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Provocative ideas on human placental biology: A prerequisite for prevention and treatment of neonatal health challenges
Author(s) -
Sehgal Shilpi,
Bhatnagar Shinjini,
Pallavi S. K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/aji.12656
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , placenta , pregnancy , christian ministry , sustenance , relevance (law) , medicine , biology , political science , fetus , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , law , genetics
A 2‐day invite‐only meeting on generating “Provocative Ideas on human placental research” was organized on 1‐2 December 2015 at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad. This meeting was sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The objectives of this meeting were the critical evaluation of placental physiology and its development. Special emphasis was placed on understanding the consequences and implications of placental development in sustenance of pregnancy and in pregnancy‐associated complications such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and preterm birth. This meeting brought together experienced as well as novice clinicians and biologists who have a keen interest in the field of placental biology, including development of new technologies and methods for evaluating the role of placenta in predicting pregnancy outcomes. The meeting primarily focused on (i) high‐throughput “‐omics” approaches, (ii) maternal nutrition and placental function, (iii) placental infection and inflammation, (iv) real‐time evaluation of placental development: tools for placental research, and (v) epidemiologic relevance of placental‐based research. Unanimous consensus emerged among the participants to carry out additional work focused on these areas. In this article, we summarize the talks and review the published literature on the above‐mentioned niches. As a direct outcome of this meeting, a request for applications has been announced by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, for pursuing research in this vital but understudied domain.