Complement C5a Receptors , Placental Inflammation and Reproductive Impairment.

我们正在调查母亲在怀孕期间可能出现的健康问题，如高血压，以及这如何影响胎儿的健康。有新的证据表明，怀孕期间不健康的胎盘会极大地影响胎儿的发育，而且似乎怀孕期间胎盘的炎症可能是导致胎儿生长减慢的关键因素，从而导致低出生体重婴儿。我们的研究旨在为此开发新的治疗方法。

We are investigating how mothers may have health difficulties during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, and how this can affect their fetuses' health. There is emerging evidence that an unhealthy placenta during pregnancy can greatly affect fetal development, and it seems that inflammation in the placenta during pregnancy may be a key factor in reducing fetal growth, resulting in low birth weight infants. Our studies are aimed at developing new treatments for this.