Toll-like receptor 4: A potential link between "danger signals," the innate immune system, and preeclampsia?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 921.e1-921.e8

  Yeon, Mee Kim ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a   Seo, Young Oh ^b   Chong, Jai Kim ^a,b   Kilburn, Brian A ^b   Armant, D Randall ^b   Jyh, Kae Nien ^a   Gomez, Ricardo ^c   Mazor, Moshe ^d   Saito, Shigeru ^e   Abrahams, Vikki M ^f   Mor, Gil ^f  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Danger signal; Innate immunity; NF Kappa B; Placental bed biopsy; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Toll like receptor; Toll like receptor 2; Toll like receptor 4; Trophoblast migration; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; M 30 ANTIGEN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CELL MIGRATION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 24644491788     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.07.076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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