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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Pregnancy Galectinology: Insights Into a Complex Network of Glycan Binding Proteins.

Sandra M Blois, Gabriela Dveksler, Gerardo R Vasta, Nancy Freitag, Véronique Blanchard, Gabriela Barrientos

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Insights into Reproductive Immunology and Placental Pathology, 2nd Edition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. A "proto" type galectin expressed in striped bass (Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  9. Investigation ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  10. A Narrative Review on the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  11. The Role ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Sandra M BloisReproductive Medicine Research Group, Division of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Berlin Institute of Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Gabriela DvekslerDepartment of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Gerardo R VastaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, UMB, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Nancy FreitagExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation Between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Véronique BlanchardBerlin Institute of Health, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Gabriela BarrientosLaboratory of Experimental Medicine, Hospital Alemán, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHospital Alemán · ARHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEMax Delbrück Center · DEUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Biological Roles of GalectinsR01GM070589 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE · PI VASTA, GERARDO RAUL · 2004 to 2013
$2.0M
Therapeutic potential of PSG1 administration in GVHDR21AI120918 · NIAID · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI DVEKSLER, GABRIELA S · 2016 to 2017
$424k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI120918NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM070589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Galectins are a phylogenetically conserved family of soluble β-galactoside binding proteins, consisting of 15 different types, each with a specific function. Galectins contribute to placentation by regulating trophoblast development, migration, and invasion during early pregnancy. In addition, galectins are critical players regulating maternal immune tolerance to the embedded embryo. Recently, the role of galectins in angiogenesis during decidualization and in placenta formation has gained attention. Altered expression of galectins is associated with abnormal pregnancies and infertility. This review focuses on the role of galectins in pregnancy-associated processes and discusses the relevance of galectin-glycan interactions as potential therapeutic targets in pregnancy disorders.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarbohydrate SequenceChromosome MappingDimerizationEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryo, NonmammalianEndothelial CellsExtracellular VesiclesFemaleGalectinsGlycosylationHumansMaternal-Fetal ExchangeNeovascularization, PhysiologicPlacentationPolysaccharidesGalectinsPolysaccharidesPregnancy Proteinsgalectinsglycansplacentationpreeclampsiapregnancy

Identifiers

PMID31231368
PMCPMC6558399
OpenAlexW2947613471

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