Histopathological and immunological characteristics of placentas infected with chikungunya virus

Histopathological and immunological characteristics of placentas infected with chikungunya virus

Although vertical transmission of CHIKV has been reported, little is known about the role of placenta in the transmission of this virus and the effects of infection on the maternal-fetal interface. In this work we investigated five placentas from pregnant women who became infected during the gestati...

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Main Authors: Natália Salomão, Kíssila Rabelo, Elyzabeth Avvad-Portari, Carlos Basílio-de-Oliveira, Rodrigo Basílio-de-Oliveira, Fátima Ferreira, Luiz Ferreira, Thiara Manuele de Souza, Priscila Nunes, Monique Lima, Anna Paula Sales, Regina Fernandes, Luiz José de Souza, Laura Dias, Patrícia Brasil, Flavia dos Santos, Marciano Paes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
placenta
chikungunya
histopathology
immunohistochemistry
cytokines
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055536/full

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