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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Global Transcriptomic Analysis of Placentas from Women with Gestational SARS-CoV-2 Infection during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy.

Yiqun Tang, Nageswara Rao Boggavarapu, Annette Aronsson, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Parameswaran Grace Lalitkumar

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Yiqun TangWHO Collaborating Centre, Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Nageswara Rao BoggavarapuWHO Collaborating Centre, Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Annette AronssonWHO Collaborating Centre, Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Kristina Gemzell-DanielssonWHO Collaborating Centre, Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6516-1444
Parameswaran Grace LalitkumarWHO Collaborating Centre, Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska University Hospital · SE

Funding

ALF Medicine 2020 - FoUI-954072; 2023 - FoUI-973027Marie Sklodowska-Curie 813707Swedish Research Council 2021-01042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant and enduring influence on global health, including maternal and fetal well-being. Evidence suggests that placental dysfunction is a potential consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, which may result in adverse outcomes such as preeclampsia and preterm birth. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear, and it is uncertain whether a mature placenta can protect the fetus from SARS-CoV-2 infection. To address the above gap, we conducted a transcriptome-based study of the placenta in both maternal and fetal compartments. We collected placental samples from 16 women immediately after term delivery, seven of which had SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR before parturition. Notably, we did not detect any viral load in either the maternal or fetal compartments of the placenta, regardless of symptomatic status. We separately extracted total RNA from placental tissues from maternal and fetal compartments, constructed cDNA libraries, and sequenced them to assess mRNA. Our analysis revealed 635 differentially expressed genes when a false discovery rate (FDR ≤ 0.05) was applied in the maternal placental tissue, with 518 upregulated and 117 downregulated genes in the SARS-CoV-2-positive women (

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COVID-19Pre-EclampsiaPremature BirthFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPandemicsPlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdSARS-CoV-2COVID-19molecular pathwaysplacental gene expressionpregnancy complicationSARS-CoV-2term pregnancyvertical transmission

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PMID38338886
PMCPMC10855544
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