Associations of maternal serum ferritin levels across gestation with gestational diabetes mellitus: A longitudinal cohort study.

Background: The longitudinal changes in maternal serum ferritin (SF) levels across gestation, which indirectly reflect iron supplementation, have not been extensively investigated in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary maternal hospital in Shanghai. Women with SF concentration measurements at 8.

Vaginal dinoprostone vs Foley catheter for induction of labor at term with an unfavorable cervix: an open-label randomized controlled trial.

Background: Induction of labor (IOL) with mechanical methods or pharmacological agents is used in about 20% to 30% of all pregnant women. We specialized in comparing the effectiveness and safety of dinoprostone vs transcervical Foley catheter for IOL in term pregnant women with an unfavorable cervix with adequate samples.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness and safety of dinoprostone vs transcervical Foley catheter for IOL in term pregnant women with an unfavorable cervix.

CLDN1 regulates trophoblast apoptosis and proliferation in preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is a gestational hypertensive disease; however, preeclampsia remains poorly understood. Bioinformatics analysis was applied to find novel genes involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and identified CLDN1 as one of the most differentially expressed genes when comparing patients with preeclampsia and healthy controls. The results of the qRT-PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry experiments demonstrated that CLDN1 was significantly downregulated in the chorionic villi in samples from patients with preeclampsia.

PDIA3 regulates trophoblast apoptosis and proliferation in preeclampsia via the MDM2/p53 pathway.

Protein disulfide isomerase 3 (PDIA3) is a chaperone protein that modulates the folding of newly synthesized glycoproteins, has isomerase and redox activity, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases. However, the role of PDIA3 in pregnancy-associated diseases remains largely unknown. Our present study reveals a key role for PDIA3 in the biology of placental trophoblasts from women with preeclampsia (PE).

Upregulation of RND3 Affects Trophoblast Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Migration at the Maternal-Fetal Interface.

Trophoblasts as the particular cells of the placenta play an important role in implantation and formation of the maternal-fetal interface. RND3 (also known as RhoE) is a unique member of the Rnd subfamily of small GTP-binding proteins. However, its function in cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) at the maternal-fetal interface is poorly understood.

Upregulation of PUM1 Expression in Preeclampsia Impairs Trophoblast Invasion by Negatively Regulating the Expression of the lncRNA HOTAIR.

Pumilio (PUM) proteins are members of a highly conserved RNA-binding protein family that posttranscriptionally regulate gene expression in many organisms. However, their roles in the placenta are unclear. In the present study, we report the requirement for the PUM homolog 1 (PUM1) gene in preeclampsia (PE).

ANXA7 regulates trophoblast proliferation and apoptosis in preeclampsia.

Problem: Preeclampsia (PE) is a unique gestational disorder leading to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. AnnexinA7 (ANXA7) is a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein that promotes membrane fusion during exocytosis. However, the function of ANXA7 in placental trophoblast is poorly understood.

EIF5A1 promotes trophoblast migration and invasion via ARAF-mediated activation of the integrin/ERK signaling pathway.

Trophoblast dysfunction is one mechanism implicated in the etiology of recurrent miscarriage (RM). Regulation of trophoblast function, however, is complex and the mechanisms contributing to dysregulation remain to be elucidated. Herein, we found EIF5A1 expression levels to be significantly decreased in cytotrophoblasts in RM villous tissues compared with healthy controls.

The Impact of Different Anesthesia Methods on Stress Reaction and Immune Function of the Patients with Gastric Cancer during Peri-Operative Period.

Objective: To explore a better anesthesia method for the patients with gastric cancer who will undergo operation by investigating the impact of different anesthesia methods on stress reaction and immune function.

Material And Method: The present prospective study was carried out in Xiangyang Central Hospital, China, between January 2008 and August 2014. Sixty-four cases of antral carcinoma, subjected to radical resection of gastric cancer were randomly divided into general anesthesia group (GA group) and general anesthesia combined with continuous epidural anesthesia group (GCEA group).