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JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
卷 200, 期 1, 页码 47-52出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/path.1338
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PARs; thrombin receptor; human trophoblast cells; gestational trophoblastic disease; proteases; extracellular matrix
Human fetal development depends on the ability of the embryo to gain access to the maternal circulation. Thus, specialized stem cells of the newly formed placenta, trophoblast, invade the uterus and its arterial network to establish an efficient feto-maternal molecular exchange. To accomplish this task, trophoblast differentiation during the first trimester of pregnancy involves cell proliferation, invasion, and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling. Trophoblast invasion shares many features with tumour cell invasion, with the distinction that it is strictly spatially and temporally controlled. We have previously demonstrated that PAR1, the first member of the protease-activated receptor (PAR) family, plays a central role in tumour cell invasion. In the present study we have examined the pattern of expression of PAR1 and other PAR family candidates during early human placental development. We show that PARI and PAR3 are highly and spatially expressed between the 7th and 10th weeks of gestation but not at the 12th week and thereafter. Likewise, high expression levels of PARI and PAR3 were observed in the cytotrophoblast cells of complete hydatidiform mole as compared to minimal levels in normal age-matched placenta. Together, our data suggest the involvement of PARI and PAR3 in restricted and unrestricted pathological trophoblast invasion. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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