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Hepcidin and iron homeostasis during pregnancy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Hepcidin is the master regulator of systemic iron bioavailability in humans. This review examines primary research articles that assessed hepcidin during pregnancy and postpartum and report its relationship to maternal and infant iron status and birth ...
Cadwell, Brooke   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Hemodynamic abnormalities of feto-placental complex in influenza virus infection

open access: yesZaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
The aim of the work was to carry out of ultrasound examination of a feto-placental complex in pregnant women who were infected with influenza or infected with influenza at the time of examination. Materials and Methods.
L. R. Nikogosyan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is a low level of free thyroxine in the maternal circulation associated with altered endothelial function in Gestational Diabetes?

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2014
Synthesis of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3), in the human fetus starts from 17-19th weeks of gestation. Despite the majority of normal pregnant women reaching adequate levels of circulating thyroid hormones, in some cases ...
Enrique eGuzmán-Gutiérrez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A lesson for cancer research : placental microarray gene analysis in preeclampsia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Tumor progression and pregnancy share many common features, such as immune tolerance and invasion. The invasion of trophoblasts in the placenta into the uterine wall is essential for fetal development, and is thus precisely regulated.
Louwen, Frank   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Effects of Yoga on Utero-Fetal-Placental Circulation in High-Risk Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesAdvances in Preventive Medicine, 2015
Introduction. Impaired placentation and inadequate trophoblast invasion have been associated with the etiology of many pregnancy complications and have been correlated with the first trimester uterine artery resistance.
A. Rakhshani   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects and mechanisms of action of sildenafil citrate in human chorionic arteries

open access: yesReproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2009
Objectives Sildenafil citrate, a specific phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, is increasingly used for pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy. Sildenafil is also emerging as a potential candidate for the treatment of intra-uterine growth retardation and for ...
Lynch Tadhg   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatal endotoxemia and placental drug transport in the mouse: placental size-specific effects. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in high doses inhibits placental multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp--Abcb1a/b) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP--Abcg2).
Enrrico Bloise   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal Cardiovascular Impairment in Pregnancies Complicated by Severe Fetal Growth Restriction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
—Fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia are both conditions of placental etiology and associated to increased risk for the long-term development of cardiovascular disease in the mother. At presentation, preeclampsia is associated with maternal global
Liberati, M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Physiological mechanisms of vascular response induced by shear stress and effect of exercise in systemic and placental circulation

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2014
Physiological vascular function regulation is essential for cardiovascular health and depends on adequate control of molecular mechanisms triggered by endothelial cells in response to mechanical and chemical stimuli induced by blood flow.
Iván Rodríguez, Marcelo González
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of sildenafil citrate in cases of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); a prospective trial

open access: yesTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2018
Objective: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is one of the most serious complications of pregnancy. Up to date, there is no evidence of achieving antenatal treatment of IUGR with abnormal placentation.
Mohammed Maged   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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