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Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives
As most recently demonstrated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, congenital and perinatal infections are of significant concern to the pregnant population as compared to the general population. These outcomes can range from no apparent impact all the way to spontaneous abortion or fetal infection with long...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7998619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33805739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22062921 |
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author | Narang, Kavita Cheek, Elizabeth H. Enninga, Elizabeth Ann L. Theiler, Regan N. |
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description | As most recently demonstrated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, congenital and perinatal infections are of significant concern to the pregnant population as compared to the general population. These outcomes can range from no apparent impact all the way to spontaneous abortion or fetal infection with long term developmental consequences. While some pathogens have developed mechanisms to cross the placenta and directly infect the fetus, other pathogens lead to an upregulation in maternal or placental inflammation that can indirectly cause harm. The placenta is a temporary, yet critical organ that serves multiple important functions during gestation including facilitation of fetal nutrition, oxygenation, and prevention of fetal infection in utero. Here, we review trophoblast cell immunology and the molecular mechanisms utilized to protect the fetus from infection. Lastly, we discuss consequences in the placenta when these protections fail and the histopathologic result following infection. |
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spelling | pubmed-79986192021-03-28 Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives Narang, Kavita Cheek, Elizabeth H. Enninga, Elizabeth Ann L. Theiler, Regan N. Int J Mol Sci Review As most recently demonstrated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, congenital and perinatal infections are of significant concern to the pregnant population as compared to the general population. These outcomes can range from no apparent impact all the way to spontaneous abortion or fetal infection with long term developmental consequences. While some pathogens have developed mechanisms to cross the placenta and directly infect the fetus, other pathogens lead to an upregulation in maternal or placental inflammation that can indirectly cause harm. The placenta is a temporary, yet critical organ that serves multiple important functions during gestation including facilitation of fetal nutrition, oxygenation, and prevention of fetal infection in utero. Here, we review trophoblast cell immunology and the molecular mechanisms utilized to protect the fetus from infection. Lastly, we discuss consequences in the placenta when these protections fail and the histopathologic result following infection. MDPI 2021-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC7998619/ /pubmed/33805739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22062921 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Narang, Kavita Cheek, Elizabeth H. Enninga, Elizabeth Ann L. Theiler, Regan N. Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives |
title | Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives |
title_full | Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives |
title_fullStr | Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives |
title_full_unstemmed | Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives |
title_short | Placental Immune Responses to Viruses: Molecular and Histo-Pathologic Perspectives |
title_sort | placental immune responses to viruses: molecular and histo-pathologic perspectives |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7998619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33805739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22062921 |
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