2020
NLRP3 inflammasome function and pyroptotic cell death in human placental Hofbauer cells
Abrahams VM, Tang Z, Mor G, Guller S. NLRP3 inflammasome function and pyroptotic cell death in human placental Hofbauer cells. Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2020, 142: 103214. PMID: 33152658, PMCID: PMC7770077, DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHofbauer cellsCaspase-1 activationIL-1β processingIL-1βInflammasome activationFetal inflammatory response syndromeSubsequent pregnancy complicationsInflammatory response syndromeCell deathNLRP3 inflammasome activationInterleukin-1 betaIL-1β secretionInhibition of P2X7Human term placentaGasdermin D cleavageNLRP3 knockdownPlacental inflammationPyroptotic cell deathFetal inflammationHistologic chorioamnionitisPregnancy complicationsResponse syndromeNLRP3 inflammasomeProtein/gene expressionInflammatory form
2011
Isolation of Hofbauer Cells from Human Term Placentas with High Yield and Purity
Tang Z, Tadesse S, Norwitz E, Mor G, Abrahams VM, Guller S. Isolation of Hofbauer Cells from Human Term Placentas with High Yield and Purity. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2011, 66: 336-348. PMID: 21545365, PMCID: PMC3154981, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01006.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHofbauer cellsHuman term placentaTerm placentaComplications of pregnancyCell typesMacrophage functionPhagocytotic activityFlow cytometryVillus functionConsensus methodologyVacuolated appearancePhagocytosis assaysPlacentaPercoll gradientCTFuture studiesFibroblastsHBCCellsDaysHigh levelsComplicationsCulture mediumPregnancyMacrophages