ReviewViruses2020
The Role of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Review of the Potential Mechanisms.
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Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Humoral pregnancy analyses reveal strategies for fetal protection and aberrancy in miscarriage.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
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- Toward point-of-care and amplification-free detection of human cytomegalovirus using CRISPR-Cas12a.iScience · 2026Article
- Human cytomegalovirus at the maternal-fetal interface: an overview of pathogenesis, defence, and interventions.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2026Review
- Computational Investigation of Novel pUL56 Ligands Using Docking and Molecular Dynamics with Preliminary Cytotoxicity Evaluation: An Early-Stage Study.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Human Cytomegalovirus Associated Neuropathies: A Comprehensive Review From Pathophysiology to Clinical and Therapeutic Considerations.Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS · 2025Review
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- Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections among Jordanians: seroprevalence and associated factors.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Frequency of CMV testing during pregnancy-a retrospective study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Spatial Analysis of Placentae During Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Reveals Distinct Cellular Profiles in Immune Cells and Trophoblasts.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress Induced by Antivirals: Implications for Adverse Outcomes During Pregnancy and in Newborns.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Auditory and Vestibular Involvement in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Review
- Pathogenesis of viral infections during pregnancy.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Crystal structure of the tegument protein UL82 (pp71) from human cytomegalovirus.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2024Article
- Cytomegalovirus and Pregnancy: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Cytomegalovirus and pregnancy: current evidence for clinical practice.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of nonhereditary adverse birth outcomes, including hearing and visual loss, neurologic deficits, and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), and may contribute to outcomes such as stillbirth and preterm delivery. However, the mechanisms by which CMV could cause adverse birth outcomes are not fully understood. This study reviewed proposed mechanisms underlying the role of CMV in stillbirth, preterm birth, and IUGR. Targeted literature searches were performed in PubMed and Embase to identify relevant articles. Several potential mechanisms were identified from in vitro studies in which laboratory-adapted and low-passage strains of CMV and various human placental models were used. Potential mechanisms identified included impairment of trophoblast progenitor stem cell differentiation and function, impairment of extravillous trophoblast invasiveness, dysregulation of Wnt signaling pathways in cytotrophoblasts, tumor necrosis factor-α mediated apoptosis of trophoblasts, CMV-induced cytokine changes in the placenta, inhibition of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity, and downregulation of trophoblast class I major histocompatibility complex molecules. Inherent challenges for the field remain in the identification of suitable in vivo animal models. Nonetheless, we believe that our review provides useful insights into the mechanisms by which CMV impairs placental development and function and how these changes could result in adverse birth outcomes.
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