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ArticleInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine2021

Assessment of apoptosis and appearance of hepatocyte growth factor in placenta at different gestational ages: A cross-sectional study.

Ilze Kreicberga, Anna Junga, Māra Pilmane

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Article in International journal of reproductive biomedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ilze KreicbergaInstitute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia.
Anna JungaInstitute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-483X
Māra PilmaneInstitute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia.
Riga Stradiņš University · LV

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Abstract

backgroundFetal growth is determined by the interaction between mother and fetus using the placental interface throughout the pregnancy.

objectiveTo research apoptosis and appearance of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in placentas of different gestational ages and to describe the anthropometrical and clinical indices of mothers and newborns. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study material was obtained from 53 human immunodeficiency virus negative pregnant women of legal age without systemic diseases. The staining of placental apoptotic cells was processed by a standard in situ cell death detection kit. The detection of HGF was provided by the ImmunoCruz goat ABC Staining System protocol sc-2023. Relative distribution of positive structures was evaluated using the semiquantitative counting method.

resultsThe mean rank value of the amount of HGF-containing cells (cytotrophoblasts, syncytiotrophoblasts, extravillous trophoblasts, Höfbauer cells, and cells of extraembryonic mesoderm) was 1.61

conclusionWeight of a placenta directly depends on the gestational age and correlates with the main fetal anthropometrical parameters (weight, length, and head and chest circumferences). The decrease in HGF-containing and apoptotic cells with advancing gestation depends on the adaptation potential of the placenta, proving the other ways of cellular disposition.

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ApoptosisGestational ageImmunohistochemistry.PlacentaPregnancy

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