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The Human Placenta in Diabetes and Obesity: Friend or Foe? The 2017 Norbert Freinkel Award Lecture
Published in Diabetes care (01-07-2018)“…The placenta plays a key role in sustaining fetal growth and development. Due to its position between mother and fetus, it is exposed to changes in the…”
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The influence of placental metabolism on fatty acid transfer to the fetus
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-02-2017)“…The factors determining fatty acid transfer across the placenta are not fully understood. This study used a combined experimental and computational modeling…”
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Epigenetic regulation of human placental function and pregnancy outcome: considerations for causal inference
Published in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology (01-10-2015)“…Epigenetic mechanisms, often defined as regulating gene activity independently of underlying DNA sequence, are crucial for healthy development. The sum total…”
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The Human Placenta in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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The role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes mellitus
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (15-12-2011)“…Normal human pregnancy is considered a state of enhanced oxidative stress. In pregnancy, it plays important roles in embryo development, implantation,…”
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Insulin and the IGF system in the human placenta of normal and diabetic pregnancies
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-07-2009)“…The insulin/insulin‐like growth factor (IGF) system regulates fetal and placental growth and development. In maternal diabetes, components of this system…”
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Placental mobilization of free fatty acids contributes to altered materno-fetal transfer in obesity
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-05-2021)“…Background Metabolic changes in obese pregnant women, such as changes of plasma lipids beyond physiological levels, may subsequently affect fetal development…”
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In vitro function and in situ localization of Multidrug Resistance-associated Protein (MRP)1 (ABCC1) suggest a protective role against methyl mercury-induced oxidative stress in the human placenta
Published in Archives of toxicology (01-11-2020)“…Methyl mercury (MeHg) is an organic highly toxic compound that is transported efficiently via the human placenta. Our previous data suggest that MeHg is taken…”
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Placental DNA methylation in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes and/or obesity: State of the art and research gaps
Published in Epigenetics (09-12-2022)“…Maternal diabetes and/or obesity in pregnancy are undoubtedly associated with later disease-risk in the offspring. The placenta, interposed between the mother…”
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Human Placental Hofbauer Cells Maintain an Anti-inflammatory M2 Phenotype despite the Presence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Published in Frontiers in immunology (31-07-2017)“…Hofbauer cells (HBCs) are macrophages of the feto-placental unit. Despite the general view that these cells have an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype, recent…”
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Evidence of human milk oligosaccharides in maternal circulation already during pregnancy: a pilot study
Published in American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism (01-03-2019)“…Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are bioactive glycans linked with health benefits to both the breast-fed infant and lactating mother. We hypothesized that…”
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Epigenetic adaptation of the placental serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) to gestational diabetes mellitus
Published in PloS one (26-06-2017)“…We tested the hypothesis that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) alters the DNA methylation pattern of the fetal serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4), and…”
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Amino Acid Transporter LAT1 (SLC7A5) Mediates MeHg-Induced Oxidative Stress Defense in the Human Placental Cell Line HTR-8/SVneo
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (08-02-2021)“…The placental barrier can protect the fetus from contact with harmful substances. The potent neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg), however, is very efficiently…”
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Defective insulin signaling in placenta from pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus
Published in European journal of endocrinology (01-04-2009)“…ObjectiveStudies in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle suggest that impaired insulin action is due to defects in the insulin signaling pathway and may play a…”
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The Feto-placental Dialogue and Diabesity
Published in Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology (01-01-2015)“…Recent studies have established that the neonate born to a pregnancy with maternal diabetes or obesity (‘diabesity’) is characterized by increased fat…”
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The human placental sexome differs between trophoblast epithelium and villous vessel endothelium
Published in PloS one (29-10-2013)“…Molecular mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism in mammals, fetal sex influences on intrauterine development, and the sex-biased susceptibility for selected…”
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Downregulation of p53 drives autophagy during human trophoblast differentiation
Published in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS (01-05-2018)“…The placental barrier is crucial for the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus and is maintained by differentiation and fusion of…”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with increased pro-migratory activation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 and reduced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1
Published in PloS one (17-08-2017)“…Placentas from gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are often hypervascularized; however, participation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its…”
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Results From a European Multicenter Randomized Trial of Physical Activity and/or Healthy Eating to Reduce the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The DALI Lifestyle Pilot
Published in Diabetes care (01-09-2015)“…Ways to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remain unproven. We compared the impact of three lifestyle interventions (healthy eating [HE], physical…”
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Serotonin system in the human placenta - the knowns and unknowns
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (01-12-2022)“…The biogenic monoamine serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a chemical messenger widely distributed in the brain and various other organs. Its homeostasis…”
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