INTERFERON-GAMMA ENHANCES MESSENGER-RNA AND SURFACE EXPRESSION OF CLASS-I ANTIGEN ON HUMAN EXTRAVILLOUS TROPHOBLAST

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GRABOWSKA, A [1 ]
CHUMBLEY, G [1 ]
CARTER, N [1 ]
LOKE, YW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT PATHOL,DIV CELLULAR & GENET PATHOL,TENNIS COURT RD,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1QP,ENGLAND
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1016/S0143-4004(05)80221-8
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Human trophoblast cells with immunocytochemical characteristics of the extravillous population have been isolated from ist trimester placentae. Treatment of these cells with IFN-γ increases the expression of Class I antigens at both the cell surface and mRNA level. A similar increase in Class I antigens is also found in JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells after treatment with IFN-γ. The possibility that aberrant production of IFN-γ may upset the fetal-maternal equilibrium in vivo is discussed. © 1990, Baillière Tindall. All rights reserved.
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