2023
Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies
Kennedy K, de Goffau M, Perez-Muñoz M, Arrieta M, Bäckhed F, Bork P, Braun T, Bushman F, Dore J, de Vos W, Earl A, Eisen J, Elovitz M, Ganal-Vonarburg S, Gänzle M, Garrett W, Hall L, Hornef M, Huttenhower C, Konnikova L, Lebeer S, Macpherson A, Massey R, McHardy A, Koren O, Lawley T, Ley R, O’Mahony L, O’Toole P, Pamer E, Parkhill J, Raes J, Rattei T, Salonen A, Segal E, Segata N, Shanahan F, Sloboda D, Smith G, Sokol H, Spector T, Surette M, Tannock G, Walker A, Yassour M, Walter J. Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies. Nature 2023, 613: 639-649. PMID: 36697862, PMCID: PMC11333990, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05546-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial populationsHuman immune developmentMicrobial ecologyReproductive biologyMicrobial communitiesLow biomass environmentsMicrobial signalsMicrobial studiesDNA sequencingMicrobiome studiesDNA extractionMicrobial analysisClinical microbiologyMechanistic conceptsCautionary exampleImmune developmentRecent studiesHuman fetusesFetal tissuesMammalsGnotobiologyEcologyMicrobiologyFetal microbiomeBiology
2017
Different mutational rates and mechanisms in human cells at pregastrulation and neurogenesis
Bae T, Tomasini L, Mariani J, Zhou B, Roychowdhury T, Franjic D, Pletikos M, Pattni R, Chen BJ, Venturini E, Riley-Gillis B, Sestan N, Urban AE, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. Different mutational rates and mechanisms in human cells at pregastrulation and neurogenesis. Science 2017, 359: 550-555. PMID: 29217587, PMCID: PMC6311130, DOI: 10.1126/science.aan8690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variationsMutation rateCancer cell genomeClonal cell populationsCell genomeCell lineagesBackground mutagenesisHuman cellsMutational rateSomatic mosaicismSingle cellsOxidative damageGenomeMutagenesisCell populationsMutation spectrumNeurogenesisCellsHuman fetusesIndividual neuronsLineagesPregastrulationHuman brainBrainMutationsPlacental 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 ResearchConceptsProtective 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 outcomesWeak functional connectivity in the human fetal brain prior to preterm birth
Thomason ME, Scheinost D, Manning JH, Grove LE, Hect J, Marshall N, Hernandez-Andrade E, Berman S, Pappas A, Yeo L, Hassan SS, Constable RT, Ment LR, Romero R. Weak functional connectivity in the human fetal brain prior to preterm birth. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 39286. PMID: 28067865, PMCID: PMC5221666, DOI: 10.1038/srep39286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityResting-state functional MRIHuman fetal brainWeaker functional connectivityNeural functional connectivityPreterm birthPreterm brainRight-hemisphere homologsNeurological insultFetal brainNeurological problemsHuman fetusesFunctional MRIBrain functionNeurodevelopmental disordersNeural connectivityBirthPretermFetusesUteroLanguage regionsBrainFirst evidenceInsultMRI
2009
Characterization of RAGE, HMGB1, and S100β in Inflammation-Induced Preterm Birth and Fetal Tissue Injury
Buhimschi CS, Baumbusch MA, Dulay AT, Oliver EA, Lee S, Zhao G, Bhandari V, Ehrenkranz RA, Weiner CP, Madri JA, Buhimschi IA. Characterization of RAGE, HMGB1, and S100β in Inflammation-Induced Preterm Birth and Fetal Tissue Injury. American Journal Of Pathology 2009, 175: 958-975. PMID: 19679874, PMCID: PMC2731116, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.090156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDamage-associated molecular pattern moleculesMolecular pattern moleculesPreterm birthTissue injuryPattern moleculesInflammation-induced preterm birthBiology of RAGEExpression of RAGERole of RAGERobust inflammatory responseRelease of HMGB1Fetal inflammationFetal injuryFetal circulationFetal damageImmune activationInterleukin-6Inflammatory responseAdvanced glycationAnimal modelsCellular injuryHuman fetusesTissue damageS100 proteinInjury
2001
Absence of Functional Type 1 Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Protein Receptors in Humans Is Associated with Abnormal Breast Development and Tooth Impaction1
Wysolmerski J, Cormier S, Philbrick W, Dann P, Zhang J, Roume J, Delezoide A, Silve C. Absence of Functional Type 1 Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Protein Receptors in Humans Is Associated with Abnormal Breast Development and Tooth Impaction1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2001, 86: 1788-1794. PMID: 11297619, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.4.7404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormoneHuman breastBreast developmentType 1 PTH/PTHrP receptorBlomstrand chondrodysplasiaPTH/PTHrP receptorAbnormal breast developmentBone formationTooth developmentNormal human fetusesTooth impactionPTHrP receptorEndochondral bone formationTransgenic miceAlveolar boneHuman fetusesEndochondral bone developmentBreastSevere abnormalitiesEpithelial-mesenchymal interactionsLethal formMammary glandFetusesBone developmentTeeth
