A review of the mechanism for poor placentation in early-onset preeclampsia: The role of autophagy in trophoblast invasion and vascular remodeling

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 101-102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-88

  Saito, Shigeru ^a   Nakashima, Akitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extravillous trophoblast; Hypoxia; Soluble endoglin; SQSTM1 p62; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ENDOGLIN; PROTEIN SFLT 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL INVASION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST;

EXTRAVILLOUS TROPHOBLAST; HYPOXIA; SOLUBLE ENDOGLIN; SQSTM1/P62; VASCULAR REMODELING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; AUTOPHAGY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTATION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TROPHOBLASTS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 84897619578     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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