Placental expression of angiogenesis-related genes and their receptors in IUGR pregnancies: correlation with fetoplacental and maternal parameters.

Gayatri RavikumarArpita MukhopadhyayCeera ManiPrachi KoccharJulian CrastaTinku ThomasPratibha DwarkanathAnnamma ThomasAnura V KurpadTirumalai Srinivas Sridhar

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)

The low levels of VEGF transcripts may be responsible for the impaired angiogenesis in IUGR placentae. The significance of higher relative expression of PGF in the presence of chronic hypoxia needs to be explored.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
vascular endothelial growth factor
poor prognosis
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
wound healing
birth weight
physical activity
body mass index
gestational age
drug induced
weight gain