In vitro exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein subunit S1 leads to changes in several functional characteristics of human trophoblast cells
We conclude that the Spike S1 subunit induces some changes in trophoblast metabolic parameters that may be of relevance for fetal programming metabolic disease in the adult.
Authors
- Fátima Martel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-3416)
- Ilda Inácio Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0795-8524)
- Carla Ramalho
- Francisca Carmo
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Hospital de São João (PT)
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Placenta
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2026.01.015
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00