2013
Decreased Levels of Folate Receptor‐β and Reduced Numbers of Fetal Macrophages (Hofbauer Cells) in Placentas from Pregnancies with Severe Pre‐Eclampsia
Tang Z, Buhimschi IA, Buhimschi CS, Tadesse S, Norwitz E, Niven‐Fairchild T, Huang S, Guller S. Decreased Levels of Folate Receptor‐β and Reduced Numbers of Fetal Macrophages (Hofbauer Cells) in Placentas from Pregnancies with Severe Pre‐Eclampsia. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2013, 70: 104-115. PMID: 23480364, PMCID: PMC3686834, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthPre-eclampsiaAge-matched normotensive controlsPreterm pre-eclampsiaSevere pre eclampsiaPathophysiology of PEPregnancy complicationsPreterm birthNormotensive controlsHofbauer cellsFetal mortalityUnknown etiologyPlacental expressionSPTB groupMacrophage functionPlacentaSevere preFetal macrophagesWestern blottingMajor causeProtein expressionPlacental genesReverse transcription-PCR analysisMarker mRNAsTranscription-PCR analysis
2008
The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Guller S, Y. Y, Fu H, Krikun G, Abrahams VM, Mor G. The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1127: 129-133. PMID: 18443340, PMCID: PMC3671376, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionPathophysiology of preeclampsiaGrowth restrictionPlacental syncytiumFms-like tyrosine kinase-1Complications of pregnancyPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Tyrosine kinase-1Activator inhibitor-1Release of factorsPlacental damageSoluble endoglinEndothelium dysfunctionLaser capture microdissectionMaternal bloodAntiangiogenic factorsPreeclampsiaFas ligandWestern blottingInhibitor-1Reactive oxygen speciesCapture microdissectionPregnancyPathophysiologyKinase 1
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