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The Fetoplacental Unit

The Fetoplacental Unit. Dr. Imran O. Morhason-Bello Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan / University College Hospital. Fetal, placental & maternal compartments form an integrated hormonal unit

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The Fetoplacental Unit

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  1. The Fetoplacental Unit Dr. Imran O. Morhason-Bello Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital

  2. Fetal, placental & maternal compartments form an integratedhormonal unit The feto-placental-maternal (FPM) unit creates the Endocrine Environment that maintains and drives the processes of pregnancy and pre-natal development.

  3. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG Human Chorionic Somammotropin (hCS)or Placental Lactogen(hPL) OTHER HORMONES Chorionic Adrenocorticotropin Chorionic thyrotropin Relaxin PTH-rP hGH-V Estrogen (E) Progesterone (P) HYPOTHALAMIC-LIKE RELEASING HORMONES GnRH CRH cTRH GH-RH PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONES Neuropeptide-Y Inhibin & Activin ANP LIST OF PLACENTAL HORMONES

  4. To understand the FPM one should know: 1. The major hormones involved: hCGn Progesterone Estrogen Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin (hCS) (placental lactogen) 2. How the FPM compartments work together to produce the steroid hormones 3. The transfer of hormones between the FPM compartments.

  5. IMMUNOLOGICAL FUNCTION Fetus & placenta contain paternally determined antigens, foreign to the mother . Inspite of this ,no evidence of graft rejection. Probably: • Fibrinoid & sialomucin coating of trophoblast may suppress the troblastic antigen. • Placental hormones ,steriods, HCG have got weak immunosuppressive effect, may be responsible for producing sialomucin.

  6. IMMUNOLOGICAL FUNCTION 3.Nitabuch`s layer which intervenes b\n decidua basalis &cytotrophoblast probably inactivates the antigenic property of tissue. 4.There is little HLA & blood group antigens on trophoblastsurface.so antigenic stimulus is poor. 5. Production of block antibodies by mother ,protects fetus from rejection.

  7. TAKE HOME MESSAGES • Placental is haemochorial in origin • Fetal, placental & maternal compartments form an integratedhormonal unit • The feto-placental-maternal (FPM) unit creates the Endocrine Environment that maintains and drives the processes of pregnancy and pre-natal development.

  8. Thank you & All the best!

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