The Heart-Placenta Axis in the First Month of Pregnancy: Induction and Prevention of Cardiovascular Birth Defects by Kersti K. Linask

“…Considering that approximately 49% of pregnancies are unplanned, this period of pregnancy can be considered high-risk for cardiac, as well as for neural, birth defects, as the woman usually is not aware of her pregnancy and may not yet be taking precautionary actions to protect the developing embryo. Using avian and mouse vertebrate models, we demonstrated that FA supplementation prevents CHD induced by alcohol, lithium, or elevation of the metabolite homocysteine, a marker for FA deficiency. …”
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Oocyte yield of nulliparous and pluriparous buf- faloes submitted to synchronization prior to fol- licular aspiration by Claudio Coutinho Bartolomeu, Mayumi Santos Botelho Ono, André Mariano Batista, Paulo Castelo Branco de Gouveia Filho, Lucas Carvalho Perreira, Raquel Desenzi Pessoa, Rafael Artur da Silva Junior

“…According to the results, it can be concluded that nulliparous buffaloes yield twice as many oocytes as pluriparous buffaloes, making them a good choice of category to be used to improve embryo production by IVF in the species. …”
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A comprehensive review of the roles of T-cell immunity in preeclampsia by Xu Peng, Ibeh Chinwe Oluchi-Amaka, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Xiuhua Yang

“…During pregnancy, T cells safeguard the placenta against immune rejection and aid embryo implantation while involved in pregnancy complications, such as PE. …”
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The effects of melatonin on follicular oxidative stress and art outcomes in women with diminished ovarian reserve: a randomized controlled trial by Sonia Sadeghpour, Morteza Ghasemnejad-Berenji, Farzad Maleki, Tahereh Behroozi-Lak, Robabeh Bahadori, Hojat Ghasemnejad-Berenji

“…Results Melatonin administration markedly enhanced the quantity of oocytes retrieved, fertilization rates, and embryo quality. In addition, Melatonin changed markers of oxidative stress, specifically the levels of reduced glutathione (rGSH) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). …”
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Congenital Cutis Aplasia of the Lower Limbs. A Case Report and Literature Review by Aymeé Marrero Gil, Gretel Águila Calero, Laura Vázquez Pis

“…His etiology consists fundamentally in a premature defect of differentiation of the embryo and it correlates multiple causes itself could have accompanied in some cases of malformations another levels. …”
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Novel Strategies for the Improvement of Stem Cells’ Transplantation in Degenerative Retinal Diseases by Simona Delia Nicoară, Sergiu Șușman, Oana Tudoran, Otilia Bărbos, Gabriela Cherecheș, Simion Aștilean, Monica Potara, Olga Sorițău

“…The main sources of SCs for the treatment of retinal diseases are the embryo, the bone marrow, the region of neuronal genesis, and the eye. …”
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Advance in the Role of Epigenetic Reprogramming in Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer-Mediated Embryonic Development by Xiaolei Zhang, Shaorong Gao, Xiaoyu Liu

“…Also, due to the scarcity of human oocytes, low efficiency of blastocyst development and embryonic stem cell line derivation from nuclear transfer embryo (ntESCs), it is far away from the application of this technology on human therapeutics to date. …”
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De Novo Mutation of m.3243A>G together with m.16093T>C Associated with Atypical Clinical Features in a Pedigree with MIDD Syndrome by Zhixin Jiang, Yinan Zhang, Jingbin Yan, Fengwen Li, Xinqian Geng, Huijuan Lu, Xiaoer Wei, Yanmei Feng, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

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Pluripotent Stem Cell Metabolism and Mitochondria: Beyond ATP by Jarmon G. Lees, David K. Gardner, Alexandra J. Harvey

“…The significance of altered nutrient availability, particularly oxygen, and metabolic pathway activity has been highlighted by extensive studies of their impact on preimplantation embryo development, physiology, and viability. ESC similarly modulate their metabolism in response to altered metabolite levels, with changes in nutrient availability shown to have a lasting impact on derived cell identity through the regulation of the epigenetic landscape. …”
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A Role for the Cytoskeleton in Heart Looping by Kersti K. Linask, Michael VanAuker

“…Over the past 10 years, key genes involved in specification of left-right laterality pathways in the embryo have been defined. The read-out for misexpression of laterality genes is usually the direction of heart looping. …”
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Inhibitory Activity of Illicium verum Extracts against Avian Viruses by Mohammed S. Alhajj, Mahmood A. Qasem, Saud I. Al-Mufarrej

