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Fodera DM, Russell SR, Jackson JLL, Fang S, Chen X, Vink J, Oyen ML, Myers KM. Material properties of nonpregnant and pregnant human uterine layers. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2024; 151:106348. [PMID: 38198930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
Abstract
The uterus has critical biomechanical functions in pregnancy and undergoes dramatic material growth and remodeling from implantation to parturition. The intrinsic material properties of the human uterus and how they evolve in pregnancy are poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap and assess the heterogeneity of these tissues, the time-dependent material properties of all human uterine layers were measured with nanoindentation. The endometrium-decidua layer was found to be the least stiff, most viscous, and least permeable layer of the human uterus in nonpregnant and third-trimester pregnant tissues. In pregnancy, the endometrium-decidua becomes stiffer and less viscous with no material property changes observed in the myometrium or perimetrium. Additionally, uterine material properties did not significantly differ between third-trimester pregnant tissues with and without placenta accreta. The foundational data generated by this study will facilitate the development of physiologically accurate models of the human uterus to investigate gynecologic and obstetric disorders.
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- Daniella M Fodera
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Fodera DM, Russell SR, Lund-Jackson JL, Fang S, Chen X, Vink JSY, Oyen ML, Myers KM. Material Properties of Nonpregnant and Pregnant Human Uterine Layers. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.07.551726. [PMID: 37609213 PMCID: PMC10441310 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.07.551726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
The uterus has critical biomechanical functions in pregnancy and undergoes dramatic material growth and remodeling from implantation to parturition. The intrinsic material properties of the human uterus and how they evolve in pregnancy are poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap and assess the heterogeneity of these tissues, the time-dependent material properties of all human uterine layers were measured with nanoindentation. The endometrium-decidua layer was found to be the least stiff, most viscous, and least permeable layer of the human uterus in nonpregnant and third-trimester pregnant tissues. In pregnancy, endometrium-decidua becomes stiffer and less viscous with no material property changes observed in the myometrium or perimetrium. Additionally, uterine material properties did not significantly differ between third-trimester pregnant tissues with and without placenta accreta. The foundational data generated by this study will facilitate the development of physiologically accurate models of the human uterus to investigate gynecologic and obstetric disorders.
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- Daniella M. Fodera
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Liu R, Dai M, Gong G, Chen M, Cao C, Wang T, Hou Z, Shi Y, Guo J, Zhang Y, Xia X. The role of extracellular matrix on unfavorable maternal–fetal interface: focusing on the function of collagen in human fertility. JOURNAL OF LEATHER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s42825-022-00087-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AbstractExtracellular matrix (ECM) is characterized as widespread, abundant, and pluripotent. Among ECM members, collagen is widely accepted as one of the most prominent components for its essential structural property that can provide a scaffold for other components of ECM and the rich biological functions, which has been extensively used in tissue engineering. Emerging evidence has shown that the balance of ECM degradation and remodeling is vital to regulations of maternal–fetal interface including menstrual cycling, decidualization, embryo implantation and pregnancy maintenance. Moreover, disorders in these events may eventually lead to failure of pregnancy. Although the improvement of assisted conception and embryo culture technologies bring hope to many infertile couples, some unfavorable outcomes, such as recurrent implantation failure (RIF), recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) or recurrent miscarriage (RM), keep troubling the clinicians and patients. Recently, in vitro three-dimensional (3D) model mimicking the microenvironment of the maternal–fetal interface is developed to investigate the physiological and pathological conditions of conception and pregnancy. The progress of this technology is based on clarifying the role of ECM in the endometrium and the interaction between endometrium and conceptus. Focusing on collagen, the present review summarized the degradation and regulation of ECM and its role in normal menstruation, endometrium receptivity and unsatisfying events occurring in infertility treatments, as well as the application in therapeutic approaches to improve pregnancy outcomes. More investigations about ECM focusing on the maternal–fetal interface interaction with mesenchymal stem cells or local immunoregulation may inspire new thoughts and advancements in the clinical application of infertility treatments.
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Shi JW, Lai ZZ, Yang HL, Yang SL, Wang CJ, Ao D, Ruan LY, Shen HH, Zhou WJ, Mei J, Fu Q, Li MQ. Collagen at the maternal-fetal interface in human pregnancy. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16:2220-2234. [PMID: 32549767 PMCID: PMC7294936 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.45586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The survival and development of a semi-allogenic fetus during pregnancy require special immune tolerance microenvironment at the maternal fetal interface. During the establishment of a successful pregnancy, the endometrium undergoes a series of changes, and the extracellular matrix (ECM) breaks down and remodels. Collagen is one of the most abundant ECM. Emerging evidence has shown that collagen and its fragment are expressed at the maternal fetal interface. The regulation of expression of collagen is quite complex, and this process involves a multitude of factors. Collagen exerts a critical role during the successful pregnancy. In addition, the abnormal expressions of collagen and its fragments are associated with certain pathological states associated with pregnancy, including recurrent miscarriage, diabetes mellitus with pregnancy, preeclampsia and so on. In this review, the expression and potential roles of collagen under conditions of physiological and pathological pregnancy are systematically discussed.
