| Levels of antibodies against protein C and protein S in pregnancy and in preeclampsia. | |
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PMID: 19900037 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The clinical relevance of antibodies anti-protein C and anti-protein S in pregnancy remains controversial. We evaluate whether, in the absence of thrombophilic diseases, maternal plasma levels of antibodies (IgM and IgG) change during pregnancy and in preeclampsia (PE), with and without superimposed fetal growth restriction (FGR). METHODS: A retrospective cohort of 50 women with PE (n = 30) and PE + FGR (n = 20) and 70 controls [first trimester (n = 20); second trimester (n = 20); third trimester (n = 30)] were enrolled in the study. RESULTS: In healthy pregnant women, plasma levels of anti-protein C antibodies decreased from first to third trimester and were below the range of positivity. IgM anti-protein-C and anti-protein-S were significantly higher (P < 0.001) in both PE (23.88 +/- 10.65 MoM and 43.90 +/- 20.45 MoM, respectively) and PE + FGR group (15.95 +/- 12.62 MoM and 36.02 +/- 27.43 MoM, respectively) than in control group (2.23 +/- 3.23 MoM and 1.68 +/- 4.075 MoM, respectively), in the presence of unchanged levels of IgG isotype. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we first found that the production of anti-protein C and anti-protein S antibodies decreases throughout healthy pregnancies, while they circulate in high levels in women with PE and PE/FGR. |
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Authors:
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Michela Torricelli; Laura Sabatini; Pasquale Florio; Valentina Scaccia; Chiara Voltolini; Giulia Biliotti; Maria De Bonis; Felice Petraglia |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: 22 ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
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Created Date: 2009-11-10 Completed Date: 2009-12-09 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 993-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. |
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Adult Autoantibodies / blood* Case-Control Studies Cohort Studies Female Fetal Growth Retardation / blood Humans Immunoglobulin G / immunology Immunoglobulin M / immunology Pre-Eclampsia / blood* Pregnancy / blood* Pregnancy Trimesters Protein C / immunology* Protein S / immunology* Retrospective Studies |
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0/Autoantibodies; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunoglobulin M; 0/Protein C; 0/Protein S |
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