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Trophoblast inclusions in the human placenta: Identification, characterization, quantification, and interrelations of subtypes
Kliman HJ, Firestein MR, Hofmann KM, Milano KM, Holzer PH, Brink LT, Odendaal HJ, Fifer WP. Trophoblast inclusions in the human placenta: Identification, characterization, quantification, and interrelations of subtypes. Placenta 2020, 103: 172-176. PMID: 33152642, PMCID: PMC8448462, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes
Firestein MR, Kliman HJ, Sania A, Brink LT, Holzer PH, Hofmann KM, Milano KM, Pini N, Shuffrey LC, Odendaal HJ, Fifer WP. Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264733. PMID: 35231069, PMCID: PMC8887719, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesGestational ageLiveborn deliveryLive birthsFull-term live birthsChorionic villiPreterm live birthsSpecific placental pathologyFull-term birthInduction of laborAdverse birth outcomesGestational age birthweightSafe Passage StudyTrophoblast inclusionsGreater odds ratioWarrants further investigationPlacental infarctionPlacenta accretaPreterm birthPlacental pathologyVillous edemaPatient populationAlcohol exposureOdds ratioChorionic plate
2017
Estimated Placental Volume and Gestational Age
Isakov KMM, Emerson JW, Campbell KH, Galerneau F, Anders AM, Lee YK, Subramanyam P, Roberts AE, Kliman HJ. Estimated Placental Volume and Gestational Age. American Journal Of Perinatology 2017, 35: 748-757. PMID: 29281842, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageBirth weightPlacental volumeSignificant placental pathologyWeeks gestational agePlacental pathologyUltrasound scanClinical utilityNormative curvesMicroscopic evaluationPatientsFurther validationVariety of settingsAgePercentileEPVDifferent populationsSubanalysisGestationNewbornsPlacentaPathologyPlacental 11 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) expression very early during human pregnancy
Salvante KG, Milano K, Kliman HJ, Nepomnaschy PA. Placental 11 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) expression very early during human pregnancy. Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2017, 8: 149-154. PMID: 28112069, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174416000611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2FemaleGestational AgeHumansMaternal-Fetal ExchangePlacentaPregnancyConceptsProtective roleHydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2Intra-uterine growth restrictionType 2 expressionUterine endometrial glandsCritical protective roleDehydrogenase type 2Maternal-fetal exchangeHypothesized protective roleColumnar epithelial cellsGlucocorticoid exposureEndometrial glandsHuman pregnancyBirth weightGrowth restrictionCortisol exposurePlacental expressionBioactive cortisolHuman fetusesType 2Postnatal developmentPhysiologic stressEpithelial cellsImmunocytochemical analysisDevelopmental outcomes