Glucose metabolism is vital to the survival of living organisms. Since the discovery of the
Warburg effect in the 1920s, glycolysis has become a major research area in the field of …

The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), a byproduct of aerobic energy
metabolism, is maintained at physiological levels by the activity of antioxidant components …

Background Maternal infection during pregnancy (IDP) has been associated with increased
risk of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring. However, infection is …

Cell based therapies are being assessed for their therapeutic potential across a variety of
diseases. Gestational tissues are attractive sources for cell therapy. The large number of …

Adverse birth outcomes are associated with elevated mortality and morbidity rates
throughout life. This meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials examined whether …

The placenta is the interface between the fetal and maternal environments during
mammalian gestation, critically safeguarding the health of the developing fetus and the …

Brain sparing is an adaptive phenomenon (redistribution of blood flow to the brain) observed
in fetuses exposed to chronic hypoxia, who are at risk of intrauterine growth restriction. Here …

We aimed to explore the potential link of maternal age at menarche (mAAM) gene
polymorphisms with risk of the fetal growth restriction (FGR). This case (FGR)–control (FGR …

Refeeding syndrome (RS) in preterm infants is a scenario of fetal malnutrition, primarily
resulting from placental insufficiency, followed by a postnatal physiologic adaptation and …

α-tocopherol is a vitamin E isoform with potent antioxidant activity, while the γ-tocopherol
isoform of vitamin E exerts more pro-inflammatory effects. In maternal–fetal environments …