“…The Illicium verum extracts were added to the cultured chick embryo fibroblast (CEF) with tested viruses in three attacks, preinoculation, postinoculation, and simultaneous inoculation. …”
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The Family After the Prenatal Death of a Child. Theological and Moral Aspects by Jan Dziedzic

“…Miscarriage is most often due to a chromosomal abnormality (approximately 60–80% of cases) or other embryo/ foetal problems and is rarely based on choices made by women. …”
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Organic Compounds: Contents and Their Role in Improving Seed Germination and Protocorm Development in Orchids by Edy Setiti Wida Utami, Sucipto Hariyanto

“…In nature, orchid seed germination is obligatory following infection by mycorrhizal fungi, which supplies the developing embryo with water, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, causing the seeds to germinate relatively slowly and at a low germination rate. …”
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Distinct Expression Patterns of Apoptosis and Autophagy-Associated Proteins and Genes during Postnatal Development of Spiral Ganglion Neurons in Rat by Shule Hou, Penghui Chen, Jiarui Chen, Junmin Chen, Lianhua Sun, Jianyong Chen, Baihui He, Yue Li, Huan Qin, Yuren Hong, Shuna Li, Jingchun He, Dekun Gao, Fabio Mammano, Jun Yang

“…Autophagy and apoptosis have a complex interplay in the early embryo development. The development of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) in addition to Corti’s organ in the mammalian cochlea remains crucial in the first two-week postnatal period. …”
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Resection of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy at Six Weeks of Gestation with Laminaria Cervical Dilatation under Sonographic and Hysteroscopic Guidance by Tatsuji Hoshino, Taito Miyamoto, Shinya Yoshioka

“…In cases of fetal heartbeat- (FHB-) positive cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), the embryo and placenta grow rapidly week by week. We experienced an FHB-positive CSP case at 6 weeks of gestation and assessed the CSP in detail with transvaginal ultrasound and transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS), preoperatively. …”
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Evaluation on Genotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Aqueous Extract from Cyclocarya paliurus Leaves by Lihong Deng, Jiandu Lei, Jing He, Jing Liu, Luying Wang, Rui Zhang, Xinhua Liu, Yun Liu

“…In this study, we have conducted the genotoxicity assay (including Ames test, bone marrow polychromatic erythrocyte micronucleus test, and sperm abnormality test in mice) and traditional teratogenicity assay in rats (maternal toxicity, embryo toxicity, and teratogenicity test) to assess the genetic and teratogenic safety of aqueous extracts from C. paliurus leaves. …”
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NLRP7 maintains the genomic stability during early human embryogenesis via mediating alternative splicing by Zhongliang Chen, Liangxia Jiang, Min Su, Qibing Zeng, Peng Luo, Liangzhao Chu

“…Abstract Genomic instability is the main cause of abnormal embryo development and abortion. NLRP7 dysfunctions affect embryonic development and lead to Hydatidiform Moles, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. …”
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Organ In Vitro Culture: What Have We Learned about Early Kidney Development? by Aleksandra Rak-Raszewska, Peter V. Hauser, Seppo Vainio

“…When Clifford Grobstein set out to study the inductive interaction between tissues in the developing embryo, he developed a method that remained important for the study of renal development until now. …”
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Mouse Reporter Strain for Noninvasive Bioluminescent Imaging of Cells that have Undergone Cre-Mediated Recombination by Michal Safran, William Y. Kim, Andrew L. Kung, James W. Horner, Ron A. DePinho, William G. Kaelin

“…Here we describe a mouse strain in which a luciferase (Luc) cDNA, preceded by a LoxP-stop-LoxP (L-S-L) cassette, was introduced into the ubiquitously expressed ROSA26 locus. Mouse embryo fibroblasts derived from this strain expressed luciferase after Cre-mediated recombination in vitro. …”
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Participation of COX2/mPGES1/PGE2 in mouse and human endometrial stromal decidualization by Peng-Chao Wang, Jie Liu, Yue-Fang Liu, Yang Wu, Lin-Li Xue, Zhen-Shan Yang

“…Abstract Background Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is vital for embryo implantation and decidualization. Whether COX2/mPGES1/PGE2 pathway is essential for mouse and human decidualization remains unclear. …”
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