Sonograms of perineal muscles as a noninvasive diagnosis of pyometra and endometritis in beef cows: a preliminary study by Amrozi, S. Y. Hayanti, Aryogi, D. Pamungkas, D. M. Dikman, E. Handiwirawan, F. A. Pamungkas, Herdis, Jakaria, M. F. Ulum

“…The cervical organs, uterine corpus, uterine cornua, and placenta were visualized using transrectal imaging. …”
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Hubungan Kadar LDL dan HDL Serum Ibu Hamil Aterm dengan Berat Lahir Bayi by Oktalia Sabrida, Hariadi ., Eny Yantri

“…Uptake and usage of LDL by placenta to the fetus is an alternative mechanism to obtain fatty acids and essential amino acids. …”
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Neuronal Transdifferentiation Potential of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Neonatal and Adult Sources by a Small Molecule Cocktail by Lorena V. Cortés-Medina, Herminia Pasantes-Morales, Alejandro Aguilera-Castrejon, Arturo Picones, Cesar O. Lara-Figueroa, Enoch Luis, Juan Jose Montesinos, Victor A. Cortés-Morales, M. P. De la Rosa Ruiz, Erika Hernández-Estévez, Laura C. Bonifaz, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Perez, Gerardo Ramos-Mandujano

“…MSCs can be obtained from many different sources, and the present study compares the potential of neuronal transdifferentiation in MSCs from adult and neonatal sources (Wharton’s jelly (WhJ), dental pulp (DP), periodontal ligament (PDL), gingival tissue (GT), dermis (SK), placenta (PLAC), and umbilical cord blood (UCB)) with a protocol previously tested in bone marrow- (BM-) MSCs consisting of a cocktail of six small molecules: I-BET151, CHIR99021, forskolin, RepSox, Y-27632, and dbcAMP (ICFRYA). …”
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Ethanolamine-induced assembly of microcompartments is required for Fusobacterium nucleatum virulence by Dana S. Franklin, Yi-Wei Chen, Yimin Chen, Manuel Wittchen, Angela Agnew, Alexis Luu, Julian P. Whitelegge, Z. Hong Zhou, Andreas Tauch, Asis Das, Hung Ton-That

“…Together, these results establish that the BMC-mediated metabolism of ethanolamine is critical for fusobacterial virulence.IMPORTANCEThe oral anaerobe Fusobacterium nucleatum can spread to distal internal organs, such as the colon and placenta, thereby promoting the development of colorectal cancer and inducing preterm birth, respectively. …”
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Perbedaan Rerata Kadar Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 (Sflt-1) Serum pada Penderita Early Onset, Late Onset Preeklampsia Berat / Eklampsia dan Kehamilan Normal by Laila Rahmi, Rahmatina B. Herman, Yusrawati .

“…Failure regulation and imbalance of vasoactive agents and antiangiogenic proangiogenik placenta, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PlGF) have an important role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. …”
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Gestational exposure to arsenic reduces female offspring fertility by impairing the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and synapsis formation in oocytes by Cong Ma, Kaiqin Hu, Xueke Zhang, Yaru Yu, Zuying Xu, Tian Ma, Hongzhen Ruan, Yingying Zhang, Jiajia Wang, Xinyu Yue, Chunmei Liang, Huifen Xiang, Rui Guo, Yunxia Cao, Zhiming Ding

“…Arsenic is a pollutant that can cross the placenta; however, research on the effects of arsenic exposure during pregnancy on the fertility of female offspring is limited. …”
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Hypoxia-Induced GST1 Exerts Protective Effects on Trophoblasts via Inhibiting Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Accumulation by Lingjuan Chen, Gaoli Chen, Lixuan Guo, Yaping Wang, Chengjin Ai

“…GSTP1 expression in first-trimester villi placentas was much higher than that in full-term placentas. …”
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Placental malaria infection is associated with downregulation of STAT-6 and ANG-1 in decidual macrophages by Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Fred Owino, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Caroline Kijogi, Omu Anzala, Omu Anzala, Edwin Walong, Obiero Jael, Steven G. Nyanjom, Agola Lelo Eric, Bernard N. Kanoi, Bernard N. Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka, Jesse Gitaka

“…Here, we determined the influence of placental malaria on decidual macrophages, by assessing their distribution based on their unique phenotypes, and examining their expression levels of transcription factors as well as angiogenic factors, in placentas from women living in a malaria-endemic area.MethodsWe compared these macrophage parameters in placentas from malaria infected women to those from the uninfected women. …”
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Preclinical Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging of Acute Hyperoxia Therapy of Chronic Hypoxia during Pregnancy by Alexander Zheleznyak, Joel R. Garbow, Michal Neeman, Suzanne E. Lapi

