As an essential component of the maternal-fetal interface, the placental syncytiotrophoblast
layer contributes to a successful pregnancy by secreting hormones necessary for …

Survivors of preterm birth struggle with multitudes of disabilities due to improper in utero
programming of various tissues and organ systems contributing to adult-onset diseases at a …

Introduction The placenta is essential for fetal growth and survival and maintaining a
successful pregnancy. The sterility of the placenta has been challenged recently; however …

Human parturition at term and preterm is an inflammatory process synchronously executed
by both fetomaternal tissues to transition them from a quiescent state t an active state of …

There are several critical events that occur in the uterus during early pregnancy which are
necessary for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. These events include …

This study determined if exosomes from ectocervical epithelial (ECTO) cells infected with
Ureaplasma parvum (U. parvum) can carry bacterial antigens and cause inflammation at the …

Non-human animals represent a large and important feature in the history of biomedical
research. The validity of their use, in terms of reproducible outcomes and translational …

Problem Amniochorion senescence generates mechanistic signals to initiate parturition.
Activation of p38 mitogen‐activated kinase (MAPK) in fetal amnion cells is a key mediator of …

Mechanisms of fetal immune system development in utero remain incompletely elucidated.
Protective immunity, the arm of reproductive immunology concerned with the progressive …

Periodontal disease (PD) is one of the most common oral conditions affecting both youths
and adults. There are some research works suggesting a high incidence of PD in pregnant …