The lipase cofactor CGI58 controls placental lipolysis.

In eutherians, the placenta plays a critical role in the uptake, storage, and metabolism of lipids. These processes govern the availability of fatty acids to the developing fetus, where inadequate supply has been associated with substandard fetal growth. Whereas lipid droplets are essential for the storage of neutral lipids in the placenta and many other tissues, the processes that regulate placental lipid droplet lipolysis remain largely unknown.

Clinical Factors Associated With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Cohort Study of Pregnant Women and Newborns.

Background: The aim of this prospective cohort study was to determine clinical factors associated with the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV) in pregnant women.

Methods: Between March 2009 and November 2017, newborns born at a primary maternity hospital received polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses for CMV DNA in their urine with informed consent of the mothers at a low risk. Clinical data, including age, gravidity, parity, body mass index, occupation, maternal fever/flulike symptoms, pregnancy complications, gestational weeks at delivery, birth weight, and automated auditory brainstem response, were collected.

Case report of eight pregnant women with syphilis.

Congenital syphilis may lead to severe sequelae in affected infants. The prevalence of syphilis in women of childbearing age has increased worldwide. From 2015 to 2018, we encountered eight pregnant women with syphilis including six with late latent and two with early latent syphilis.

Recurrence of post-partum hemorrhage in women with a history of uterine artery embolization.

Aim: To evaluate pregnancy outcome and complications in subsequent pregnancies after severe post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) between women with and without a history of uterine artery embolization (UAE).

Methods: Women who had a history of severe PPH, and delivered newborns at ≥22 gestational weeks in subsequent pregnancies were enrolled. Severe PPH was defined as blood loss volume of more than 2000 mL.

Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia: A Report of Four Cases.

Antibodies against fetal platelet alloantigens in maternal blood cause neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT). We encountered four newborns with NAIT from three women. A woman carried anti-human platelet antigen (HPA)-1a antibody, and vaginally delivered a newborn who had subarachnoid hemorrhage and platelet transfusions.

Clinical factors associated with pregnancy outcome in women with recurrent pregnancy loss.

The aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate clinical factors associated with pregnancy outcomes in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Women with a history of two or more pregnancy losses underwent workups for clinical factors of RPL and their pregnancies were followed-up with informed consent. Two hundred eleven (81.

Hepatitis B virus infection: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission and exacerbation during pregnancy.

The aims of this study were to assess the effect of maternal screening for hepatitis B (HB) virus and a perinatal prevention program of mother-to-child transmission, and to identify clinical characteristics and findings associated with HB exacerbation during pregnancy. This prospective cohort study enrolled 3796 pregnant women and their neonates with informed consent. Pregnant women underwent maternal universal screening for HBs antigen (Ag) in the first trimester.

A cohort study of maternal screening for congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection: 12 years' experience.

Primary infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) during pregnancy may cause congenital infection of the infant. This study evaluated whether screening using IgG avidity and multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods was effective for detecting a high-risk pregnancy for congenital T.

Histopathological analysis of placentas with congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common cause of congenital viral infections in humans. The unusual structure of the placenta plays a pivotal role in CMV transmission from mothers to fetuses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the histopathological findings of placentas with congenital CMV infections.

PLIN2 Is Essential for Trophoblastic Lipid Droplet Accumulation and Cell Survival During Hypoxia.

Trophoblast hypoxia and injury, key components of placental dysfunction, are associated with fetal growth restriction and other complications of pregnancy. Accumulation of lipid droplets has been found in hypoxic nonplacental cells. Unique to pregnancy, lipid accumulation in the placenta might perturb lipid transport to the fetus.

A Case of Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block Treated with Transdermal Tulobuterol.

Congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) is a condition in which the atria and ventricles beat independently of each other. CCAVB cases require permanent pacemaker implantation until adulthood. Nevertheless, consensus regarding postnatal medical therapy for bradycardia has not been reached.

Clinical factor associated with congenital cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women with non-primary infection.

The aim of this nested case-control study was to evaluate clinical factors associated with the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnant women with non-primary CMV infection. In a cohort study of CMV screening for 2193 pregnant women and their newborns, seven newborns with congenital CMV infection were identified among 1287 pregnant women with non-primary CMV infection that was defined as negative IgM and positive IgG with IgG avidity index >45%. In the 1287 women with non-primary CMV infection, clinical findings and complications were compared between pregnancies with and without congenital CMV infection.

