Placental Microparticles and MicroRNAs in Pregnant Women with Plasmodium falciparum or HIV Infection.

BACKGROUND:During pregnancy, syncytiotrophoblast vesicles contribute to maternal tolerance towards the fetus, but also to pathologies such as pre-eclampsia. The aim of the study was to address whether Plasmodium falciparum and HIV infections in pregnancy affect the secretion, microRNA content and fu...

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Main Authors: Laura Moro, Azucena Bardají, Eusebio Macete, Diana Barrios, Diana M Morales-Prieto, Carolina España, Inacio Mandomando, Betuel Sigaúque, Carlota Dobaño, Udo R Markert, Daniel Benitez-Ribas, Pedro L Alonso, Clara Menéndez, Alfredo Mayor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4710532?pdf=render