Objective: To evaluate novel sealing techniques for their biocompatibility and sealing capacity of iatrogenic fetal membrane defects in a pregnant rabbit model. Method: At day 23 of gestation (term = d31), a standardized ...

Objective: Our main objective was to document, pigment epithelial-derived factor (PEDF), a secreted serine protease inhibitor with anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant properties, expression in human fetal ...

Purpose: to evaluate the modifications due to premature rupture of the membranes of variables of the fetal biophysical profile, comparing them to the ones found in pregnant women with intact membranes. In the group with ...

Preterm birth (birth before 37 weeks of complete gestation) is a major pregnancy complication and is the second largest cause of neonatal mortality worldwide. Majority of the preterm births are due to unknown etiologies, ...

Problem The most common DNA lesion generated by oxidative stress (OS) is 7, 8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) whose excision repair is performed by 8-oxoguanine glycosylase (OGG1). We investigated OGG1 expression changes in ...

Throughout gestation, fetal membranes, also known as placental or amniochorion membranes, surround, and protect the fetus. Although a critical component of the intrauterine cavity, neither their cellular origin in embryo ...

La ruptura prematura de membranas (RPM) representa una problemática de salud pública que se presenta en el 10% del total de embarazos, suele comprometer la salud materna y fetal. El objetivo del estudio fue establecer las ...

Objective: Lysyl oxidase (LOX) and LOX like enzymes (LOXL1-4) physiologically remodel extracellular matrix and pathologically contribute to cellular senescence under oxidative stress (OS). We characterized LOX and LOXL ...