesMCP-1 secretionTNF-α actionEndothelial cell linePlacental pathophysiologyEndothelial activationIL-6IL-8Maternal endotheliumInflammatory processDual perfusionMaternal circulationBlocking antibodiesPreeclampsiaTNFPerfusion model
2011
Placental Hofbauer cells and complications of pregnancy
Tang Z, Abrahams VM, Mor G, Guller S. Placental Hofbauer cells and complications of pregnancy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1221: 103-108. PMID: 21401637, PMCID: PMC3707113, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05932.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of pregnancyHofbauer cellsHistological chorioamnionitisCytokine-mediated inflammationPlacental Hofbauer cellsPlacental pathophysiologyPlacental macrophagesUnknown etiologyPlacental functionMajor cell typesVillus functionComplicationsPregnancyCell typesSpecific roleGene expressionChorioamnionitisVillitisCellsInflammationGestationPathophysiologyEtiologyPlacentaMacrophages
2010
Protein composition of microparticles shed from human placenta during placental perfusion: Potential role in angiogenesis and fibrinolysis in preeclampsia
Guller S, Tang Z, Ma YY, Di Santo S, Sager R, Schneider H. Protein composition of microparticles shed from human placenta during placental perfusion: Potential role in angiogenesis and fibrinolysis in preeclampsia. Placenta 2010, 32: 63-69. PMID: 21074265, PMCID: PMC3762591, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitorMaternal perfusateSFlt-1Maternal endothelial cell dysfunctionFms-like tyrosine kinasePathophysiology of preeclampsiaMaternal-fetal interfaceEndothelial cell dysfunctionAnti-angiogenic actionFollowing relative levelsPlacental damagePlacental perfusionMaternal serumNormal pregnancyPlacental pathophysiologyAnnexin V bindingSyncytiotrophoblast microparticlesDual perfusionAngiogenic balanceCell dysfunctionMaternal bloodPreeclampsiaActivator inhibitorCytometric analysisLevel of expression