Scientists from the University of California, USA, have discovered that coronavirus infection can cause the development of preeclampsia in pregnant women, a dangerous increase in blood pressure for the mother and child. results published In the journal Clinical and Translational Immunology.
The team conducted a study comparing placental tissue from unvaccinated women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within 15 days before birth with those who were unvaccinated and infected with the virus.
Using digital spatial profiling (based on cell imaging), scientists found that the coronavirus can disrupt placental function by altering the genomic architecture of cells critical for babies’ blood supply and nutrition.
A close link has also been found between COVID-19 and preeclampsia, a serious, common pregnancy complication that causes dangerously high blood pressure for mother and baby. Scientists have identified molecules in the placenta that may be the subject of future research aimed at understanding the mechanisms underlying this connection.
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