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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
Human trophoblast research relies on a combination of in vitro models, including isolated primary cultures, explant cultures, and trophoblast cell lines. In the present study, we have utilized the rotating wall vessel (RWV) bioreactor to generate a three-dimensional (3-D) model of human placentation for the study of cytotrophoblast (CTB) invasion. The RWV supported the growth of the human CTB cell line SGHPL-4 and allowed for the formation of complex, multilayered 3-D aggregates that were morphologically, phenotypically, and functionally distinct from SGHPL-4 monolayers. The cells cultured three-dimensionally differentiated into an aggressively invasive cell population characterized by the upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-3, MMP-9 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) secretion and activation. Microarray analysis of the 3-D and 2-D cultured cells revealed increased expression in the 3-D cells of various genes that are known mediators of invasion, including MT1-MMP, PECAM-1 and L-selectin, as well as genes not previously associated with CTB differentiation such as MMP-13 and MT5-MMP. These results were verified by quantitative real-time PCR. These findings suggest that when cultured in 3-D, SGHPL-4 cells closely mimic differentiating in utero CTBs, providing a novel approach for the in vitro study of the molecular mechanisms that regulate CTB differentiation and invasion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0143-4004
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
709-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Antigens, CD31, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Bioreactors, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Cell Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Cell Growth Processes, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-L-Selectin, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Matrix Metalloproteinases, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Placentation, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Trophoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:16226120-Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Three-dimensional growth of extravillous cytotrophoblasts promotes differentiation and invasion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't