Role of system A amino acid transporter in fetal intrauterine growth restriction

Fetal intrauterine growth restriction is one of the common diseases in the perinatal period, which not only increases the child morbidity and mortality in the perinatal period, affecting the long-term development of the nervous system, and can make the risk of adult obesity, hypertension, type Ⅱ diabetes increased significantly.A number of studies suggest that the down-regulation of A amino acid transporter expression is closely associated with intrauterine growth restriction.The down-regulation of A amino acid transporter expression may be an important cause of intrauterine growth restriction. Key words: Fetus; Intrauterine growth restriction; System A amino acid transporter