2014
In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence for Placental DNA Damage in Preeclampsia
Tadesse S, Kidane D, Guller S, Luo T, Norwitz NG, Arcuri F, Toti P, Norwitz ER. In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence for Placental DNA Damage in Preeclampsia. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e86791. PMID: 24466242, PMCID: PMC3899334, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecidual stromal cellsCytotrophoblast cellsMaternal decidual stromal cellsReactive oxygen speciesPlacental oxidative stressFetal-maternal interfaceDNA damagePE placental tissuesAnti-oxidant defensesMultisystem diseasePregnant womenPE placentasFetal sideMaternal deciduaOxidative DNA damagePreeclampsiaPlacental tissueNormal placentaStromal cellsPlacentaOxidative stressVitro EvidenceRepair responseDNA damage/repair responseΓH2AX foci
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 numbers