Molecular and Cellular Biology of Pregnancy Complications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2025) | Viewed by 630
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pregnancy complications; gestational diabetes mellitus; adipokines; adiponectin; chemerin; lipocalin; apelin
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are honored to present the Special Issue entitled “Molecular and Cellular Biology of Pregnancy Complications”. It aims to present high-quality scientific articles (original research articles or comprehensive/systematic review papers) presenting the latest achievements and research directions regarding the molecular and cellular biology of pregnancy complications.
Pregnancy is a unique period in which attention is focused simultaneously on two people, the mother and the developing baby. The health of the mother during pregnancy and the pre-pregnancy period is important for the proper development of the fetus and affects the further development of the child after birth.
Chronic diseases diagnosed before pregnancy, such as hypertension, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases, significantly increase the risk of complications observed during pregnancy, such as preterm birth, intraamniotic infection, preeclampsia, placental abnormalities, or hemorrhages. Other complications observed during pregnancy are not directly related to previously identified pre-pregnancy abnormalities. Despite ongoing research, the molecular and cellular processes leading to the development of many of these complications are not fully understood.
The remarkable development of neonatology, inextricably linked with perinatal medicine, provides a good start for future life, even in extremely premature babies or those born with diseases of intrauterine origin. The currently observed impressive progress in perinatal medicine in the field of basic sciences enables us to understand better the impact of maternal factors on the development of the fetus, and the development of clinical trials allows us to create the optimal conditions for development for the fetus through the prevention and treatment of diseases in the mother. Therefore, we also encourage authors to submit works concerning neonatological problems.
In the hope of creating a multidisciplinary platform for scientific exchange, we invite all researchers interested in maternal, fetal, and newborn health to share their research results and their own clinical experience.
Dr. Elżbieta Poniedziałek-Czajkowska
Dr. Radzisław Mierzyñski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular biology of pregnancy complications
- maternal pregnancy complications
- neonatal pregnancy complications
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