Severe SARS-CoV-2 placenta infection can impact neonatal outcome in the absence of vertical transmission
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Severe SARS-CoV-2 placenta infection can impact neonatal outcome in the absence of vertical transmission / F.M. Cribiu, R. Erra, L. Pugni, C. Rubio-Perez, L. Alonso, S. Simonetti, G.A. Croci, G. Serna, A. Ronchi, C. Pietrasanta, G. Lunghi, A.M. Fagnani, M. Pinana, M. Matter, A. Tzankov, L. Terracciano, A. Anton, E. Ferrazzi, S. Ferrero, E. Iurlaro, J. Seoane, P. Nuciforo. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 0021-9738. - 131:6(2021 Mar 15), pp. e145427.1-e145427.6. [10.1172/JCI145427]
Abstract:
The effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the pathophysiology of the placenta and its impact on pregnancy outcome has not yet been fully elucidated. Here, we present a comprehensive clinical, morphological, and molecular analysis of placental tissues from pregnant women with and without SARSCoV- 2 infection. SARS-CoV-2 could be detected in half of placental tissues from SARS-CoV-2-positive women. The presence of the virus was not associated with any distinctive pathological, maternal, or neonatal outcome features. SARS-CoV-2 tissue load was low in all but one patient who exhibited severe placental damage leading to neonatal neurological manifestations. The placental transcriptional response induced by high viral load of SARS-CoV-2 showed an immunopathology phenotype similar to autopsy lung tissues from patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019. This finding contrasted with the lack of inflammatory response in placental tissues from SARS-CoV-2-positive women with low viral tissue load and from SARS-CoV-2-negative women. Importantly, no evidence of vertical transmission of SARSCoV- 2 was found in any newborns, suggesting that the placenta may be an effective maternal-neonatal barrier against the virus even in the presence of severe infection. Our observations suggest that severe placental damage induced by the virus may be detrimental for the neonate independently of vertical transmission.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
COVID-19; Embryonic development; Molecular pathology; Obstetrics/gynecology; Reproductive Biology; Adult; COVID-19; Cohort Studies; Female; Gene Expression Profiling; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Pandemics; Placenta; Placenta Diseases; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Pregnancy Outcome; RNA, Viral; SARS-CoV-2; Young Adult
Elenco autori:
F.M. Cribiu, R. Erra, L. Pugni, C. Rubio-Perez, L. Alonso, S. Simonetti, G.A. Croci, G. Serna, A. Ronchi, C. Pietrasanta, G. Lunghi, A.M. Fagnani, M. Pinana, M. Matter, A. Tzankov, L. Terracciano, A. Anton, E. Ferrazzi, S. Ferrero, E. Iurlaro, J. Seoane, P. Nuciforo
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