2020
SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta
Hosier H, Farhadian SF, Morotti RA, Deshmukh U, Lu-Culligan A, Campbell KH, Yasumoto Y, Vogels C, Casanovas-Massana A, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Odio CD, Fournier J, Brito AF, Fauver JR, Liu F, Alpert T, Tal R, Szigeti-Buck K, Perincheri S, Larsen C, Gariepy AM, Aguilar G, Fardelmann KL, Harigopal M, Taylor HS, Pettker CM, Wyllie AL, Dela Cruz CS, Ring AM, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A, Reddy UM, Lipkind HS. SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 4947-4953. PMID: 32573498, PMCID: PMC7456249, DOI: 10.1172/jci139569.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAbortion, TherapeuticAbruptio PlacentaeAdultBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPandemicsPhylogenyPlacentaPneumonia, ViralPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy Trimester, SecondRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Viral LoadConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 invasionMaternal antibody responseSymptomatic COVID-19Second trimester pregnancySyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Materno-fetal interfaceDense macrophage infiltratesPlacental abruptionSevere preeclampsiaMacrophage infiltratesSevere morbidityTrimester pregnancyPregnant womenCoronavirus 2Antibody responseBackgroundThe effectsDisease 2019Histological examinationImmunohistochemical assaysPlacenta
2018
Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection
Yockey LJ, Jurado KA, Arora N, Millet A, Rakib T, Milano KM, Hastings AK, Fikrig E, Kong Y, Horvath TL, Weatherbee S, Kliman HJ, Coyne CB, Iwasaki A. Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection. Science Immunology 2018, 3 PMID: 29305462, PMCID: PMC6049088, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aao1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionZIKV infectionI IFNsI interferonType I interferonGrowth restrictionFetal demiseVirus infectionSevere fetal growth restrictionType I IFNsChorionic villous explantsAdverse fetal outcomesCongenital viral infectionFetal growth restrictionMaternal-fetal barrierType IFunctional type IPlacental damageFetal outcomesPregnancy complicationsEarly pregnancyFetal resorptionZIKV diseasePregnant damsSpontaneous abortion
2016
HSV‐2 enhances ZIKV infection of the placenta and induces apoptosis in first‐trimester trophoblast cells
Aldo P, You Y, Szigeti K, Horvath TL, Lindenbach B, Mor G. HSV‐2 enhances ZIKV infection of the placenta and induces apoptosis in first‐trimester trophoblast cells. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2016, 76: 348-357. PMID: 27613665, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHSV-2 infectionZIKV infectionZika virusTrophoblast cellsHSV-2First-trimester human trophoblast cellsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsZIKV-infected mothersSimplex virus 2First trimester trophoblastsHuman trophoblast cellsPlacental sensitivityFirst trimesterPregnant micePlacental barrierTAM receptorsFetal protectionHigh riskTeratogenic effectsViral titersInfectionPlacental formationRT-PCRVirus 2Fetuses