Human Reproduction, Vol 12, 2393-2398, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press
AC Abadia-Molina, C Ruiz, A King, YW Loke and EG Olivares
Although human decidual lymphocytes have been widely studied, their
function and possible interaction with trophoblast are still unclear. Here
we show that whereas human early (EDL) and term (TDL) decidual lymphocytes
were unable to kill human trophoblast by necrosis (assessed by the
51Cr-release assay) or apoptosis (DNA fragment assay), TDL but not EDL
decreased trophoblast adhesion to a plastic substrate as determined by a
[3H]thymidine assay. This effect, however, was not selective for
trophoblast, as TDL also decreased the adhesion to plastic of human
decidual stromal cells and HeLa cells. Our results suggest that TDL may
play a role in placental detachment during parturition by decreasing
trophoblast or decidual stromal cell adhesion.
ARTICLES
Lymphocytes of human term decidua decrease cell adhesion to a plastic substrate
Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Spain.
![]()
CiteULike
Connotea
Del.icio.us What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
R. Shankar, N. Gude, F. Cullinane, S. Brennecke, A. W Purcell, and E. K Moses An emerging role for comprehensive proteome analysis in human pregnancy research Reproduction, June 1, 2005; 129(6): 685 - 696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
E. G. Olivares, R. Munoz, G. Tejerizo, M. J. Montes, F. Gomez-Molina, and A. C. Abadia-Molina Decidual Lymphocytes of Human Spontaneous Abortions Induce Apoptosis but Not Necrosis in JEG-3 Extravillous Trophoblast Cells Biol Reprod, October 1, 2002; 67(4): 1211 - 1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||

