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Malectin Alleviates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus via Glycoprotein Quality Control Mechanisms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Malectin alleviates high glucose‐induced ER stress and damage in placental trophoblasts, a function dependent on its six critical carbohydrate‐binding residues. In a GDM mouse model, administration of TAT‐Malectin ameliorated hyperglycemia and placental ER stress and prevented fetal macrosomia.
Jiahui Zhu, Yumeng Zhang, Ye Wang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Ailin Yuan, Weijing Yin, Huangmin Yu, Xuemin Pang, Yufeng He, Yuchen Wang, Tong Wang, Yong Li, Yunlong Si   +12 more
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Nested Selves: Self‐Organization and Shared Markov Blankets in Prenatal Development in Humans

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The immune system is a central component of organismic function in humans. This paper addresses self‐organization of biological systems in relation to—and nested within—other biological systems in pregnancy. Pregnancy constitutes a fundamental state for human embodiment and a key step in the evolution and conservation of our species. While not
Anna Ciaunica, Michael Levin, Fernando E. Rosas, Karl Friston   +3 more
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Nanocellulose Alleviates Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy via Gut Microbiota‐Mediated Bile Acid Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanocellulose, derived from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) through sulfuric acid hydrolysis or mechanical grinding to produce CNC or CNF, was tested in a rat ICP model. Particularly, CNF improved gut microbiota composition, reduced secondary bile acid metabolism, and restored bile acid homeostasis through modulation of the gut–liver axis.
Muhua Yu, Hongjie Dai, Xiaocui Zhong, Qibin Li, Hui Yuan, Yang Yang, Daiyong Huang, Lei Zhang, Rui Ran, Tian He, Yuanzhi Huang, Silas Villas‐Boas, Sergey Tumanov, Richard D. Cannon, Boris Novakovic, Richard Saffery, Yuhao Zhang, Xiaojing Dong, Ting‐Li Han   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Up-and-down immunity of pregnancy in humans [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
One part of the human placenta in early pregnancy is particularly important for local immunity: the decidua basalis, which is transformed endometrium located at the site of embryo implantation.
Philippe Le Bouteiller, Armand Bensussan
doaj   +1 more source

Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor Acquires Immune Functions by Incorporating Host Maternal Genes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
PSTT cells, through cell fusion with B cells, incorporate abundant non‐inherited maternal genes that are detectable by DNIMA. These hybrid cells acquire immunotherapy‐resistant genetic changes and increase the expression of B cell‐derived immune‐related molecules such as Ig, HLA, LILRB, SIGLEC10, and so on, creating an immunotolerant environment around
Kyosuke Kagami, Masanori Ono, Yasunari Mizumoto, Tatsuhito Kanda, Takashi Iizuka, Takiko Daikoku, Shin‐ichi Horike, Akira Hattori, Akihito Horie, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Tomoko Fujiwara, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Atsushi Tajima, Hirokazu Usui, Kaoru Abiko, Hiroshi Fujiwara   +15 more
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Spatially Organized Human Ovarian Spheroids Instruct Endometrial Morphogenesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A spatially organized human follicle‐like spheroid (SPHEGaT) composed of granulosa cells (GCs) and stromal‐derived theca‐like cells (TLCs) establishes sustained steroidogenesis in vitro. When co‐cultured with human endometrial organoids (EMOs), estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) exchange induces secretory/progesterone‐responsive differentiation ...
Maria João Sousa, Silke De Vriendt, Lixian Liu, Thalles Fernando Rocha Ruiz, Hugo Vankelecom, Christiani Andrade Amorim   +5 more
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Decidual macrophage‐mediated ferroptosis in trophoblasts leads to recurrent spontaneous abortion

iMeta
Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) poses a significant challenge to successful early pregnancy, and trophoblast cell ferroptosis is an important pathogenic mechanism of RSA.
Xin Chen, Xueqin Ma, Pengcheng Pang, Heng Zhou, Ruohan Li, Yan He, Yan Zhang, Jing Yang, Qianlin Song, Qingsong Ye   +9 more
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An Improved Protocol for Targeted Differentiation of Primed Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into HLA-G-Expressing Trophoblasts to Enable the Modeling of Placenta-Related Disorders

Cells, 2023
Abnormalities at any stage of trophoblast development may result in pregnancy-related complications. Many of these adverse outcomes are discovered later in pregnancy, but the underlying pathomechanisms are constituted during the first trimester ...
Ian O. Shum, Sylvia Merkert, Svitlana Malysheva, Kirsten Jahn, Nico Lachmann, Murielle Verboom, Helge Frieling, Michael Hallensleben, Ulrich Martin   +8 more
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NK Cells and Trophoblasts [PDF]

The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2004
In placental mammals, viviparity—the production of living young within the mother's body—evolved under the auspices of the immune system. Elements of immunity were incorporated, giving pregnancy a mildly inflammatory character. Formation of the placenta, the organ that feeds the fetus, involves a cooperation between maternal natural killer (NK) cells ...
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SDF‐1 Attenuates Oocyte Quality Decline During Reproductive Aging Through Autophagy‐Enhanced Stress Granule Scavenging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
SDF‐1 levels decline significantly with maternal aging. Exogenous supplementation restores meiotic spindle morphology, chromosomal alignment, and mitochondrial function while reducing oxidative stress in aged oocytes. Mechanistically, SDF‐1 enhances autophagic activity to clear accumulated stress granules, thereby rescuing fertilization competence and ...
Rui Long, Meng Wang, Ruolin Mao, Hong Chen, Juepu Zhou, Xiangfei Wang, Zheng Yuan, Ri‐Cheng Chian, Nan Xiao, Qingsong Xi, Yimin Shu, Lei Jin, Lixia Zhu   +12 more
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