In this chapter we will discuss the possibility that intercellular communication mediated by gap junctions takes place between adhering leukocytes and endothelial cells during the inflammatory process.

Molecular mechanisms are increasingly being reported allowing a better understanding of the mother health and fetal metabolic abnormalities in pregnancies that are affected by diseases. Most aspects of cellular function ...

Molecular mechanisms are increasingly being reported allowing a better understanding of the mother health and fetal metabolic abnormalities in pregnancies that are affected by diseases. Most aspects of cellular function ...

Preeclampsia is a syndrome that affects a significant proportion of pregnant women worldwide. The several hypotheses proposed regarding the aetiology of preeclampsia highlight the possibility of a critical role played by ...

Preeclampsia is a syndrome that affects a significant proportion of pregnant women worldwide. The several hypotheses proposed regarding the aetiology of preeclampsia highlight the possibility of a critical role played by ...

Gestational diabetes (GD) is a syndrome associated with maternal hyperglycaemia and defective insulin signaling in the placenta (Metzger et al., 2007; Colomiere et al., 2009; ADA 2012). GD have been associated with abnormal ...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a human pregnancy disease characterized by elevation of glucose levels (i.e., hyperglycemia) responsible for a several adverse perinatal outcomes included macrosomia, fetal hypoglycemia, ...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a human pregnancy disease characterized by elevation of glucose levels (i.e., hyperglycemia) responsible for a several adverse perinatal outcomes included macrosomia, fetal hypoglycemia, ...