Heme oxygenase expression in human placenta and placental bed: reduced expression of placenta endothelial HO-2 in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction
Heme oxygenase expression in human placenta and placental bed: reduced expression of placenta endothelial HO-2 in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction
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DOI:
10.1096/fj.00-0376com
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发表时间:
2001-05-01
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4.8
通讯作者:
Lyall, F
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作者:
Barber, A;Robson, SC;Lyall, F
In this study we tested the hypothesis that expression of heme oxygenases HO-1 and HO-2, which are responsible for the production of carbon monoxide, are reduced in the placenta and placental bed of pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia (PE) and fetal growth restriction (FGR) compared with control third-trimester pregnancies. Placental protein expression was determined by Western blotting (n=10 in each group) and immunohistochemistry (controls n=18, PE n=19, FGR n=10), Extravillous trophoblast expression was determined by immunohistochemistry of placental bed biopsy samples (controls n=17, PE n=19, FGR n=10), Western blot analysis of placental homogenates showed no overall differences in HO-2 among groups. However, immunohistochemical analysis showed a reduction in HO-2 expression in endothelial cells in both abnormal groups (PE P