Alterations in Syncytiotrophoblast Cytokine Expression Following Treatment with Lipopolysaccharide
Ma Y, Mor G, Abrahams VM, Buhimschi IA, Buhimschi CS, Guller S. Alterations in Syncytiotrophoblast Cytokine Expression Following Treatment with Lipopolysaccharide. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2005, 55: 12-18. PMID: 16364007, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00347.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytokine expressionLPS treatmentInflammatory compoundsAnti-inflammatory cytokinesIL-8 levelsInterleukin-8 levelsAnti-inflammatory compoundsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCell typesCytokine levelsGlucocorticoid treatmentMaternal bloodDEX treatmentPlacental syncytiumSyncytiotrophoblastImmunosorbent assayLPSPrimary culturesTreatmentCytokinesFourfold increaseExpressionSyncytiaGestationLevels