Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of some non collagenous extracellular matrix proteins, in particular tenascin, in human placentas of intrauterine growth restricted fetuses with abnormal umbilical Doppler velocimetry. Study Design: Study group (group A) consisted of 23 pregnant women with intrauterine growth restricted fetuses, with or without preeclampsia. Control group (group B) consisted of 10 pregnant women with appropriate fetal weight for gestational age. Placental specimens were collected from biopsies obtained after cesarean delivery. Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry was performed within four hours from delivery in all patients. Tenascin expression was studied by immunohistochemistry and western blot techniques. Results: A difference in birth weight and placental weight was found in the two groups, being lower in the study group. Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry showed abnormal patterns in the study group and normal findings in the control one. Tenascin was strongly expressed in placentas from growth restricted fetuses, as shown by immunohistochemistry and by RT-PCR, while it was almost absent in placentas from group B. Conclusion: A relationship between abnormal Doppler patterns and tenascin distribution in growth restricted fetuses has been observed. The presence of tenascin might be considered as a placental compensatory mechanism in FGR fetuses with abnormal umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry.
Tenascin Expression in Human Placentas during FGR Affected Pregnancies and Umbilical Doppler Velocimetry Correlation / Locci, Mariavittoria; Nazzaro, Giovanni; Miranda, Marilena; Iazzetta, Raffaella; Patrì, A; D'Anna, Melania; Castaldo, Clotilde; Montagnani, Stefania. - In: AUSTIN JOURNAL OF INVITRO FERTILIZATION. - 2:2(2015), pp. 1-6.
Tenascin Expression in Human Placentas during FGR Affected Pregnancies and Umbilical Doppler Velocimetry Correlation
LOCCI, MARIAVITTORIA;NAZZARO, Giovanni;MIRANDA, MARILENA;IAZZETTA, RAFFAELLA;D'ANNA, MELANIA;CASTALDO, CLOTILDE;MONTAGNANI, STEFANIA
2015
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of some non collagenous extracellular matrix proteins, in particular tenascin, in human placentas of intrauterine growth restricted fetuses with abnormal umbilical Doppler velocimetry. Study Design: Study group (group A) consisted of 23 pregnant women with intrauterine growth restricted fetuses, with or without preeclampsia. Control group (group B) consisted of 10 pregnant women with appropriate fetal weight for gestational age. Placental specimens were collected from biopsies obtained after cesarean delivery. Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry was performed within four hours from delivery in all patients. Tenascin expression was studied by immunohistochemistry and western blot techniques. Results: A difference in birth weight and placental weight was found in the two groups, being lower in the study group. Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry showed abnormal patterns in the study group and normal findings in the control one. Tenascin was strongly expressed in placentas from growth restricted fetuses, as shown by immunohistochemistry and by RT-PCR, while it was almost absent in placentas from group B. Conclusion: A relationship between abnormal Doppler patterns and tenascin distribution in growth restricted fetuses has been observed. The presence of tenascin might be considered as a placental compensatory mechanism in FGR fetuses with abnormal umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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