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Clin Sci (Lond) (2024) 138 (18): 1179–1207.
Published: 18 September 2024
... throughout life. Despite advanced methods for improving maternal glucose control, the prevalence of adverse maternal and offspring outcomes associated with maternal diabetes remains high. The placenta is a key organ at the maternal–fetal interface that regulates fetal growth and development. In pregnancies...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2024) 138 (13): 761–775.
Published: 21 June 2024
... growth potential in utero. As well as the acute consequences of being born too small, affected offspring are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases in later life. The placenta and heart develop concurrently, therefore placental maldevelopment and function in FGR...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2023) 137 (16): 1211–1224.
Published: 22 August 2023
... in maternal blood causes oxidative stress and promotes differentiation to the invasive trophoblast phenotype which remodel the spiral arteries [ 27 , 28 ]. Intermittent hypoxia and reoxygenation caused by poor spiral artery invasion however may result in excess oxidative stress [ 28 ]. Placentas from women...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2023) 137 (8): 679–695.
Published: 26 April 2023
... placenta, and understanding the mechanisms underlying placental-mediated FGR is critically important if we are to improve outcomes and overall health. The mechanisms behind FGR remain unknown. However, placental insufficiency derived from maldevelopment of the placental vascular systems is the most common...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2023) 137 (8): 663–678.
Published: 21 April 2023
... disease later in life. However, the mechanisms underpinning fetal overgrowth remain to be fully established. Here, we identified maternal, placental, and fetal factors that are associated with fetal overgrowth in pregnant women with obesity. Maternal and umbilical cord plasma and placentas were collected...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2023) 137 (5): 385–399.
Published: 15 March 2023
...Matthew Kang; Cherie Blenkiron; Lawrence W. Chamley Human pregnancy is a highly orchestrated process requiring extensive cross-talk between the mother and the fetus. Extracellular vesicles released by the fetal tissue, particularly the placenta, are recognized as important mediators of this process...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2023) 137 (2): 149–161.
Published: 18 January 2023
...Hana Horackova; Veronika Vachalova; Cilia Abad; Rona Karahoda; Frantisek Staud The placenta represents a non-neuronal organ capable of transporting and metabolizing monoamines. Since these bioactive molecules participate in numerous processes essential for placental and fetal physiology, any...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2023) 137 (1): 31–34.
Published: 03 January 2023
... 1. Burton G.J. , Fowden A.L. and Thornburg K.L. ( 2016 ) Placental origins of chronic disease . Physiol. Rev. 96 , 1509 – 1565 27604528 10.1152/physrev.00029.2015 2. Duttaroy A.K. ( 2009 ) Transport of fatty acids across the human placenta: a review...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2022) 136 (24): 1793–1807.
Published: 13 December 2022
... birth. PE can occur early in pregnancy (<34 weeks gestation) or late in pregnancy (>34 weeks gestation). Whilst the placenta is clearly implicated in early onset PE (EOPE), late onset PE (LOPE) is less clear with some believing the disease is entirely maternal whilst others believe...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2022) 1117–1137.
Published: 05 August 2022
... BCAA concentration, placental 14 C-leucine transport activity and associated impacts on fetal growth and development. Poly(I:C) treatment increased acutely maternal IL-6 and TNFα concentration, contrasting with IL-1β. Transcriptional responses for these pro-inflammatory cytokines were found in placenta...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2022) 136 (4): 257–272.
Published: 14 February 2022
... and preeclamptic placentas were utilized. In brief, placentas were brought to the lab immediately after delivery, and after selecting an intact cotyledon, the fetal circulation (closed circuit; flow rate, 6 ml/min) was established by cannulating the chorionic artery and corresponding vein of an intact cotyledon...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2021) 135 (19): 2307–2327.
Published: 13 October 2021
... are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease later in life. However, the exact etiology of PE is unknown. Moreover, there are no effective interventions to treat PE or alleviate IUGR and the developmental origins of chronic disease in the offspring. The placenta is critical to fetal growth and development...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2020) 134 (23): 3213–3228.
Published: 11 December 2020
.... Placentae were collected at embryonic day 18.5 for histological analysis. Basal heart rate was ∼40 bpm lower in IRAP knockout females compared with wild-type females. The increase in heart rate across gestation was greater in IRAP knockout females than wild-type females. Neither basal nor gestational mean...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2020) 134 (18): 2435–2445.
Published: 25 September 2020
... health issues worldwide. GDM increases the risks of macrosomia, premature infants, and preeclampsia. Although placental dysfunction, including fibrosis is associated with the development of GDM, factors that link these observations remain unknown. Prothymosin α (ProTα) is expressed in the placenta...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2020) 134 (8): 1001–1025.
Published: 27 April 2020
..., and preeclamptic patients to provide comprehensive insight into genetic components and pathological processes in the placenta contributing to PE. The majority of studies demonstrate miR-210 is upregulated in PE in part driven by HIF-1α and NF-κBp50, stimulated by hypoxia and/or immune-mediated processes. Elevated...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2019) 133 (12): 1353–1365.
Published: 20 June 2019
... was to determine the effect of VEGFA administration or ARNT overexpression on angiogenic potential of FGRadv ECs. ECs were isolated and cultured from FGRadv or gestational age-matched control placentas and subjected to either vehicle vs VEGFA treatment or transduction with adenoviral-CMV (ad-CMV) vs adenoviral...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2018) 132 (2): 295–312.
Published: 25 January 2018
... dams studied on gestational day (G) 19 had reduced circulating T-cell (CD3 + and CD8 + ) populations compared with lean or obese controls. Further, local interleukin (IL) 1β and IL 1 receptor antagonist ( il1rn ) cmRNA were increased in placenta of VSG dams. Placental barrier function was also affected...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2016) 130 (11): 931–941.
