Placental Neutrophil Infiltration Associated with Tobacco Exposure but Not Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

David M BoxAbhishek MakkarZhongxin YuHala ChaabanHenry H TranKathryn Y Burge Jeffrey V Eckert

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Tobacco exposure during pregnancy was associated with increased placental neutrophil markers and upregulated inflammatory gene expression. These findings were not associated with BPD.

Keyphrases

gene expression
dna methylation
oxidative stress