Iron overload in Plasmodium-infected placenta as a pathogenesis mechanism of fetal death

Iron overload in Plasmodium-infected placenta as a pathogenesis mechanism of fetal death

Plasmodium infection during gestation may lead to severe clinical manifestations including abortion, stillbirth, intrauterine growth retardation and low birth weight. Mechanisms underlying such poor pregnancy outcomes are still unclear. In the animal model of severe placental malaria (PM), in utero...

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Main Authors: Carlos ePenha-Gonçalves, Raffaella eGozzelino, Luciana Vieira de Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Fetal Death
Heme
Iron
trophoblast
Pregnancy Malaria
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00155/full

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