Understanding How Medications and Nutrients Cross the Placenta
Integrated Transporter Elucidation Center
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · NIH-11136353
This research aims to understand how medicines and nutrients move across the placenta during pregnancy to help improve health for both mothers and babies.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (Newark, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11136353 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
This project looks at how special proteins, called transporters, help medications and nutrients get from a mother to her baby through the placenta. Sometimes, medicines a mother takes can affect these transporters, which might change how the baby receives important nutrients. We want to learn more about how these transporters work together and what factors influence them. By using advanced techniques and studying information from pregnant individuals, we hope to better predict how drugs and nutrients affect fetal development. This knowledge could lead to safer and more effective treatments during pregnancy.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This research involves studying data and samples from a US-based birth cohort, so individuals who have participated in such cohorts might be indirectly involved.
Not a fit: Patients not directly involved in the birth cohort or those not pregnant would not directly benefit from this specific research activity.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to safer medication use during pregnancy and better nutrient delivery, improving health outcomes for both mothers and developing babies.
How similar studies have performed: While the general concept of placental transport is known, this center aims to advance novel integrated experimental, epidemiological, and modeling approaches to gain deeper insights.
Where this research is happening
Newark, UNITED STATES
- RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES — Newark, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: ALEKSUNES, LAUREN M — RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
- Study coordinator: ALEKSUNES, LAUREN M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.