Publications by authors named "Thimmapuram Srinivas"
Expression of iron transport protein Divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) increases in response to maternal iron deficiency anemia in near term to term placenta.
Mullapudi Venkata Surekha Thathapudi Sujatha Shravanthi Gadhiraju Putcha Uday Kumar Mudili Siva Prasad Thimmapuram Srinivas
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency in pregnant women and affects the expression of the iron transport protein DMT1 in the placenta.
- A study involving 200 pregnant women found that 58.8% had anemia, with higher DMT1 expression levels in the placentas of anemic mothers compared to nonanemic ones.
- The results indicate that severe maternal anemia leads to increased DMT1 expression, which helps regulate iron transport to the developing fetus.