Publications by authors named "Demetrios Koutroulakis"

Preeclampsia (PE) is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, affecting 3-5% of all pregnancies. The Notch signaling pathway plays an important role during placental development, activating several target genes. Defects in the Notch pathway have adverse effect on placentation.

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Introduction: The placental anticoagulant protein Annexin A5 (ANXA5) is a multifunctional protein that is highly expressed on the apical surfaces of syncytiotrophoblasts, and plays an important role in haemostatic regulations, maintaining blood fluidity of the placenta. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of ANXA5 in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia (PE).

Materials And Methods: Placental tissue samples were collected from 23 pregnancies with PE and 34 normal pregnancies.

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Background: The placental anticoagulant protein Annexin A5 (ANXA5) is highly expressed on the apical surfaces of syncytiotrophoblasts and plays an important role in maintaining blood fluidity in the placental circulation. We investigated the mRNA and protein expression of ANXA5 in placentas from pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction (FGR) compared with uncomplicated pregnancies.

Materials And Methods: Placental tissue was collected from 18 pregnancies complicated by FGR and 16 pregnancies with a normal outcome.

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