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Tissue factor activity of syncytiotrophoblast plasma membranes and tumoral trophoblast cells in culture.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7740495     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During pregnancy, important modifications of hemostasis occur resulting in mothers in hypercoagulability and the role of placental cells such as trophoblast cells has been hypothesized. In this study, we first showed that syncytiotrophoblast plasma membranes, isolated from normal human placenta, expressed a strong tissue factor (TF) activity. We then studied TF activity of two continuous trophoblast cell lines (JEG-3 and BeWo) in comparison to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and transformed human endothelial cells (ECV-304). TF assays were performed on intact detached confluent cells. Unstimulated JEG-3 and BeWo cells exhibited a very high TF activity which slightly increased after 2 to 4 h TNF-alpha stimulation. In contrast, HUVEC and ECV-304 had a lower basal TF activity which was mainly inducible by TNF-alpha, with a maximum effect after 4 to 6 h stimulation. For both cell types, TF activity was decreased to basal value after 16-hour TNF-alpha stimulation. These results support that trophoblast cells are able to express TF but the involvement of this property in the hemostatic physiological changes observed during pregnancy, remains to be demonstrated.
Authors:
P Reverdiau; A C Jarousseau; G Thibault; B Khalfoun; H Watier; Y Lebranchu; P Bardos; Y Gruel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Thrombosis and haemostasis     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0340-6245     ISO Abbreviation:  Thromb. Haemost.     Publication Date:  1995 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-06-05     Completed Date:  1995-06-05     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7608063     Medline TA:  Thromb Haemost     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  49-54     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Groupe Interactions Hôte-Greffon, Laboratories d'Hématologie et d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cell Line, Transformed / drug effects
Cell Membrane / chemistry*
Cells, Cultured / drug effects
Choriocarcinoma / chemistry*,  pathology
Cycloheximide / pharmacology
Dactinomycin / pharmacology
Endothelium, Vascular / chemistry,  drug effects
Female
Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
Humans
Neoplasm Proteins / analysis*,  biosynthesis,  genetics
Pregnancy / blood*
Thromboplastin / analysis*,  biosynthesis,  genetics
Trophoblasts / chemistry*
Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology
Umbilical Veins
Uterine Neoplasms / chemistry*,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neoplasm Proteins; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; 50-76-0/Dactinomycin; 66-81-9/Cycloheximide; 9035-58-9/Thromboplastin

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