1. The limited knowledge of placental damage due to neglected infections: ongoing problems in Latin America
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Angela M. Alvarez, Olga Agudelo, Angela P. Cadavid, Alexandre Urban Borbely, Fernanda R. Giachini, Isabela Moreti Ribeiro, Theodora Szasz, Flavia Sacerdoti, Paula C. S. Souto, Julio Cesar Bueno, Eloiza L.L. Tanabe, Cristina Ibarra, Alicia E. Damiano, Reggie García Robles, Paola Ayala-Ramírez, Victor V. Lima, and Carlos Escudero
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Placenta Diseases ,Latin Americans ,Placenta ,Urology ,macromolecular substances ,Affect (psychology) ,Bioinformatics ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3 [https] ,DYSBIOSIS ,PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS ,Pregnancy ,INFECTION ,medicine ,Humans ,PLACENTA ,Vascular Diseases ,Microbiome ,Pregnancy Complications, Infectious ,Leishmaniasis ,Escherichia coli Infections ,reproductive and urinary physiology ,Organism ,Fetus ,Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli ,business.industry ,PLACENTAL DISEASES ,medicine.disease ,Malaria ,MICROBIOME ,Latin America ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Reproductive Medicine ,Virus Diseases ,embryonic structures ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3 [https] ,Female ,Public Health ,business ,Dysbiosis - Abstract
The placenta works as a selective barrier, protecting the fetus from potential infections that may affect the maternal organism during pregnancy. In this review, we will discuss several challenging infections that are common within Latin American countries and that may affect the maternal-fetal interface and pose risks to fetal development. Specifically, we will focus on emerging infectious diseases including the arboviruses, malaria, leishmaniasis, and the bacterial foodborne disease caused by Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli. We will also highlight some topics of interest currently being studied by research groups that comprise an international effort aimed at filling the knowledge gaps in this field. These topics address the relationship between exposure to microorganisms and placental abnormalities, congenital anomalies, and complications of pregnancy. Fil: Moreti Ribeiro, Isabel. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil Fil: Souza Souto, Paula Cristina. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil Fil: Borbely, Alexandre U.. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil Fil: Lopez Lira Tanabe, Eloiza. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil Fil: Cadavid, Angela. Universidad de Antioquia; Colombia Fil: Alvarez, Angela M.. Universidad de Antioquia; Colombia Fil: Bueno, Julio. Universidad de Antioquia; Colombia Fil: Agudelo, Olga. Universidad de Antioquia; Colombia Fil: Garcia Robles, Reggie. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia Fil: Ayala Ramirez, Paola. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia Fil: Sacerdoti, Flavia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay; Argentina Fil: Szasz, Theodora. Augusta University; Estados Unidos Fil: Damiano, Alicia Ermelinda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay; Argentina Fil: Ibarra, Cristina Adriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay; Argentina Fil: Escudero, Carlos. Universidad del Bio Bio; Chile Fil: Lima, Víctor V.. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil Fil: Giachini, Fernanda R.. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil
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- 2020
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