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Placental Microparticles and MicroRNAs in Pregnant Women with Plasmodium falciparum or HIV Infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Moro Laura, Bardají Azucena, Macete Eusebio, Barrios Diana, Morales-Prieto Diana M, España Carolina, Mandomando Inacio, Sigaúque Betuel, Dobaño Carlota, Markert Udo R, Benitez-Ribas Daniel, Alonso Pedro L, Menéndez Clara, Mayor Alfredo
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BACKGROUND: During pregnancy, syncytiotrophoblast vesicles contribute to maternal tolerance towards the fetus, but also to pathologies such as pre-eclampsia. The aim of the study was to address whether Plasmodium falciparum and HIV infections in pregnancy affect the secretion, microRNA content and function of trophoblast microparticles. METHODS: Microparticles were isolated and characterized from 122 peripheral...
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