2020
Zika Virus-Infected Decidual Cells Elicit a Gestational Age-Dependent Innate Immune Response and Exaggerate Trophoblast Zika Permissiveness: Implication for Vertical Transmission.
Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Guo X, Tang Z, Semerci N, Ozmen A, Larsen K, Mutluay D, Guller S, Schatz F, Kayisli UA, Lockwood CJ. Zika Virus-Infected Decidual Cells Elicit a Gestational Age-Dependent Innate Immune Response and Exaggerate Trophoblast Zika Permissiveness: Implication for Vertical Transmission. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 205: 3083-3094. PMID: 33139490, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman decidual cellsDecidual cellsZika virusViral attachment factorsTerm decidual stromal cellsVertical transmissionDecidual cell supernatantsTerm decidual cellsInnate immune response genesInnate immune responsivenessExact pathogenic mechanismDecidual stromal cellsHuman first trimesterInnate immune responseSevere fetal defectsImmune response genesFetal sequelaeGestational ageFirst trimesterPlacental transmissionZIKV infectionCytotrophoblast culturesImmune responsivenessZika infectionLate pregnancy
2005
Urinary angiogenic factors cluster hypertensive disorders and identify women with severe preeclampsia
Buhimschi CS, Norwitz ER, Funai E, Richman S, Guller S, Lockwood CJ, Buhimschi IA. Urinary angiogenic factors cluster hypertensive disorders and identify women with severe preeclampsia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 192: 734-741. PMID: 15746665, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorSevere preeclampsiaHypertensive disordersHypertensive womenUrinary levelsUrinary outputSFlt-1Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Antiangiogenic factors sFlt-1Growth factorSFlt-1 concentrationsHealthy pregnant controlsPlacental growth factorTime of enrollmentTyrosine kinase-1Urinary protein measurementsEndothelial growth factorClinical preeclampsiaProteinuric womenPlGF levelsNonpregnant womenPlGF ratioPregnant controlsGestational age