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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2019

Expression and function of macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) in inflammation driven parturition in fetal membranes and myometrium.

R Lim, M Lappas

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. C-Type Lectins in Veterinary Species: Recent Advancements and Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  6. Frontiers in physiology · 2020
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

R LimMercy Perinatal Research Centre, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
M LappasObstetrics, Nutrition and Endocrinology Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4744-6929
Mercy Hospital for Women · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pivotal role of inflammatory processes in human parturition is well known, but not completely understood. We have performed a study to examine the role of macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) in inflammation-associated parturition. Using human samples, we show that spontaneous labour is associated with up-regulated Mincle expression in the myometrium and fetal membranes. Mincle expression was also increased in fetal membranes and myometrium in the presence of pro-labour mediators, the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1B and tumour necrosis factor (TNF), and Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands fsl-1, poly(I:C), lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and flagellin. These clinical studies are supported by mouse studies, where an inflammatory challenge in a mouse model of preterm birth increased Mincle expression in the uterus. Importantly, elimination of Mincle decreased the effectiveness of proinflammatory cytokines and TLR ligands to induce the expression of pro-labour mediators; namely, proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, contraction-associated proteins and prostaglandins, and extracellular matrix remodelling enzymes, matrix metalloproteinases. The data presented in this study suggest that Mincle is required when inflammatory activation precipitates parturition.

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AnimalsChemokinesCytokinesExtracellular MatrixExtraembryonic MembranesFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansInflammation MediatorsIn Vitro TechniquesLectins, C-TypeMembrane ProteinsMiceMyometriumParturitionPregnancyChemokinesCLEC4D protein, humanClecsf8 protein, mouseCytokinesInflammation MediatorsLectins, C-TypeMembrane ProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRNA, Messengerfetal membraneshuman labourinflammationMinclemyometrium

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PMID30793298
PMCPMC6591154
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