Fetal Organ Injury
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Human Placental and Decidual Organ Cultures to Study Infections at the Maternal-fetal Interface
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2016
A simple method to establish primary human placental (villous) and decidual organ cultures is described. Villous and decidual organ cultures are invaluable tools for studying pathogenesis at the human maternal-fetal interface. Infection with the facultative intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is demonstrated.
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Using Ex Vivo Upright Droplet Cultures of Whole Fetal Organs to Study Developmental Processes during Mouse Organogenesis
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2015
The ex vivo upright droplet culture is an alternative to current in vitro and in vivo experimental techniques. This protocol is easy to perform and requires smaller amounts of reagent, while permitting the ability to manipulate and study fetal vascularization, morphogenesis, and organogenesis.
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Bipolar Radiofrequency-Based Hemorrhage Arrest in Solid Organ Injury: A Technique to Arrest Bleeding in Porcine Model With Liver Injury Using Electrosurgery
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2025
This video demonstrates a technique of bipolar radiofrequency energy-based transcollation for hemorrhage arrest in solid organ injury in a porcine model. This method is helpful for the surgical management of traumatic injury by achieving hemostasis by arresting bleeding at the injury site.
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Murine Fetal Echocardiography
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2013
Fetal and perinatal death is a common feature when studying genetic alterations affecting cardiac development. High-frequency ultrasound imaging has improved 2-D resolution and can provide excellent information on early cardiac development and is an ideal method to detect the impact on cardiac structure and function prior to death.
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A Mouse Fetal Skin Model of Scarless Wound Repair
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2015
During mammalian development, early gestational skin wounds heal without a scar. Here we detail a reliable and reproducible model of fetal scarless wound healing in the cutaneous dorsum of E16.5 (scarless) and E18.5 (scarring) mouse embryos.
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Maternal and fetal immune responses can contribute to fetal organ injury by releasing cytokines and activating inflammatory pathways. These signals may alter developing tissues even when the principal problem is not described as direct pathogen damage. In infection-focused research, separating immune-mediated effects from direct cellular effects helps clarify mechanisms and potential intervention points.
The timing of exposure is important because developing organs change across gestation. A pathogen or inflammatory response may affect tissues differently depending on their developmental stage, while the same exposure at another time may produce a different outcome. This timing-based perspective helps explain variation in growth, organ function, and later health among affected fetuses.
Pathogens may injure fetal organs through more than direct infection. If they cross the placenta, they can infect fetal cells; they may also disrupt blood flow and reduce oxygen delivery. In addition, immune activation can intensify tissue stress through cytokines and inflammatory pathways. Considering these routes gives a broader account of organ damage in congenital infection.
Which organs are affected depends on the interaction among pathogen, exposure timing, and tissue susceptibility. The brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs may not respond identically to the same maternal or fetal inflammatory environment. Mapping this variation is useful for connecting a biological mechanism with specific changes in development, function, or long-term health.
Researchers can examine several linked features: whether a pathogen crosses the placenta, whether fetal cells become infected, how cytokines and inflammatory pathways are activated, and whether blood flow or oxygen delivery is disrupted. Relating these mechanisms to affected organs helps immunology and infection studies connect maternal events with fetal outcomes.
A major application is identifying biomarkers of fetal damage. Biomarkers can help indicate that injury has occurred or that inflammatory or infectious processes are affecting development, supporting research into congenital disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Their value lies in linking measurable signals with tissue injury and informing strategies intended to prevent or reduce harm.