| Literature DB >> 12485829 |
Thierry Fournier1, Laetitia Pavan, Anne Tarrade, Kristina Schoonjans, Johan Auwerx, Cecile Rochette-Egly, Daniele Evain-Brion.
Abstract
PPAR-gamma/RXR heterodimers play a key regulatory role in murine placental development. We report here that PPAR-gamma and RXR-alpha are highly expressed in cultured primary extravillous cytotrophoblasts (EVCT) isolated from human first-trimester placenta. Using this cell culture model, we showed that PPAR-gamma agonists inhibit EVCT invasion, whereas PPAR-gamma or pan-RXR antagonists promoted EVCT invasion by themselves and abolished PPAR-gamma agonist-mediated effect. Together these data underscore an important function of PPAR/RXR heterodimers in the modulation of trophoblast invasion.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12485829 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04601.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci ISSN: 0077-8923 Impact factor: 5.691