The Placental Function Beyond Pregnancy: Insights from Latin America

Ivo Carrasco-Wong, Marcelo González-Ortiz, Gabriel Gomes Araujo, Victor V. Lima, Fernanda R. Giachini, Jana Stojanova, Alejandra Moller, Sebastián San Martín, Pablo Escudero, Alicia E. Damiano, Martha Sosa-Macias, Carlos Galaviz-Hernandez, Enrique Teran, Carlos Escudero*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Currently, more than 100,000 papers had been published studying the placenta in both physiological and pathological contexts. However, relevant health conditions affecting placental function, mostly found in low-income countries, should be evaluated deeper. This review will raise some – of what we think necessary – points of discussion regarding challenging topics not fully understood, including the paternal versus maternal contribution on placental genes imprinting, placenta-brain communication, and some environmental conditions affecting the placenta. The discussions are parts of an international effort to fulfil some gaps observed in this area, and Latin-American research groups currently evaluate that.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
PublisherSpringer
Pages287-307
Number of pages21
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume1428
ISSN (Print)0065-2598
ISSN (Electronic)2214-8019

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank all researchers who belong to the “Red Iberoamericana de Alteraciones Vasculares en trastornos del Embarazo” RIVATREM for the valuable discussion to generate this manuscript and technical support.CE is financially supported by Fondecyt Regular 1200250. IC-W is financially supported by Convocatoria Nacional Subvención a la Instalación en la Academia, ANID SA77210087. MGO is financially supported by VRID-Multidisciplinario 2020000157MUL (UdeC)

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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