2017
Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation.
Cross SN, Potter JA, Aldo P, Kwon JY, Pitruzzello M, Tong M, Guller S, Rothlin CV, Mor G, Abrahams VM. Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 2885-2895. PMID: 28916522, PMCID: PMC5659726, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedChorioamnionitisC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseExtraembryonic MembranesFemaleGammaherpesvirinaeHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansImmunizationInflammasomesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPregnancyPremature BirthProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesConceptsFetal membranesViral infectionImmune responseTAM receptorsSubsequent preterm birthAdverse pregnancy outcomesIL-1β productionIL-1β responseHerpes viral infectionsInnate immune responseVivo mouse modelHuman fetal membranesAggravated inflammationIL-1β processingPregnancy outcomesPreterm birthAssociated complicationsPremature rupturePregnant womenLocal infectionInflammasome activationMerTK inhibitionMouse modelBacterial LPSLigand expression
2014
Human Fetal Membranes Generate Distinct Cytokine Profiles in Response to Bacterial Toll-Like Receptor and Nod-Like Receptor Agonists1
Hoang M, Potter JA, Gysler SM, Han CS, Guller S, Norwitz ER, Abrahams VM. Human Fetal Membranes Generate Distinct Cytokine Profiles in Response to Bacterial Toll-Like Receptor and Nod-Like Receptor Agonists1. Biology Of Reproduction 2014, 90: 39, 1-9. PMID: 24429216, PMCID: PMC4076407, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.115428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial toll-like receptorsToll-like receptorsPathogen-associated molecular patternsInnate immune pattern recognition receptorsNOD-like receptorsPattern recognition receptorsImmune pattern recognition receptorsCytokine profileIL1B secretionFetal membranesCpG ODNCaspase-1Subsequent preterm birthInflammatory cytokine profilePreterm premature ruptureDistinct cytokine profilesMaternal-fetal interfaceInfection-associated inflammationMild stimulatory effectNLR agonistsPreterm birthPremature ruptureProinflammatory cytokinesCytokine productionMCP-1
2005
Thrombin-dependent regulation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 levels in human fetal membranes*
Stephenson CD, Lockwood CJ, Ma Y, Guller S. Thrombin-dependent regulation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 levels in human fetal membranes*. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2005, 18: 17-22. PMID: 16105787, DOI: 10.1080/14767050500123632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMMP-9 levelsMMP-9MMP-1Matrix metalloproteinaseAmniochorionic membranesThrombin receptor agonist peptidePreterm premature ruptureAnti-inflammatory steroidsMajor risk factorMMP-9 expressionThrombin treatmentThrombin receptor agonistPresence of lipopolysaccharideHuman fetal membranesPremature ruptureReceptor agonistRisk factorsSuch hemorrhageDEX treatmentMMP levelsTIMP-1Thrombin receptorTissue inhibitorAgonist peptideFetal membranes