Anna Cláudia Calvielli Castelo Branco, Emily Araujo De Oliveira, Nátalli Zanete Pereira, Ricardo Wesley Alberca, Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto, Luiz Fernando Ferraz Da Silva, Fernanda Guedes Luiz, Naiura Vieira Pereira, Mirian Nacagami Sotto, Naiara Naiana Dejani, Patrícia Helen Carvalho Rondó, Elyzabeth Avvad-Portari, Zilton Farias Meira De Vasconcelos, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Tamiris Azamor, Maria Notomi Sato
Obesity is increasing in incidence worldwide, especially in women, which can affect the outcome of pregnancy. During this period, viral infections represent a risk to the mother, the placental unit, and the fetus. The Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Brazil has been the cause of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), with devastating consequences such as microcephaly in newborns. Herein, we analyzed the impact of maternal overweight/obesity on the antiviral factors' expression in the placental tissue of Zika-infected mothers...
January 23, 2023: Viruses