Xiaoli Gong, Wei He, Wan Jin, Hongwei Ma, Gang Wang, Jiaxin Li, Yu Xiao, Yangyu Zhao, Qiong Chen, Huanhuan Guo, Jiexia Yang, Yiming Qi, Wei Dong, Meng Fu, Xiaojuan Li, Jiusi Liu, Xinghui Liu, Aihua Yin, Yi Zhang, Yuan Wei
BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia, one of the most lethal pregnancy-related diseases, is associated with the disruption of uterine spiral artery remodeling during placentation. However, the early molecular events leading to preeclampsia remain unknown. RESULTS: By analyzing placentas from preeclampsia, non-preeclampsia, and twin pregnancies with selective intrauterine growth restriction, we show that the pathogenesis of preeclampsia is attributed to immature trophoblast and maldeveloped endothelial cells...
May 7, 2024: Genome Biology