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SUBMITTER: Hoch D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11347397 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoch Denise D Majali-Martinez Alejandro A Bandres-Meriz Julia J Bachbauer Martina M Pöchlauer Caroline C Kaudela Theresa T Bankoglu Ezgi Eyluel EE Stopper Helga H Glasner Andreas A Hauguel-De Mouzon Sylvie S Gauster Martin M Tokic Silvija S Desoye Gernot G
Molecular human reproduction 20240801 8
Placental growth is most rapid during the first trimester (FT) of pregnancy, making it vulnerable to metabolic and endocrine influences. Obesity, with its inflammatory and oxidative stress, can cause cellular damage. We hypothesized that maternal obesity increases DNA damage in the FT placenta, affecting DNA damage response and trophoblast turnover. Examining placental tissue from lean and obese non-smoking women (4-12 gestational weeks), we observed higher overall DNA damage in obesity (COMET a ...[more]