“…Hypoxic placentas and fetuses retained more 64 Cu-ATSM compared to normoxic placentas and fetuses. …”
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Effects of exercise on vascular remodelling and fetal growth in uncomplicated and abortion-prone mouse pregnancies by Evangeline A. K. Lovell, Shanna L. Hosking, Holly M. Groome, Lachlan M. Moldenhauer, Sarah A. Robertson, Kathryn L. Gatford, Alison S. Care

“…Placental insufficiency was indicated by reduced fetal: placental weight ratio and increased glycogen cell content in the junctional zone of placentas of exercised BALB/c-mated mice on gestational day (GD)18.5. …”
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Effects of Lipoic Acid Supplementation on Activities of Cyclooxygenases and Levels of Prostaglandins E2 and F2α Metabolites, in the Offspring of Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Di... by Hisham Y. Al-Matubsi, Ghaleb A. Oriquat, Mahmoud Abu-Samak, Othman A. Al Hanbali, Maher D. Salim

“…Decreased levels of PGEM and elevated levels of PGFM in the fetuses, placentas, and membranes were characteristic of experimental diabetic gestation associated with malformation. …”
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A Prospective Study of Villous Capillary Lesions in Complicated Pregnancies by Anu Priyadharshini Srinivasan, B. O. Parijatham Omprakash, Kandhimalla Lavanya, Priyadharshini Subbulakshmi Murugesan, Saraswathi Kandaswamy

“…In this study, we attempted to identify villous vascular changes in a group of term placentae from mothers with diseases complicating pregnancy. …”
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Glycosylation Profile of the Transferrin Receptor in Gestational Iron Deficiency and Early-Onset Severe Preeclampsia by Alejandra María Gómez-Gutiérrez, Beatriz Elena Parra-Sosa, Julio Cesar Bueno-Sánchez

“…To examine the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), TfR1, and TfR1-attached terminal monosaccharides in placentas of women with IDAP and severe preeclampsia. …”
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Placental Pathology and Blood Pressure’s Level in Women with Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy by Vassiliki Krielessi, Nikos Papantoniou, Ioannis Papageorgiou, Ioannis Chatzipapas, Efstathios Manios, Nikos Zakopoulos, Aris Antsaklis

“…Vessels number was significantly decreased, and infarction and villous fibrinoid necrosis were significantly increased in the placentas of the severe hypertension group compared to the mild hypertension group (𝑃<0.001). …”
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Umbilical Coiling Index as a Marker of Perinatal Outcome: An Analytical Study by T. Chitra, Y. S. Sushanth, S. Raghavan

“…Hypocoiling (<0.12) was found to be significantly associated with hypertensive disorders, abruptio placentae, preterm labour, oligohydramnios, and fetal heart rate abnormalities. …”
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11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2 in Preeclampsia by Katarzyna Kosicka, Anna Siemiątkowska, Franciszek K. Główka

“…The reduced activity of the enzyme was observed in placentas from pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia. …”
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Prevalence of Brucellosis among Women Presenting with Abortion/Stillbirth in Huye, Rwanda by Nadine Rujeni, Léonidas Mbanzamihigo

“…More mechanistic studies will also demonstrate the pathogenicity of Brucella in human placentas.…”
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Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Placental Inflammation and Local Immune Balance by Zengfang Wang, Ruizhen Yang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Pingping Wang, Zengyan Wang, Jian Gao, Xue Liu

“…Pregnancy maintenance depends on the formation of normal placentas accompanied by trophoblast invasion and vascular remodeling. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity and Total Phenolic Content in Fruit Tissues from Accessions of Capsicum chinense Jacq. (Habanero Pepper) at Different Stages of Ripening by Lizbeth A. Castro-Concha, Jemina Tuyub-Che, Angel Moo-Mukul, Felipe A. Vazquez-Flota, Maria L. Miranda-Ham

“…The antioxidant capacity of Capsicum was directly related to the total amount of phenolic compounds detected. In particular, placentas had high levels of capsaicinoids, which might be the principal responsible for their strong antioxidant activities.…”
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PPAR-γ Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation in the BeWo Cell Model by Khrystyna Levytska, Sascha Drewlo, Dora Baczyk, John Kingdom

“…Common pregnancy complications, such as severe preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, disrupt pregnancy progression and impair maternal and fetal wellbeing. Placentas from such pregnancies exhibit lesions principally within the syncytiotrophoblast (SCT), a layer in direct contact with maternal blood. …”
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