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Association between placental lesions, cytokines and angiogenic factors in pregnant women with preeclampsia

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Weel, Ingrid C., Baergen, Rebecca N., Romão-Veiga, Mariana, Borges, Vera T., Ribeiro, Vanessa R., Witkin, Steven S., Bannwart-Castro, Camila, Peraçoli, Jose C. +2 more·2016·PLoS ONE

Abstract

Preeclampsia (PE) is considered the leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The placenta seems to play an essential role in this disease, probably due to factors involved in its formation and development. The present study aimed to investigate the association between placental lesions, cytokines and angiogenic factors in pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE). We evaluated 20 normotensive pregnant women, 40 with early-onset PE and 80 with late-onset PE. Placental samples were analyzed for histopathology, immunohistochemistry and determination of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-10 (IL-10), transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), placental growth factor (PlGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fms-like tyrosine-kinase-1 (Flt-1) and endoglin (Eng) levels. Higher percentages of increased syncytial knots and increased perivillous fibrin deposits, and greater levels of TNF-α, TGF-β1and Flt-1 were detected in placentas from early-onset PE. Levels of IL-10, VEGF and PlGF were decreased in PE versus normotensive placentas. Both the TNF-α/IL-10 and sFlt-1/PlGF ratios were higher in placental homogenate of early-onset PE than late-onset PE and control groups. The more severe lesions and the imbalance between TNF-α/IL-10 and PlGF/sFlt-1 in placentas from early-onset PE allows differentiation of early and late-onset PE and suggests higher placental impairment in early-onset PE.

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Weel, I. C., Baergen, R. N., Romão-Veiga, M., Borges, V. T., Ribeiro, V. R., Witkin, S. S., Bannwart-Castro, C., Peraçoli, J. C., De Oliveira, L., & Peraçoli, M. T.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
  • NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
  • Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Peraçoli, Maria T.
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2016-06-17
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
e0157584
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2430003272
Cited by
131
References
50
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23.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Keywords
preeclampsia, placental lesions, cytokines, angiogenic factors, early-onset preeclampsia, late-onset preeclampsia, syncytiotrophoblastic knots, TNF-α, IL-10, TGF-β1, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, placental growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, CD105, TNF-α/IL-10 ratio, sFlt-1/PlGF ratio, placental pathology
MeSH terms
Placenta Growth Factor, Adult, Female, Humans, Placenta, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, Interleukin-10, Age of Onset, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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