2019
In Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation of Immortalized Human First-trimester Trophoblast Cell Lines.
Kisanga EP, Tang Z, Guller S, Whirledge S. In Vitro Assays to Evaluate the Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation of Immortalized Human First-trimester Trophoblast Cell Lines. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 30907868, DOI: 10.3791/58942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell movementCell migrationHuman first trimester trophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineIntrauterine growth restrictionCell linesTrophoblast cell linePregnancy disordersEarly pregnancyGrowth restrictionMaternal vasculatureTrophoblast migrationMigratory capacityPlacental developmentPotential mechanismsCellular changesVitro assaysInvasionTrophoblastProliferationThorough examinationMigrationAssaysIndividual factorsPregnancy
2018
Excess glucose induce trophoblast inflammation and limit cell migration through HMGB1 activation of Toll‐Like receptor 4
Heim KR, Mulla MJ, Potter JA, Han CS, Guller S, Abrahams VM. Excess glucose induce trophoblast inflammation and limit cell migration through HMGB1 activation of Toll‐Like receptor 4. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2018, 80: e13044. PMID: 30175447, DOI: 10.1111/aji.13044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4High mobility group box 1Damage-associated molecular patternsHMGB1 activationIL-1βIL-8Trophoblast responsesReceptor 4Human first trimester trophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineInflammatory IL-8Risk of preeclampsiaGroup box 1Uric acidIL-1β responseExcess glucoseTrophoblast cell lineCell migrationTrophoblast inflammationPregnancy outcomesTLR4 antagonistLPS-RSIL-6SFlt-1HMGB1 inhibitor
2012
Cutting‐Edge Report: TLR10 Plays a Role in Mediating Bacterial Peptidoglycan‐Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis
Mulla MJ, Myrtolli K, Tadesse S, Stanwood NL, Gariepy A, Guller S, Norwitz ER, Abrahams VM. Cutting‐Edge Report: TLR10 Plays a Role in Mediating Bacterial Peptidoglycan‐Induced Trophoblast Apoptosis. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2012, 69: 449-453. PMID: 23279063, PMCID: PMC3620725, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 secretionTrophoblast apoptosisTLR2 coreceptorsHuman trophoblast cell lineIntrauterine bacterial infectionFirst-trimester human trophoblast cell lineThird-trimester human placental tissueHuman placental tissueTrophoblast cell linePositive bacterial componentsTLR10 expressionPreterm laborThird trimesterCaspase-3 activityIL-6TLR2 activationPlacental tissuePlacental apoptosisBacterial infectionsTLR10Bacterial componentsBacterial peptidoglycanTrophoblastCell linesApoptosis
2009
The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71
Straszewski-Chavez SL, Abrahams VM, Alvero AB, Aldo PB, Ma Y, Guller S, Romero R, Mor G. The Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Telomerase Immortalized First Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line, Swan 71. Placenta 2009, 30: 939-948. PMID: 19766308, PMCID: PMC2784169, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticApoptosisCell LineChorionic GonadotropinCytokinesFemaleFibronectinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHLA-G AntigensHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratin-7Leukocyte Common AntigensPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstTelomeraseThy-1 AntigensTrophoblastsVimentinConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cell lineSwan 71 cellsTrophoblast cell lineFirst trimester trophoblast cellsFibroblast-specific antigenHuman chorionic gonadotrophinPrimary trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsHuman telomerase reverse transcriptaseFetal fibronectinCell linesCD90/ThySwan 71Growth factor profileTNF-alpha-induced apoptosisChorionic gonadotrophinCytokeratin 7Specific antigenTelomerase reverse transcriptaseNormal placentaFactor profileKaryotypic abnormalitiesPatient samplesPrimary human cellsAdequate cell numbers
2007
Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Transcription Factors 1α and 2α in the Regulation of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Expression in a Human Trophoblast Cell Line
Meade ES, Ma YY, Guller S. Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Transcription Factors 1α and 2α in the Regulation of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Expression in a Human Trophoblast Cell Line. Placenta 2007, 28: 1012-1019. PMID: 17570486, PMCID: PMC2001228, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPAI-1 expressionHTR-8/SVneo cellsPlasminogen activator inhibitorTrophoblast cell linePAI-1HIF-1alphaHIF-2alphaFirst trimester extravillous trophoblast cell lineHuman trophoblast cell linePlasmin-dependent fibrinolysisExtravillous trophoblast cell linePlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expressionHypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1αHypoxic conditionsPAI-1 protein levelsCell linesPAI-1 mRNAEarly pregnancyExtracellular matrix degradationHypoxia-inducible transcription factorsQuantitative real-time PCRReal-time PCRActivator inhibitorFactor-1αWestern blotting
2006
First-trimester trophoblast cell model gene response to hypoxia
Koklanaris N, Nwachukwu JC, Huang SJ, Guller S, Karpisheva K, Garabedian M, Lee MJ. First-trimester trophoblast cell model gene response to hypoxia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 687-693. PMID: 16522398, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionHypoxia-responsive genesHTR-8/SVneoChain reactionCell linesTrophoblast cell linePregnancy outcomesEarly pregnancyMotility/migrationHypoxic environmentTotal RNAHypoxiaPlacentationMicroarray studiesGene responsesPreeclampsiaPregnancy
2002
Regulation of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor (PAI)-1 Expression in a Human Trophoblast Cell Line by Glucocorticoid (GC) and Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β
Ma Y, Ryu JS, Dulay A, Segal M, Guller S. Regulation of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor (PAI)-1 Expression in a Human Trophoblast Cell Line by Glucocorticoid (GC) and Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β. Placenta 2002, 23: 727-734. PMID: 12398812, DOI: 10.1053/plac.2002.0863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTR-8/SVneo cellsIntrauterine growth restrictionPAI-2 levelsPAI-1 expressionPlasminogen activator inhibitorActivator inhibitorGrowth factorHuman trophoblast cell linePAI-1 levelsTrophoblast cell lineTransforming Growth FactorTGF-beta treatmentTGF-beta effectsPAI-1 proteinFibrin depositionGrowth restrictionDEX treatmentSynthetic glucocorticoidGlucocorticoidsPAI-1Regulation of fibrinolysisDexamethasoneTGF betaExcessive productionMRNA expression