Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation
Wang M, Silva T, Toothaker JM, McCourt BT, Shugrue C, Desir G, Gorelick F, Konnikova L. Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 4953. PMID: 35322081, PMCID: PMC8943056, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08817-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental tissuePlacental villiHofbauer cellsPlacental developmentEndogenous productionAnti-inflammatory milieuPotential roleHuman placental tissueFull-term placentaPlacental factorsFetal interfaceDecidual samplesPlacental functionChorionic plateImmunoreactive cellsPlacental samplesHuman gestationRenalaseBulk RNA sequencingHuman placentaPlacentaQuantification of immunohistochemistryProtein levelsTrophoblastTransmission of nutrients