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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination on Oxidative Status of Human Placenta: A Preliminary Study.

Kristína Macáková, Petra Pšenková, Nadja Šupčíková, Barbora Vlková, Peter Celec, Jozef Záhumenský

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kristína MacákováInstitute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 81108 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0009-0003-1593-5175
Petra Pšenková2nd Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Bratislava and Comenius University, 82606 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Nadja ŠupčíkováInstitute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 81108 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Barbora VlkováInstitute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 81108 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Peter CelecInstitute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 81108 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-5883-3580
Jozef Záhumenský2nd Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Bratislava and Comenius University, 82606 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Comenius University Bratislava · SKUniversity Hospital Bratislava · SK

Funding

Slovak Research and Development Agency COVID-20-0016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications associated with inflammation, which could lead to oxidative stress in the placenta. Whether vaccination against COVID-19 has any effect is unclear. This study aimed to analyze the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy on oxidative stress in the placenta and on extracellular DNA (ecDNA) in umbilical cord plasma. Placenta samples from healthy uninfected and unvaccinated control patients who recovered from COVID-19 and women vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy were collected. Biomarkers of oxidative damage and antioxidant capacity were assessed in the placenta homogenates. EcDNA and deoxyribonuclease activity were quantified in umbilical cord plasma using real-time PCR and the single radial enzyme diffusion method, respectively. Markers of oxidative damage to lipids and proteins as well as antioxidant capacity in the placenta did not differ between the study groups. No differences were observed in total, nuclear or mitochondrial ecDNA, or deoxyribonuclease activity in the umbilical cord plasma. Taking into account the limits of a small observational study, our results suggest that the infection with SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination against COVID-19 do not induce any major disturbances in the balance between the production of free radicals and antioxidant activity in the placenta. This is in line with the minor effects on fetal outcomes and ecDNA as a suggested marker of fetal well-being.

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cell-free DNAinflammationoxidative damagepregnancyvirus

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PMCPMC10376152
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