Effectiveness of high-dose i.v. immunoglobulin therapy for pregnant women with aspirin-heparin-resistant secondary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of high-dose i.v. immunoglobulin (HIVIg) therapy in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus with a history of pregnancy failure, despite receiving low-dose aspirin plus unfractionated heparin therapy, of which condition being designated as "aspirin-heparin-resistant APS" (AHRAPS).

A novel scoring system for predicting adherent placenta in women with placenta previa.

Introduction: Placenta previa (PP) is one of the most significant risk factors for adherent placenta (AP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of a novel scoring system for predicting AP in pregnant women with PP.

Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled 175 women with PP.

Classification of uterine artery angiographic images: a predictive factor of failure in uterine artery embolization for postpartum hemorrhage.

Purpose: To justify a classification system for angiographic images of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and identify new risk factors associated with failed embolization.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 63 consecutive patients who underwent UAE for severe PPH was performed. Uterine artery angiography (UA) before embolization was classified into two types: type 1 was defined as complete staining and type 2 was defined as partial staining of the uterine arteries.

Factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with systematic lupus erythematosus.

The aim of this prospective study was to determine clinical factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Fifty-six pregnancies from 46 women with SLE were enrolled. Risk factors for pregnancy loss, premature delivery, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), and light-for-date neonate (LFD), were evaluated.

Pulmonary Hypoplasia Caused by Fetal Ascites in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Despite Fetal Therapy.

We report two cases of pulmonary hypoplasia due to fetal ascites in symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections despite fetal therapy. The patients died soon after birth. The pathogenesis of pulmonary hypoplasia in our cases might be thoracic compression due to massive fetal ascites as a result of liver insufficiency.

Universal Screening With Use of Immunoglobulin G Avidity for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Background: The aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the efficacy of maternal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CCI) using cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin G (IgG) and the IgG avidity index (AI).

Methods: Pregnant women underwent screening of CMV IgG and AI measurements. IgG-negative women underwent remeasurement of IgG after educational intervention.

Prediction of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in High-Risk Pregnant Women.

Background: This prospective study aimed to determine maternal clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound findings that effectively predict the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (CCI) in high-risk pregnant women.

Methods: Three hundred CMV immunoglobulin (Ig) M-positive pregnant women were enrolled. The maternal clinical and laboratory findings, including serum CMV IgM and IgG; IgG avidity index (AI); antigenemia assay (C7-HRP); polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of CMV-DNA in the maternal serum, urine, and uterine cervical secretion; and prenatal ultrasound findings, were evaluated.

Risk factors for postpartum glucose intolerance in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: To determine the risk factors for glucose intolerance (GI) during the postpartum period in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 72 Japanese women with GDM who underwent 75 g oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) at 12 weeks after delivery. These women were divided into the GI group and the normal group based on postpartum OGTT.

Protein S deficiency complicated pregnancy in women with recurrent pregnancy loss.

This prospective study aimed to evaluate pregnancy outcome and complications in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and protein S (PS) deficiency, who received low dose aspirin (LDA) or LDA plus heparin (LDA/H) therapies. Clinical characteristics, pregnancy outcome and complications of 38 women with two or more RPL and <60% of plasma free PS antigen were compared among three groups: antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-negative women who received LDA (group A), aPL-negative women who received LDA/H (group B) and aPL-positive women who received LDA/H (group C). Gestational weeks (GW) at delivery in group C (median 32 GW) were earlier than 40 GW in group A and 38.

The IgG avidity value for the prediction of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the amniotic fluid.

Primary Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection during pregnancy may lead to congenital toxoplasmosis. Maternal screening using T.

Rapid increase in the serum Cytomegalovirus IgG avidity index in women with a congenitally infected fetus.

Background: Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the virus most frequently responsible for severe diseases of the fetus and newborn. The reported intrauterine transmission rate of CMV following primary maternal infection is approximately 40%. Invasive techniques are needed for the prenatal diagnosis of congenital CMV infection.

Prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin injections to mothers with primary cytomegalovirus infection.

The aim of this trial study was to assess the preventive efficacy of immunoglobulin with a high titer of anti-CMV antibody for mother-to-fetus cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmission among pregnant women with primary/acute CMV infection. The primary CMV infection in mothers was diagnosed by a positive test for CMV IgM and/or low IgG avidity. Intact type immunoglobulin with a high titer of anti-CMV antibody was injected intravenously at a dosage of 2.

The IgG avidity value for the prediction of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a prospective cohort study.

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) causes congenital infection with high mortality and morbidity rates in affected neonates.

Objectives: To evaluate the maternal IgG avidity value for the prediction of congenital CMV infection.

Study Design: The serum IgG avidity in all mothers was measured, and the urine of their neonates was assessed for CMV DNA in a prospective cohort study.