Age and sex are critical factors in ischemic stroke pathology

M Roy-O'Reilly, LD McCullough - Endocrinology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Ischemic stroke is a devastating brain injury resulting in high mortality and substantial loss of
function. Understanding the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke risk, mortality, and functional …

Preeclampsia: from cellular wellness to inappropriate cell death, and the roles of nutrition

AW Lokeswara, R Hiksas, R Irwinda… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Preeclampsia is one of the most common obstetrical complications worldwide. The
pathomechanism of this disease begins with abnormal placentation in early pregnancy …

[HTML][HTML] Placental epigenetic clocks: estimating gestational age using placental DNA methylation levels

Y Lee, S Choufani, R Weksberg, SL Wilson… - Aging (Albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The human pan-tissue epigenetic clock is widely used for estimating age across the entire
lifespan, but it does not lend itself well to estimating gestational age (GA) based on placental …

Sexual epigenetic dimorphism in the human placenta: implications for susceptibility during the prenatal period

E Martin, L Smeester, PA Bommarito, MR Grace… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Sex-based differences in response to adverse prenatal environments and infant
outcomes have been observed, yet the underlying mechanisms for this are unclear. The …

Current approaches and developments in transcript profiling of the human placenta

HEJ Yong, SY Chan - Human reproduction update, 2020 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The placenta is the active interface between mother and foetus, bearing the
molecular marks of rapid development and exposures in utero. The placenta is routinely …

Trophoblast differentiation: mechanisms and implications for pregnancy complications

L Lawless, Y Qin, L Xie, K Zhang - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Placental development is a tightly controlled event, in which cell expansion from the
trophectoderm occurs in a spatiotemporal manner. Proper trophoblast differentiation is …

Placental programming, perinatal inflammation, and neurodevelopment impairment among those born extremely preterm

JT Bangma, H Hartwell, HP Santos Jr, TM O'Shea… - Pediatric …, 2021 - nature.com
Individuals born extremely preterm are at significant risk for impaired neurodevelopment.
After discharge from the neonatal intensive care, associations between the child's well-being …

TGFb1 suppresses the activation of distinct dNK subpopulations in preeclampsia

J Zhang, CE Dunk, O Shynlova, I Caniggia, SJ Lye - EBioMedicine, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Decidual natural killer (dNK) cells are the predominant lymphocytes
accumulated at the maternal-fetal interface. Regulatory mechanism of dNK cells in …

Human placental methylome in the interplay of adverse placental health, environmental exposure, and pregnancy outcome

A Vlahos, T Mansell, R Saffery, B Novakovic - PLoS Genetics, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The placenta is the interface between maternal and fetal circulations, integrating maternal
and fetal signals to selectively regulate nutrient, gas, and waste exchange, as well as …

Alterations in the placental methylome with maternal obesity and evidence for metabolic regulation

K Mitsuya, AN Parker, L Liu, J Ruan, MCM Vissers… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The inflammatory and metabolic derangements of obesity in pregnant women generate an
adverse intrauterine environment, increase pregnancy complications and adverse fetal …