Published: 29 April 2016
... in the placenta of women with GDM. Placental tissue was collected at term from women with A1GDM (controlled by diet), A2GDM (controlled by medication) and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls (CTRL). miR-143 expression was measured by RT-PCR. Expression of mitochondrial complexes, transcription factors...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2016) 130 (7): 499–512.
Published: 17 February 2016
... and cardiovascular disease later in life. Placental amino acid transfer is critically dependent on the expression of specific transporters in the plasma membrane of the trophoblast, the transporting epithelium of the human placenta. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating this process are largely unknown. Nedd4...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2012) 123 (7): 429–435.
Published: 07 June 2012
... and mitochondria. mtDNA may be the trigger of systemic inflammation in pathologies associated with abnormal cell death. PE (pre-eclampsia) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy with devastating maternal and fetal consequences. The aetiology of PE is unknown and removal of the placenta is the only effective cure...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2012) 122 (7): 349–359.
Published: 07 December 2011
... tested the hypothesis that maternal stress can affect mTOR signalling at term, and, as a result, influence placental growth. We first investigated the expression of DEPTOR, mTOR, rictor (rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR) and raptor (regulatory associated protein of mTOR) from human placentas ( n...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2006) 110 (3): 337–342.
Published: 10 February 2006
... in fetal membranes [Al-Ghafra, Gude, Brennecke and King (2003) Clin. Sci. 105 , 419–423]. Placentas and fetal membranes were collected either at term or pre-term from women either in-labour or not-in-labour, and AdM mRNA abundance was measured in tissue extracts by Northern blot analysis. Increases were...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2005) 108 (1): 81–84.
Published: 15 December 2004
...Danqing CHEN; Minyue DONG; Qin FANG; Jing HE; Zhengping WANG; Xiaofu YANG Resistin is expressed in human placenta and has been postulated to play a role in regulating energy metabolism in pregnancy. However, changes in serum resistin levels in normal pregnancy and in the setting of pre-eclampsia...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 105 (4): 419–423.
Published: 01 October 2003
...A. AL-GHAFRA; N. M. GUDE; S. P. BRENNECKE; R. G. KING The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of labour and mode of delivery on human placental and fetal membrane content of adrenomedullin (AdM). Placentas and fetal membranes were collected either at term or pre-term gestation...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (4): 437–446.
Published: 21 March 2003
... to the biological reasons underlying the considerable polymorphism in the numbers of repeats in DC-SIGNR, but not DC-SIGN. The expression patterns of both DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR are discussed in detail, with particular attention to the expression of both molecules in the placenta, which may have implications...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2000) 98 (4): 375–380.
Published: 24 February 2000
...N. M. GUDE; J. L. STEVENSON; E. K. MOSES; R. G. KING Apoptosis (programmed cell death) in the human placenta is likely to play a major role in determining the structure and function of that organ. Fetal growth restriction (FGR) has been shown to be associated with increased levels of placental...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (1999) 97 (1): 123–128.
Published: 15 June 1999
...J. L. DI IULIO; N. M. GUDE; R. G. KING; C. G. LI; M.J. RAND; S. P. BRENNECKE Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS) protein and mRNA have been identified and calcium-dependent NOS activity has been measured in human placentae during normal pregnancy. Recently, mRNA and protein for the inducible...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (1997) 93 (1): 51–55.
Published: 01 July 1997
...-eclampsia. 2. Placentae were obtained after vaginal delivery or Caesarean section from women who had been assigned to the following groups according to standard obstetric criteria: term non-pre-eclamptic control, term pre-eclamptic, preterm non-pre-eclamptic control and preterm pre-eclamptic. Nitric oxide...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (1996) 91 (6): 719–723.
Published: 01 December 1996
.... The aim of the present work was to investigate the molecular mechanism of the reduced enzymic activity in gestational hypertension using as a model Na + ,K + -ATPase purified from human placenta. Na + ,K + -ATPase obtained from term placentas of eight healthy pregnant women and eight age-matched women...
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Clin Sci (Lond) (1993) 85 (4): 417–424.
Published: 01 October 1993
... for a high rate of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The syndrome is caused by the placenta, its occurrence in cases of hydatidiform mole [l] proving that the presence of a fetus is not required, and the illness resolves, albeit not immediately, when the placenta is re- moved from the uterus...
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Clin Sci Mol Med (1978) 55 (4): 329–333.
Published: 01 October 1978
...Jane Horn 1. The placental transfer of urea was studied by perfusing the guinea-pig foetal placenta in situ with dextran solutions containing various amounts of urea, and radioactively labelled urea. 2. Transfer of urea was linearly related to the difference in concentration between the maternal...
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Clin Sci Mol Med (1977) 52 (5): 449–456.
Published: 01 May 1977
... of angiotensin II were significantly greater than those in cord arterial blood in babies delivered vaginally but not in those delivered by lower-segment Caesarean section. This suggests the possibility that, during labour, the placenta may contribute to foetal concentrations of angiotensin II. 4. Maternal...
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Clin Sci Mol Med (1977) 52 (4): 383–394.
Published: 01 April 1977
...A. H. Balfour; E. A. Jones 1. To investigate the relative degree to which human IgG and other plasma proteins bind to cell membranes of the full-term human placenta, suspensions of membranes mixed with radio-iodinated proteins were incubated at pH 6·5 and subjected to Sepharose 2B column...
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Clin Sci Mol Med (1975) 48 (5): 335–440.
Published: 01 May 1975
... transferrin and adult blood transferrin were found to be immunochemically identical. 5. No differences could be detected between the transferrins in their capacities to deliver iron to immature erythrocytes derived from rat bone marrow, which indicates that the rapid transport of iron across the placenta...