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Gestational age-dependent decrease in fetal Hofbauer cells in placentas from pregnancies exposed to wildfire smoke in California.

Emilia BasilioNida OzarslanSirirak BuarpungTarik BenmarhniaAmy M PadulaJoshua F RobinsonStephanie L Gaw
Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Our results suggest that wildfire smoke exposures are associated with decreased presence of fetal Hofbauer cells in first and second trimester placentas, suggesting exposure may lead to impaired placental function via altered presence of fetal Hofbauer cells and changes in immune status.
Keyphrases
  • induced apoptosis
  • gestational age
  • cell cycle arrest
  • preterm birth
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • birth weight
  • cell proliferation