The facilitated diffusion of glucose, galactose, fructose, urate, myoinositol, and
dehydroascorbic acid in mammals is catalyzed by a family of 14 monosaccharide transport …

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified the global health crisis, the containment of SARS-
CoV-2 infection in pregnancies, and the inherent risk of vertical transmission of virus from …

Aims Pregnant women are usually not part of the traditional drug development programme.
Pregnancy is associated with major biological and physiological changes that alter the …

Obesity incidence has been increasing at an alarming rate, especially in women of
reproductive age. It is estimated that 50% of pregnancies occur in overweight or obese …

Evidence suggests that maternal obesity (MO) can aggravate placental function causing
severe pathologies during the perinatal window. However, molecular changes and …

The placenta is an important organ for the exchange of substances between the fetus and
the mother, hormone secretion, and fetoplacental immunological defense. Placenta has an …

Cells in many tissues, such as bone, muscle, and placenta, fuse into syncytia to acquire new
functions and transcriptional programs. While it is known that fused cells are specialized, it is …

As the interface between the mother and the developing fetus, the placenta is believed to
play an important role in assisted reproductive technology (ART)-induced aberrant …

Alterations in the glycosylation of few membrane proteins from human placenta during
gestation have been documented, but data on N-glycome of placental membrane proteins …

Aldosterone is a key regulator of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and stimulates
protein methylation on the β-subunit of the ENaC. We found that aldosterone (100 nM) …