Renin-like immunoreactivity in uterus and placenta from normotensive and hypertensive pregnancies

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-184

  Hanssens, Myriam ^a   Pijnenborg, Robert ^a   Keirse, Marc J N C ^b,c   Vercruysse, Lisbeth ^a   Verbist, Lieve ^a   Van Assche, F André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

(Pro)renin; Cathepsin D; Hypertension; Immunohistochemistry; Pregnant uterus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CATHEPSIN D; RENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MACROPHAGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; TWINS; UTERUS;

EID: 0032401957     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00187-0     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Derkx F.H.M., Stuenkel C., Schalekamp M.P.A.et al. Immunoreactive renin, prorenin, and enzymatically active renin in plasma during pregnancy and in women taking oral contraceptives. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 63:1986;1008-1015.
2. Derkx F.H.M., Alberda A.T., De Jong F.H.et al. Source of plasma prorenin in early and late pregnancy: observations in a patient with primary ovarian failure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 65:1987;349-353.
3. Swales JD. A perspective on extrarenal renin. In: Robertson JIS, Nicholls MG, editors. The renin-angiotensin system. Biochemistry Physiology Pathophysiology Therapeutics. London: Gower Medical Publishing, 1993;50:1-16.
4. Mukkhopadhyay A.K. Tissue prorenin-renin-angiotensin systems: local regulatory roles in reproductive and endocrine organs. Regul Pept. 53:1994;133-135.
5. Petit A., Gallo-Payet N., Vaillancourt C.et al. A role for extracellular calcium in the regulation of placental lactogen release by angiotensin-II and dopamine in human term trophoblastic cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 77:1993;670-676.
6. 1 receptor activation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 80:1995;1233-1237.
7. Lumbers ER. Renin, uterus and amniotic fluid. In: Robertson JIS, Nicholls MG, editors. The renin-angiotensin system. Biochemistry Physiology Pathophysiology Therapeutics. London: Gower Medical Publishing, 1993;45:1-12.
8. Hanssens M., Keirse M.J.N.C., Spitz B.et al. Angiotensin II levels in hypertensive and normotensive pregnancies. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 98:1991;155-161.
9. Saint-André J.P., Rohmer V., Althenc-Gelas F.et al. Presence of renin, angiotensinogen, and converting enzyme in human pituitary lactotroph cells and prolactin adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 63:1986;231-237.
10. Saint-André J.P., Rohmer V., Pinet F.et al. Renin and cathepsin B in human pituitary lactotroph cells. An ultrastructural study. Histochemistry. 91:1989;291-297.
11. Racz K., Pinet F., Gasc J.M.et al. Coexpression of renin, angiotensinogen, and their messenger ribonucleic acids in adrenal tissues. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 75:1992;730-737.
12. Kloosterman G.J. On intrauterine growth. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 8:1970;895-912.
13. Robertson W.B., Khong T.Y., Brosens I.et al. The placental bed biopsy: review from three European centers. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 155:1986;229-240.
14. Hanssens M., Vercruysse L., Verbist L.et al. Renin-like immunoreactivity in human placenta and fetal membranes. Histochem Cell Biol. 104:1995;435-442.
15. Hanssens M., Vercruysse L., Keirse M.J.N.C.et al. Identification of 'renin'-containing cells in the choriodecidua. Placenta. 16:1995;517-525.
16. Galen F.X., Devaux C., Atlas S.et al. New monoclonal antibodies directed against human renin. Powerful tools for the investigation of the renin system. J Clin Invest. 74:1984;723-735.
17. Poisner A.M., Wood G.W., Poisner R.et al. Localization of renin in trophoblasts in human chorion laeve at term pregnancy. Endocrinology. 109:1981;1150-1155.
18. Poisner A.M., Wood G.W., Poisner R.et al. Renin and inactive renin in human amnion at term pregnancy. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 169:1982;4-6.
19. Unnikumar K.R., Wegmann R., Panigel M. Immunohistochemical profile of the human placenta. Studies on localization of prolactin, human chorionic gonadotropin, human placental lactogen, renin and oxytocin. Cell Mol Biol. 34:1988;697-710.
20. Hsueh W.A., Do Y.S., Wang P.H. Observations on the renal processing and sorting of prorenin. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 69:1991;1327-1330.
21. Jikihara H., Poisner A.M., Hirsch R.et al. Human uterine decidual macrophages express renin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 80:1995;1273-1277.
22. Earl U., Morrison L., Gray C.et al. Proteinase and proteinase inhibitor localization in the human placenta. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 8:1989;114-124.
23. Levy J., Kolski G.B., Douglas S.D. Cathepsin D-like activity in neutrophils and monocytes. Infect Immun. 57:1989;1632-1634.
24. Maudelonde T., Martinez P., Brouillet J.P.et al. Cathepsin-D in human endometrium: induction by progesterone and potential value as a tumor marker. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 70:1990;115-121.
25. Brar H.S., Kjos S.L., Dougherty W.et al. Increased fetoplacental active renin production in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 157:1987;363-367.
26. Sowers J.R., Eggena P., Kowai D.K.et al. Expression of renin and angiotensinogen genes in preeclamptic and normal human placental tissue. Hypertens Pregnancy. 12:1993;163-171.
27. Hunt J.S. Cytokine networks in the uteroplacental unit: macrophages as pivotal regulatory cells. J Reprod Immunol. 16:1989;1-17.
28. Shirotani M., Yui Y., Kawai C. Restenosis after coronary angioplasty: pathogenesis of neointimal thickening initiated by endothelial loss. Endothelium. 1:1993;5-22.