The role of epigenetics in placental development and the etiology of preeclampsia

C Apicella, CSM Ruano, C Méhats, F Miralles… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this review, we comprehensively present the function of epigenetic regulations in normal
placental development as well as in a prominent disease of placental origin, preeclampsia …

Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors regulation in gestational diabetes mellitus and eclampsia

A Bolatai, Y He, N Wu - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background An imbalance in the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
and its receptor (VEGF-R) during pregnancy plays an important role in the pathogenesis of …

Epigenetic regulation of human placental function and pregnancy outcome: considerations for causal inference

V Januar, G Desoye, B Novakovic, S Cvitic… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Epigenetic mechanisms, often defined as regulating gene activity independently of
underlying DNA sequence, are crucial for healthy development. The sum total of epigenetic …

Increased oxidative stress from early pregnancy in women who develop preeclampsia

V D'Souza, A Rani, V Patil, H Pisal… - Clinical and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific disorder, defined as new onset of maternal
hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation. Our earlier study has shown …

Epigenetic regulation of placental gene expression in transcriptional subtypes of preeclampsia

K Leavey, SL Wilson, SA Bainbridge, WP Robinson… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Preeclampsia (PE) is a heterogeneous, hypertensive disorder of pregnancy,
with no robust biomarkers or effective treatments. We hypothesized that this heterogeneity is …

[HTML][HTML] Early-and late-onset preeclampsia and the tissue-specific epigenome of the placenta and newborn

EM Herzog, AJ Eggink, SP Willemsen, RC Slieker… - Placenta, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) carries increased risks of cardiovascular-and metabolic
diseases in mothers and offspring during the life course. While the severe early-onset PE …

DNA methylation in diabetic retinopathy: pathogenetic role and potential therapeutic targets

C Cai, C Meng, S He, C Gu, T Lhamo, D Draga, D Luo… - Cell & Bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a specific neuron-vascular complication of diabetes,
is a major cause of vision loss among middle-aged people worldwide, and the number of …

DNA methylation profiles in preeclampsia and healthy control placentas

KR Yeung, CL Chiu, R Pidsley… - American Journal …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that affects 3–5% of all pregnancies.
There is evidence to suggest that epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, play a …

Epigenetics and preeclampsia: defining functional epimutations in the preeclamptic placenta related to the TGF-β pathway

E Martin, PD Ray, L Smeester, MR Grace, K Boggess… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Preeclampsia is a potentially fatal pregnancy disorder affecting millions of women around
the globe. Dysregulation in gene and protein expression within key biological pathways …

Mining DNA methylation alterations towards a classification of placental pathologies

SL Wilson, K Leavey, BJ Cox… - Human molecular …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Placental health is a key component to a successful pregnancy. Placental insufficiency (PI),
inadequate nutrient delivery to the fetus, is associated with preeclampsia (PE), a maternal …