Chinese herbal medicine for miscarriage affects decidual micro-environment and fetal growth
Piao L, Chen C, Yeh C, Basar M, Masch R, Cheng Y, Lockwood CJ, Schatz F, Huang SJ. Chinese herbal medicine for miscarriage affects decidual micro-environment and fetal growth. Placenta 2015, 36: 559-566. PMID: 25771406, PMCID: PMC4395550, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester decidual cellsIL-1βDecidual cellsPlacental weightFetal growthFood intakeResorption rateFetal resorption rateMaternal food intakeM-CSFC motif ligand 2Intrauterine growth restrictionIGF-IR expressionInducible protein-10Anti-CD163 antibodyQRT-PCRChinese herbal formulaIL-8 productionChinese herbal medicineG-CSF expressionEndothelial cell angiogenesisPlacental IGFDecidual macrophagesFetal weightCytokine expression