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@article{Kotta-Loizou:2024:10.3390/diseases12060114,
author = {Kotta-Loizou, I and Pritsa, A and Antasouras, G and Vasilopoulos, SN and Voulgaridou, G and Papadopoulou, SK and Coutts, RHA and Lechouritis, E and Giaginis, C},
doi = {10.3390/diseases12060114},
journal = {Diseases},
title = {Fetus exposure to drugs and chemicals: a holistic overview on the assessment of their transport and metabolism across the human placental barrier},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases12060114},
volume = {12},
year = {2024}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - BACKGROUND: The placenta exerts a crucial role in fetus growth and development during gestation, protecting the fetus from maternal drugs and chemical exposure. However, diverse drugs and chemicals (xenobiotics) can penetrate the maternal placental barrier, leading to deleterious, adverse effects concerning fetus health. Moreover, placental enzymes can metabolize drugs and chemicals into more toxic compounds for the fetus. Thus, evaluating the molecular mechanisms through which drugs and chemicals transfer and undergo metabolism across the placental barrier is of vital importance. In this aspect, this comprehensive literature review aims to provide a holistic approach by critically summarizing and scrutinizing the potential molecular processes and mechanisms governing drugs and chemical transfer and metabolism across the placental barrier, which may lead to fetotoxicity effects, as well as analyzing the currently available experimental methodologies used to assess xenobiotics placental transfer and metabolism. METHODS: A comprehensive and in-depth literature review was conducted in the most accurate scientific databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science by using relevant and effective keywords related to xenobiotic placental transfer and metabolism, retrieving 8830 published articles until 5 February 2024. After applying several strict exclusion and inclusion criteria, a final number of 148 relevant published articles were included. RESULTS: During pregnancy, several drugs and chemicals can be transferred from the mother to the fetus across the placental barrier by either passive diffusion or through placental transporters, resulting in fetus exposure and potential fetotoxicity effects. Some drugs and chemicals also appear to be metabolized across the placental barrier, leading to more toxic products for both the mother and the fetus. At present, there is increasing research development of diverse experimental methodologies to determine the potential molecu
AU - Kotta-Loizou,I
AU - Pritsa,A
AU - Antasouras,G
AU - Vasilopoulos,SN
AU - Voulgaridou,G
AU - Papadopoulou,SK
AU - Coutts,RHA
AU - Lechouritis,E
AU - Giaginis,C
DO - 10.3390/diseases12060114
PY - 2024///
SN - 2079-9721
TI - Fetus exposure to drugs and chemicals: a holistic overview on the assessment of their transport and metabolism across the human placental barrier
T2 - Diseases
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases12060114
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38920546
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/12/6/114
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/112908
VL - 12
ER -