PMID: 7540757Mar 1, 1995Paper

Basal and interferon-induced 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase activity in human placental trophoblast and trophoblast-derived malignant cell lines

Placenta
A M DalsgaardP Ebbesen

Abstract

Human placental trophoblasts produce interferon (tro-IFNs) when stimulated with viral inducers. Since the antiviral and cellular functions of IFNs are partly mediated by the 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2-5A synthetase) pathway, the aim of the present study was to determine the basal and IFN-induced levels of 2-5A synthetase in villous trophoblast cultures. A considerable basal level of 2-5A synthetase was observed in syncytiotrophoblast cultures from both first and third trimester. In contrast no basal activity was detectable in placental fibroblast- and trophoblast-derived malignant cell lines (Far, FEG-3, and BeWo). Stimulation with tro-IFN-beta, -alpha and leucocyte-IFN (leu-IFN)-alpha increased the enzyme activity in first and third trimester human syncytiotrophoblast cultures. Treatment with recombinant-IFN (rec-IFN)-gamma significantly enhanced 2-5A synthetase activity in first trimester syncytiotrophoblast, but had no effect on third trimester syncytiotrophoblast. Tro-IFN-beta, -alpha and leu-IFN-alpha induced high levels of 2-5A synthetase activity in placental fibroblast, BeWo and FEG-3 cell-lines, whereas rec-IFN-gamma treatment did not induce 2-5A synthetase activity in any of these cells. No detectable 2-5A syn...Continue Reading

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