Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) is a pleiotropic growth factor playing various
roles in the human body including cell growth and development. More functions of TGF-β1 …

The Zika virus (ZIKV) is well known for causing congenital Zika syndrome if the infection
occurs during pregnancy; however, the mechanism by which the virus infects and crosses …

Objectives Screening for genes differentially expressed in placental tissues, aiming to
identify transcriptional signatures that may be involved in ZIKV congenital pathogenesis …

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), a multifunctional cytokine, is one of the most
important inflammatory cytokines closely related to pregnancy. It plays significant roles in …

Zika virus (ZIKV) re‐emerged after circulating almost undetected for many years and the last
spread in 2015 was the major outbreak reported. ZIKV infection was associated with …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging pathogen that can cause microcephaly and other
neurological defects in developing fetuses. The cellular response to ZIKV in the fetal brain is …

The systemic inflammatory response elicited by acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during
pregnancy plays a key role in the clinical outcomes in mothers and congenitally infected …

Some maternal infections, contracted before or during pregnancy, can be transmitted to the
fetus, during gestation (congenital infection), during labor and childbirth (perinatal infection) …

Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is composed of three isoforms, TGF-β1, TGF-β2, and
TGF-β3. TGF-β1 is a cytokine with multiple biological functions that has been studied …

Embryo implantation is a complicated physiological process tightly regulated by multiple
biological molecules including growth factors. Transforming growth factor-betas (TGF-βs) …