TonEBP and SMIT expression in human placenta

TonEBP and SMIT expression in human placenta

Tonicity-responsive enhancer binding protein (TonEBP) is a signal transcription factor of transporters such as sodium-myo-inositol cotransporter (SMIT), aldose reductase. TonEBP has a variety of functions such as control of intracellular osmolytes and immunomodulating. It is known that TonEBP is abundant in the placenta, but location and function aren't known. The aim of this study is to descri...

Expression and Distribution of Calcium-Binding Protein S100P in Human Placenta during Pregnancy

Expression of galanin in human placenta.

The neuropeptide galanin was originally implicated in the regulation of feeding behaviour. Today, galanin is implicated in several physiological functions including reproduction and feeding. Many hypothalamic neurohormones of the hypothalamo--pituitary axis (HPA) are also expressed in the placenta where the specialized topological compartments of the HPA are missing and where paracrine and auto...

Gene expression patterns in human placenta.

The placenta is the principal metabolic, respiratory, excretory, and endocrine organ for the first 9 months of fetal life. Its role in fetal and maternal physiology is remarkably diverse. Because of the central role that the placenta has in fetal and maternal physiology and development, the possibility that variation in placental gene expression patterns might be linked to important abnormaliti...

Progesterone receptor expression in the human placenta.

The presence of progesterone receptors (PR) in the human placenta has been demonstrated using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction technique. It was observed that the amount of PR in the human placenta is less during late gestation. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays with nuclear extract isolated from the first trimester and term revealed three complexes when incubated with [3...