Down-regulation of autophagy proteins is associated with higher mTOR expression in the placenta of pregnant women with preeclampsia
Autophagy is a lysosomal degradation pathway that removes protein aggregates and damaged organelles maintaining cellular integrity. It seems to be essential for cell survival during stress, starvation, hypoxia, and consequently to the placenta implantation and development. Preeclampsia (PE) is a mul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2023-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2022000100683&tlng=en |