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- Jia-Wei Shi
- NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine of Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, 264003, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200080, People's Republic of China
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Tang L, Yang M, Qin L, Li X, He G, Liu X, Xu W. Deficiency of DICER reduces the invasion ability of trophoblasts and impairs the pro-angiogenic effect of trophoblast-derived microvesicles. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:4915-4930. [PMID: 32198822 PMCID: PMC7205818 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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DICER is a key rate‐limiting enzyme in the canonical miRNAs biogenesis pathway, and DICER and DICER‐dependent miRNAs have been proved to play essential roles in many physiological and pathological processes. However, whether DICER is involved in placentation has not been studied. Successful spiral artery remodelling is one of the key milestones during placentation, which depends mostly on the invasion of trophoblasts and the crosstalk between trophoblasts and endothelial cells. In the present study, we show that DICER knockdown impairs the invasion ability of both primary extravillous trophoblasts (EVT) and HTR8/SVneo (HTR8) cell lines. The decreased invasion of HTR8 cells upon DICER knockdown (sh‐Dicer) was partly due to the up‐regulation of miR‐16‐2‐3p, which led to a reduced expression level of the collagen type 1 alpha 2 chain (COL1A2) protein. Moreover, microvesicles (MVs) can be secreted by HTR8 cells and promote the tube formation ability of human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). However, conditioned medium and MVs derived from sh‐Dicer HTR8 cells have an anti‐angiogenic effect, due to reduced angiogenic factors and increased anti‐angiogenic miRNAs (including let‐7d, miR‐1‐6‐2 and miR‐15b), respectively. In addition, reduced protein expression of DICER is found in PE placenta by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. In summary, our study uncovered a novel DICER‐miR‐16‐2‐COL1A2 mediated pathway involved in the invasion ability of EVT, and DICER‐containing MVs mediate the pro‐angiogenic effect of trophoblast‐derived conditioned medium on angiogenesis, implying the involvement of DICER in the pathogenesis of PE.
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- Li Tang
- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,The Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine of Sichuan University-The Chinese University of Hong Kong, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,The Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,The Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine of Sichuan University-The Chinese University of Hong Kong, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,The Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,The Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine of Sichuan University-The Chinese University of Hong Kong, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,The Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Reproductive Endocrinology and Regulation Laboratory, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, China
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MicroRNA-218-5p Promotes Endovascular Trophoblast Differentiation and Spiral Artery Remodeling. Mol Ther 2018; 26:2189-2205. [PMID: 30061037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Preeclampsia (PE) is the leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Defects in trophoblast invasion, differentiation of endovascular extravillous trophoblasts (enEVTs), and spiral artery remodeling are key factors in PE development. There are no markers clinically available to predict PE, leaving expedited delivery as the only effective therapy. Dysregulation of miRNA in clinical tissues and maternal circulation have opened a new avenue for biomarker discovery. In this study, we investigated the role of miR-218-5p in PE development. miR-218-5p was highly expressed in EVTs and significantly downregulated in PE placentas. Using first-trimester trophoblast cell lines and human placental explants, we found that miR-218-5p overexpression promoted, whereas anti-miR-218-5p suppressed, trophoblast invasion, EVT outgrowth, and enEVT differentiation. Furthermore, miR-218-5p accelerated spiral artery remodeling in a decidua-placenta co-culture. The effect of miR-218-5p was mediated by the suppression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2 signaling. Silencing of TGFB2 mimicked, whereas treatment with TGF-β2 partially reversed, the effects of miR-218-5p. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that miR-218-5p promotes trophoblast invasion and enEVT differentiation through a novel miR-218-5p-TGF-β2 pathway. This study elucidates the role of an miRNA in enEVT differentiation and spiral artery remodeling and suggests that downregulation of miR-218-5p contributes to PE development.
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Borbely AU, Sandri S, Fernandes IR, Prado KM, Cardoso EC, Correa-Silva S, Albuquerque R, Knöfler M, Beltrão-Braga P, Campa A, Bevilacqua E. The term basal plate of the human placenta as a source of functional extravillous trophoblast cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2014; 12:7. [PMID: 24467708 PMCID: PMC3909387 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-12-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells are of pivotal importance in human embryo implantation and homeostasis of the maternal fetal interface. Invasion of the endometrium by EVT contributes to placental anchorage, spiral artery remodeling, immunological defense, tolerogenic responses, and several collaborative cross talks involved in establishing and maintaining a successful pregnancy. We report here an improved protocol for the isolation of fully differentiated EVT cells from the basal plate of the human term placenta. METHODS The basal plate was carefully dissected from the villous tissue and the amniochorion membrane prior to enzymatic digestion. Term basal EVT cells were isolated using a 30 and 60% Percoll gradient. A panel of markers and characteristics of the isolated cells were used to confirm the specificity and efficiency of the method so that their potential as an investigative tool for placental research could be ascertained. RESULTS Isolated cells were immunoreactive for cytokeratin-7 (CK-7), placental growth factor, placental alkaline phosphatase, human leukocyte antigen G1 (HLA-G1), and α1 and α5 integrins, similarly to the EVT markers from first trimester placental villi. Around 95% of the isolated cells labeled positively for CK-7 and 82% for HLA-G1. No significant change in viability was observed during 48 h of EVT culture as indicated by propidium iodide incorporation and trypan blue test exclusion. Genes for metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP9 (positive regulators of trophoblast invasiveness) were expressed up to 48 h of culturing, as also the gelatinolytic activity of the isolated cells. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, which inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasiveness of first-trimester EVT cells, also reduced invasion of isolated term EVT cells in transwell assays, whereas epidermal growth factor was a positive modulator. CONCLUSIONS Term basal plate may be a viable source of functional EVT cells that is an alternative to villous explant-derived EVT cells and cell lines. Isolated term EVT cells may be particularly useful in investigation of the role of trophoblast cells in pathological gestations, in which the precise regulation and interactive ability of extravillous trophoblast has been impaired.
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- Alexandre U Borbely
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnology School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal-Maternal Medicine, Reproductive Biology Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnology School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 03828-000, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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