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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Insight into the pathogenesis of fetal growth restriction in placental malaria: Decreased placental glucose transporter isoform 1 expression
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 209, No. 10, Year 2014
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Placental malaria, especially when complicated with intervillositis, can cause fetal growth restriction. Transplacental glucose transport by glucose transporter isoform 1 (GLUT-1) on the syncytiotrophoblast microvillous and basal plasma membranes regulates fetal growth. We found that GLUT-1 expression in the microvillous plasma membrane of Plasmodium falciparum-negative placenta biopsy specimens was comparable to that in P. falciparum-positive placenta biopsy specimens with or without intervillositis, whereas GLUT-1 expression in the basal plasma membrane was lowest in P. falciparum-positive placenta biopsy specimens with intervillositis, compared with the other 2 specimen types (P ≤. 0016). GLUT-1 expression in the basal plasma membrane also correlated negatively with monocyte infiltrate density (r =-0.43; P =. 003) and positively with birth weight (r = 0.28; P =. 06). These findings suggest that intervillositis, more than placental malaria per se, might cause fetal growth restriction, through impaired transplacental glucose transport. © 2013 The Author.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chandrasiri, Upeksha P.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Chua, Caroline Lin
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Umbers, Alexandra J.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Chaluluka, Ebbie
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Glazier, Jocelyn D.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Rogerson, Stephen J.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Boeuf, Philippe S.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 48
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/jit803
ISSN:
00221899
e-ISSN:
15376613
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases