SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta

Abstract Background The effects of Covid-19 in pregnancy remain relatively unknown. We present a case of second trimester pregnancy with symptomatic Covid-19 complicated by severe preeclampsia and placental abruption.Methods We analyzed placenta for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 through molecular and immunohistochemical assays and by and electron microscopy, and we measured the maternal antibody response in blood to this infection.Results SARS-CoV-2 localized predominantly to syncytiotrophoblast cells at the maternal-fetal interface of the placenta. Histological examination of the placenta revealed a dense macrophage infiltrate, but no evidence for vasculopathy typically associated with preeclampsia.Conclusion This case demonstrates, for the first time, SARS-CoV-2 invasion of the placenta, highlighting the potential for severe morbidity among pregnant women with Covid-19..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 23. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hosier, Hillary [VerfasserIn]
Farhadian, Shelli [VerfasserIn]
Morotti, Raffaella A. [VerfasserIn]
Deshmukh, Uma [VerfasserIn]
Lu-Culligan, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Katherine H. [VerfasserIn]
Yasumoto, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Vogels, Chantal B.F. [VerfasserIn]
Casanovas-Massana, Arnau [VerfasserIn]
Vijayakumar, Pavithra [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Bertie [VerfasserIn]
Odio, Camila D. [VerfasserIn]
Fournier, John [VerfasserIn]
Brito, Anderson F. [VerfasserIn]
Fauver, Joseph R. [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Feimei [VerfasserIn]
Alpert, Tara [VerfasserIn]
Tal, Reshef [VerfasserIn]
Szigeti-Buck, Klara [VerfasserIn]
Perincheri, Sudhir [VerfasserIn]
Larsen, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Gariepy, Aileen M. [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Fardelmann, Kristen L. [VerfasserIn]
Harigopal, Malini [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Hugh S. [VerfasserIn]
Pettker, Christian M. [VerfasserIn]
Wyllie, Anne L. [VerfasserIn]
Cruz, Charles Dela [VerfasserIn]
Ring, Aaron M. [VerfasserIn]
Grubaugh, Nathan D. [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Albert I. [VerfasserIn]
Horvath, Tamas L. [VerfasserIn]
Iwasaki, Akiko [VerfasserIn]
Reddy, Uma M. [VerfasserIn]
Lipkind, Heather S. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2020.04.30.20083907

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XBI01776274X