1999
Steroid Regulation of Human Placental Integrins: Suppression ofα 2 Integrin Expression in Cytotrophoblasts by Glucocorticoids1
Ryu J, Majeska R, Ma Y, LaChapelle L, Guller S. Steroid Regulation of Human Placental Integrins: Suppression ofα 2 Integrin Expression in Cytotrophoblasts by Glucocorticoids1. Endocrinology 1999, 140: 3904-3908. DOI: 10.1210/en.140.9.3904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular matrix ligandsHuman cytotrophoblastsControl levelsMessenger RNATreatment of cytotrophoblastsMRNA levelsIntegrin subunitsCell surface expressionHuman term placentaExtracellular matrixDays of treatmentHuman pregnancyExpression of collagenHeterodimeric transmembrane glycoproteinsTerm placentaCytotrophoblastDexamethasone effectDown-regulated expressionHuman placentaSurface expressionCellular adhesion receptorsDexamethasoneGC treatmentGlucocorticoidIntegrin levels
1994
Developmental regulation of glucocorticoid-mediated effects on extracellular matrix protein expression in the human placenta
Guller S, Markiewicz L, Wozniak R, Burnham J, Wang E, Kaplan P, Lockwood C. Developmental regulation of glucocorticoid-mediated effects on extracellular matrix protein expression in the human placenta. Endocrinology 1994, 134: 2064-2071. DOI: 10.1210/en.134.5.2064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of glucocorticoidsTerm cellsLevels of glucocorticoidsTrimester cellsDexamethasone treatmentTrimester of human pregnancyControl levelsGlucocorticoid responseSeparation of placentaTreatment of cytotrophoblastsLevels of hCGControl valuesIncreased glucocorticoid responseHuman first trimesterLow levels of glucocorticoidsGlucocorticoid-mediated effectsLevels of FN mRNARates of FNElevated levels of glucocorticoidsExtracellular matrix protein expressionLevels of FNCytotrophoblast culturesReduced glucocorticoid responsivenessHuman pregnancyFirst-trimester