Tetrabromobisphenol A activates inflammatory pathways in human first trimester extravillous trophoblasts in vitro

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-162

  Park, Hae Ryung ^a   Kamau, Patricia W ^a   Korte, Cassandra ^b   Loch Caruso, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Cytokines; HTR 8 SVneo cells; Human extravillous trophoblasts; Placenta; Prostaglandins; Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)

Indexed keywords

HEME OXYGENASE 1; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 1; AUTACOID; CYTOKINE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSTAGLANDINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84911090673     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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