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ArticlePlacenta2022

Restriction of SARS-CoV-2 replication in the human placenta.

Kazuhide Takada, Sayaka Shimodai-Yamada, Mayumi Suzuki, Quang Duy Trinh, Chika Takano, Kaori Kawakami, Mikiko Asai-Sato, Atsushi Komatsu, Aya Okahashi, Nobuhiko Nagano and 9 more

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Article in Placenta, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Trophoblast ferroptosis restricts SARS-CoV-2 spread in the placenta.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kazuhide TakadaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Sayaka Shimodai-YamadaDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mayumi SuzukiDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Quang Duy TrinhDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Chika TakanoDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kaori KawakamiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mikiko Asai-SatoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Atsushi KomatsuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Aya OkahashiDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nobuhiko NaganoDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Toshiya MisawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Japan.
Kyohei YamaguchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Mie Chuo Medical Center, Japan.
Tadaki SuzukiDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan.
Kei KawanaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ichiro MoriokaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hideto YamadaCenter for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Teine Keijinkai Hospital Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi HayakawaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hiroyuki HaoDivision of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: hao.hiroyuki@nihon-u.ac.jp.
Shihoko Komine-AizawaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: aizawa.shihoko@nihon-u.ac.jp.
Nihon University · JPNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPMie Chuo Medical Center · JPNagoya Ekisaikai Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although SARS-CoV-2 can infect human placental tissue, vertical transmission is rare. Therefore, the placenta may function as a barrier to inhibit viral transmission to the foetus, though the mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we confirmed the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in human placental tissue by in situ hybridization with antisense probes targeting the spike protein; tissue staining was much lower when using sense probes for the spike protein. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first evidence directly indicating inefficient viral replication in the SARS-CoV-2-infected placenta. Additional studies are required to reveal the detailed mechanisms.

Indexed as

COVID-19Pregnancy Complications, InfectiousFemaleHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPlacentaPregnancySARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID35973367
PMCPMC9293377
OpenAlexW4285810821

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