Article
TNF-αstimulates System A amino acid transport in primary human trophoblast cells mediated by p38 MAPK signaling
1 Oct 2015
Abstract excerpt
Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increase the risk of delivering infants that are large for gestational age with greater adiposity, who are prone to the development of metabolic disease in childhood and beyond. These maternal conditions are also associated with increased levels of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-α in maternal tissues and the placenta. Recent evidence suggests that changes...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
