2018
Antiphospholipid Antibodies Inhibit Trophoblast Toll‐Like Receptor and Inflammasome Negative Regulators
Mulla MJ, Weel IC, Potter JA, Gysler SM, Salmon JE, Peraçoli MTS, Rothlin CV, Chamley LW, Abrahams VM. Antiphospholipid Antibodies Inhibit Trophoblast Toll‐Like Receptor and Inflammasome Negative Regulators. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 70: 891-902. PMID: 29342502, PMCID: PMC5984662, DOI: 10.1002/art.40416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth arrest-specific protein 6Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLigand growth arrest-specific protein 6TAM receptor functionTrophoblast inflammationAntiphospholipid antibodiesInflammasome functionReceptor functionToll-like receptor 4Human first-trimester trophoblastsTAM receptor signalingGlycoprotein I antibodiesInterleukin-8 responseRobust inflammatory responseToll-like receptorsEffects of aPLReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionIL-1β responseIL-1β secretionFirst trimester trophoblastsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionAutophagy inducer rapamycinPlacental inflammationSubsequent TLR
2017
Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation.
Cross SN, Potter JA, Aldo P, Kwon JY, Pitruzzello M, Tong M, Guller S, Rothlin CV, Mor G, Abrahams VM. Viral Infection Sensitizes Human Fetal Membranes to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide by MERTK Inhibition and Inflammasome Activation. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 2885-2895. PMID: 28916522, PMCID: PMC5659726, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsC-Mer Tyrosine KinaseCells, CulturedChorioamnionitisExtraembryonic MembranesFemaleGammaherpesvirinaeHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansImmunizationInflammasomesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPregnancyPremature BirthProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesConceptsFetal membranesViral infectionImmune responseTAM receptorsSubsequent preterm birthAdverse pregnancy outcomesIL-1β productionIL-1β responseHerpes viral infectionsInnate immune responseVivo mouse modelHuman fetal membranesAggravated inflammationIL-1β processingPregnancy outcomesPreterm birthAssociated complicationsPremature rupturePregnant womenLocal infectionInflammasome activationMerTK inhibitionMouse modelBacterial LPSLigand expression