2017
Dynamics of Base Excision Repair at the Maternal–Fetal Interface in Pregnancies Complicated by Preeclampsia
Tadesse S, Norwitz NG, Guller S, Arcuri F, Toti P, Norwitz ER, Kidane D. Dynamics of Base Excision Repair at the Maternal–Fetal Interface in Pregnancies Complicated by Preeclampsia. Reproductive Sciences 2017, 24: 856-864. PMID: 27707956, DOI: 10.1177/1933719116670519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal-fetal interfaceOxidative stressNormotensive controlsPlacental tissueHypoxia/reperfusion (H/R) modelPlacental endothelial dysfunctionPlacentas of womenHealthy control subjectsApyrimidinic endonuclease 1PE placental tissuesPregnancy ComplicatedEndothelial dysfunctionPreeclamptic womenPerinatal mortalityReperfusion modelControl subjectsDecidual cellsPathological basisVivo comparative studyPreeclampsiaMaternal cellsFetal cellsAPE1 expressionSignificant increaseWomen
2013
Decreased Levels of Folate Receptor‐β and Reduced Numbers of Fetal Macrophages (Hofbauer Cells) in Placentas from Pregnancies with Severe Pre‐Eclampsia
Tang Z, Buhimschi IA, Buhimschi CS, Tadesse S, Norwitz E, Niven‐Fairchild T, Huang S, Guller S. Decreased Levels of Folate Receptor‐β and Reduced Numbers of Fetal Macrophages (Hofbauer Cells) in Placentas from Pregnancies with Severe Pre‐Eclampsia. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2013, 70: 104-115. PMID: 23480364, PMCID: PMC3686834, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthPre-eclampsiaAge-matched normotensive controlsPreterm pre-eclampsiaSevere pre eclampsiaPathophysiology of PEPregnancy complicationsPreterm birthNormotensive controlsHofbauer cellsFetal mortalityUnknown etiologyPlacental expressionSPTB groupMacrophage functionPlacentaSevere preFetal macrophagesWestern blottingMajor causeProtein expressionPlacental genesReverse transcription-PCR analysisMarker mRNAsTranscription-PCR analysis