Immunohistochemical analysis reveals an influx of regulatory T cells and focal trophoblastic STAT-1 phosphorylation in chronic villitis of unknown etiology

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-293

  Katzman, Philip J ^a   Murphy, Shawn P ^a   Oble, Darryl A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; Major histocompatibility complex; Placenta; Regulatory T lymphocytes; STAT 1 transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; JANUS KINASE 3; PARAFFIN; STAT1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VILLITIS OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; PLACENTA DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TISSUE SECTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANTIGENS, CD; CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; STAT1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 81155131451     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/10-09-0910-OA.1     Document Type: Article

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