1995
Management of Chronic Pain In Children
Kain Z, Rimar S. Management of Chronic Pain In Children. Pediatrics In Review 1995, 16: 218-222. DOI: 10.1542/pir.16.6.218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic painCerebral cortexCutaneous sensory perceptionImmature synaptic connectionsRecurrent pain syndromesSlow conduction velocityPerception of painNeonatal nervous systemPain reliefPain syndromeAcute painPain transmissionPain managementNerve fibersFetal neocortexNoxious stimuliConduction velocitySpecific chronicPainTwentieth weekNeonatal electroencephalogramNervous systemHuman fetusesMucosal surfacesSensory pathwaysAromatase immunoreactive neurons and neuronal processes in the hypothalamus of human (IR-ARO) fetuses and adult subjects
HORVATH T. Aromatase immunoreactive neurons and neuronal processes in the hypothalamus of human (IR-ARO) fetuses and adult subjects. Reproductive Sciences 1995, 2: 163. DOI: 10.1016/1071-5576(95)94155-n.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Erythropoietin in human fetuses with immune hemolytic anemia and hydrops fetalis.
Moya F, Grannum P, Widness J, Clemons G, Copel J, Hobbins J. Erythropoietin in human fetuses with immune hemolytic anemia and hydrops fetalis. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1993, 82: 353-8. PMID: 8355933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRh isoimmunizationGestational agePlasma erythropoietinWeeks' gestationElective cesareanControl fetusesImmune hemolytic anemiaUmbilical cord plasmaHigh erythropoietin levelsUmbilical cord bloodCord plasmaLower hemoglobinInverse associationTerm fetusesCord bloodErythropoietin levelsHemolytic anemiaErythropoietin measurementsLate gestationHuman fetusesGestationFetusesIsoimmunizationAnemiaHemoglobin
1992
Fetal Cardiovascular Physiology and Therapy
Kleinman C, Copel J. Fetal Cardiovascular Physiology and Therapy. Fetal Diagnosis And Therapy 1992, 7: 147-157. PMID: 1503650, DOI: 10.1159/000263663.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFetal cardiovascular physiologyFetal lamb modelHuman fetal heartSurgical interventionFetal heartLamb modelCardiovascular physiologyFetal cardiovascular malformationsFetal ductus arteriosusFetal cardiovascular systemVentricular filling characteristicsFetal cardiac developmentSystolic reserveVentricular afterloadDuctus arteriosusThird trimesterForamen ovaleNeonatal periodVentricular hypoplasiaFetal lambsShunt flowPrenatal interventionTimely therapyCardiovascular malformationsHuman fetuses
1991
Foramen ovale size in the normal and abnormal human fetal heart: an indicator of transatrial flow physiology
Feit L, Copel J, Kleinman C. Foramen ovale size in the normal and abnormal human fetal heart: an indicator of transatrial flow physiology. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 1991, 1: 313-319. PMID: 12797035, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1991.01050313.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart obstructive lesionsLeft heart obstructive lesionsObstructive lesionsColor Doppler studyDoppler studiesForamen ovaleColor flow Doppler studiesNormal cardiac anatomyCongenital heart diseaseRight ventricular developmentNormal flow patternsHuman fetal heartWeeks' gestationVentricular sizeDoppler interrogationFetal echocardiographyHeart diseaseAtrial septumHelpful adjunctNormal fetusesHuman fetusesFetal heartLesionsFetusesCardiac anatomy
1990
Developmental history of the transient subplate zone in the visual and somatosensory cortex of the macaque monkey and human brain
Kostovic I, Rakic P. Developmental history of the transient subplate zone in the visual and somatosensory cortex of the macaque monkey and human brain. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1990, 297: 441-470. PMID: 2398142, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902970309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubplate zoneTransient subplate zoneCortical plateSomatosensory cortexSubcortical white matterSubplate neuronsBasal forebrainBrain stemContralateral cerebralGlial cellsPostmigratory neuronsSomatosensory areaFetal brainOccipital lobeCerebral convolutionsCerebral wallFiber terminalsHuman fetusesWhite matterMacaque monkeysVisual areasCortexGestationFiber-rich layersHistochemical methods
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