In the human placenta, there are placental villi, and the surface of the villi consists of syncytiotrophoblast, also called barrier cells, that serve as the main barrier against foreign substances.

Pro-inflammatory cytokines are modified during the multiplication of Trypanosoma cruzi within the placental chorionic villi and are associated with the level of infection via the signaling pathway ...

In the case of placental insufficiency ... from the area of the mouse placenta that corresponds to the chorionic villi in humans. The team found that in the normally formed placenta, the activity ...