Chronic stretching of amniotic epithelial cells increases pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor (PBEF/visfatin) expression and protects them from apoptosis.

Kendal-Wright, C E; Hubbard, D; Bryant-Greenwood, G D

Kendal-Wright, C E; Hubbard, D; Bryant-Greenwood, G D.

Affiliation

Kendal-Wright CE; Developmental and Reproductive Biology, John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. Kendal@pbrc.hawaii.edu

Placenta ; 29(3): 255-65, 2008 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18272217

Subject(s)

Amnion/physiology; Apoptosis/genetics; Cytokines/genetics; Epithelial Cells/metabolism; Epithelial Cells/physiology; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase/genetics; Amnion/growth & development; Amnion/metabolism; Cells, Cultured; Cytokines/metabolism; Cytoprotection/genetics; Elasticity; Female; Gene Expression Regulation; Humans; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase/metabolism; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Multiple/genetics; Pregnancy, Multiple/metabolism; Sirtuin 1; Sirtuins/metabolism; Stress, Mechanical; Tensile Strength/physiology; Triplets; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism; Twins

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cytokines / Apoptosis / Epithelial Cells / Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase / Amnion Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Placenta Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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