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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
Cytotrophoblast (CT) differentiation into the extra-villous phenotype is a crucial process in initiating their invasion into the decidua and thereby developing the placenta. However, how CTs differentiate into extra-villous CTs (EVCTs) is not fully elucidated. To address this, a suitable culture model for CTs has been long-sought. But this has been hampered by annoying problems such as; cell aggregation, in vitro syncytialization, low plating efficiency, etc. The aim of this study is to develop a culture system in which CTs differentiate into EVCTs. CTs were isolated from the first trimester placenta using density gradient separation and immuno-depletion using anti-CD9 antibody to remove contaminating fibroblasts and EVCTs. The resultant isolated CTs were found to have the character similar to poorly differentiated CTs comprising proximal cytotrophoblastic cell columns as confirmed by immunocytochemical and flowcytometric analyses. When cultured on type 4 collagen-coated plates in culture media containing low calcium concentration, CTs neither aggregated nor syncytialized, remaining mononuclear and monolayer state. Interestingly, cultured CTs gradually upregulated integrin alpha1, CD9, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G; the known markers specific for EVCTs invading into the decidua diffusely. Hence, the CT culture system provides a sophisticated experimental model in which highly purified CTs acquire the extra-villous phenotype without syncytialization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0143-4004
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Antigens, CD9, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Chorion, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-HLA Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-HLA-G Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Integrin alpha1, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Pregnancy Trimester, First, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Trophoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:14972448-Up-Regulation
pubmed:articleTitle
A primary cell culture system for human cytotrophoblasts of proximal cytotrophoblast cell columns enabling in vitro acquisition of the extra-villous phenotype.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article