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ReviewReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2021

The Involvement of Cell Adhesion Molecules, Tight Junctions, and Gap Junctions in Human Placentation.

Enoch Appiah Adu-Gyamfi, Armin Czika, Philip Narteh Gorleku, Amin Ullah, Zulqarnain Panhwar, Ling-Ling Ruan, Yu-Bin Ding, Ying-Xiong Wang

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Review in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Preeclampsia in the Context of COVID-19: Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Outcomes.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2024
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  20. The impact of bisphenol A on the placenta†.Biology of reproduction · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Enoch Appiah Adu-GyamfiDepartment of Reproductive Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China. orkamanyame@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0667-890X
Armin CzikaJoint International Research Laboratory of Reproduction & Development, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No. 1 Yixueyuan Rd, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China.
Philip Narteh GorlekuDepartment of Medical Imaging, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Republic of Ghana.
Amin UllahJoint International Research Laboratory of Reproduction & Development, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No. 1 Yixueyuan Rd, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China.
Zulqarnain PanhwarJoint International Research Laboratory of Reproduction & Development, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No. 1 Yixueyuan Rd, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China.
Ling-Ling RuanJoint International Research Laboratory of Reproduction & Development, Chongqing Medical University, Box 197, No. 1 Yixueyuan Rd, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China.
Yu-Bin DingDepartment of Reproductive Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China. dingyb@cqmu.edu.cn.
Ying-Xiong WangDepartment of Reproductive Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China. 1600347366@qq.com.
Chongqing Medical University · CNUniversity of Cape Coast · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Placentation is a major determinant of the success of pregnancy. It is regulated by several factors such as cell adhesion molecules, tight junctions, and gap junctions. The cell adhesion molecules are integrins, cadherins, immunoglobulins, nectins, and selectins. The tight junctions are composed of claudins, occludin, and junction adhesion molecule proteins while the gap junctions are composed of connexins of varying molecular weights. During placentation, some of these molecules regulate trophoblast proliferation, trophoblast fusion, trophoblast migration, trophoblast invasion, trophoblast-endothelium adhesion, glandular remodeling, and spiral artery remodeling. There is a dysregulated placental expression of some of these molecules during obstetric complications. We have, hereby, indicated the expression patterns of the subunits of each of these molecules in the various trophoblast subtypes and in the decidua, and have highlighted their involvement in physiological and pathological placentation. The available evidence points to the relevance of these molecules as distinguishing markers of the various trophoblast lineages and as potential therapeutic targets in the management of malplacentation-mediated diseases.

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PlacentationCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGap JunctionsHumansPlacentaPlacenta DiseasesPregnancySignal TransductionTight JunctionsCell Adhesion MoleculesCadherinClaudinConnexinImmunoglobulinIntegrinNectinOccludinPreeclampsiaSelectinTrophoblast

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PMID33146876
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