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Additional placental cell types expressing the ERα were fibroblast-derived vascular pericytes and extravillous (amniotic) fibroblasts.
1E), strong ERβ immunoreactivity was confined to amniotic epithelium (e) and EVT (t).
All placentae showed ERα staining of resting fibroblasts beneath the amniotic epithelium (Fig.
Figure 1shows ERα protein expression at ~65 kDa detected with two ERα monoclonal antibodies in an amniotic fibroblast culture (FBC, lane 1), MCF-7 cells (MCF, lane 2) and a trophoblast culture (TRC, lane 3).
Surfactant, a lipoprotein comprised of phospholipids (~80%), cholesterol (~10%), and proteins (~10%), functions to reduce surface tension and prevents alveolar collapse at end expiration [ 4 ] . The surfactant-associated proteins (SP) A, B, C and D, which are required for proper surfactant function, are developmentally and hormonally regulated [ 4 ] . We, and others, have shown that the SP-A levels in the amniotic fluid of diabetic mothers are significantly decreased [ 1 ] . Low SP-A levels in amniotic fluid have been correlated with an increased incidence of neonatal RDS [ 5 ] . Our previous studies have shown that insulin down-regulates SP-A mRNA and protein levels in human lung epithelial cells in a concentration and time-dependent manner via an inhibition of gene transcription [ 6 7 ] .