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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

The Role of TGF-β during Pregnancy and Pregnancy Complications.

Baohong Wen, Huixin Liao, Weilin Lin, Zhikai Li, Xiaoqing Ma, Qian Xu, Feiyuan Yu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Baohong WenBasic Medical Experiment Teaching Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Huixin LiaoBasic Medical Experiment Teaching Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Weilin LinBasic Medical Experiment Teaching Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Zhikai LiBasic Medical Experiment Teaching Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Xiaoqing MaBasic Medical Experiment Teaching Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Qian XuLaboratory of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1749-2406
Feiyuan YuBasic Medical Experiment Teaching Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5421-3023
Shantou University · CN

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021A1515010751National Natural Science Foundation of China 31900468Special Fund Project for Science and Technology Innovation Strategy of Guangdong Province STKJ2021206SUMC Scientific Research Initiation Grant None
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), a multifunctional cytokine, is one of the most important inflammatory cytokines closely related to pregnancy. It plays significant roles in hormone secretion, placental development, and embryonic growth during pregnancy. TGF-β is implicated in embryo implantation and inhibits the invasion of extraepithelial trophoblast cells. It also moderates the mother-fetus interaction by adjusting the secretion pattern of immunomodulatory factors in the placenta, consequently influencing the mother's immune cells. The TGF-β family regulates the development of the nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems by regulating gene expression. Furthermore, TGF-β has been associated with various pregnancy complications. An increase in TGF-β levels can induce the occurrences of pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus, while a decrease can lead to recurrent miscarriage due to the interference of the immune tolerance environment. This review focuses on the role of TGF-β in embryo implantation and development, providing new insights for the clinical prevention and treatment of pregnancy complications.

Indexed as

PlacentaPre-EclampsiaCytokinesFemaleHumansPlacentationPregnancyTransforming Growth Factor betaTrophoblastsCytokinesTransforming Growth Factor betaimmunologypregnancyTGF-β

Identifiers

PMID38069201
PMCPMC10706464
OpenAlexW4389080843

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