Cross-talk between cAMP and MAPK pathways in HSD11B2 induction by hCG in placental trophoblasts.

Overexposure of the fetus to glucocorticoids in gestation is detrimental to fetal development. The passage of maternal glucocorticoids into the fetal circulation is governed by 11beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 (HSD11B2) in the placental syncytiotrophoblasts. Human chorionic gonadotropin (h...

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Main Authors: Qun Shu, Wenjiao Li, Jianneng Li, Wangsheng Wang, Chao Liu, Kang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4168233?pdf=render