Effects of urocortin 2 and urocortin 3 on IL-10 and TNF-α expression and secretion from human trophoblast explants

Placenta

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 969-974

  Novembri, R ^a   Torricelli, M ^a   Bloise, E ^a   Conti, N ^a   Galeazzi, L R ^a   Severi, F M ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; IL 10; Inflammation; Placenta; TNF ; Urocortin 2; Urocortin 3

Indexed keywords

ASTRESSIN; ASTRESSIN 2B; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROCORTIN II; UROCORTIN III; ASTRESSIN-2B; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CRF RECEPTOR TYPE 2; CYCLOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; UCN2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UCN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UROCORTIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOBLASTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UROCORTINS;

EID: 84859458729     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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